We knew we just had to do it. So in 2020 we founded Archigas together to make our contribution to the development of hydrogen. Coincidence played a big role in this. After all, we both graduated in “Microsystems Engineering of Mechatronics” in 2007 and in “Applied Physics” at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (HSRM) in 2011, and we already saw each other in the lecture hall. But it was the proverbial beer that brought us together. We recognized a common goal, namely to develop a thoroughly optimized sensor technology.
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HYDROGEN PIONEER ARCHIGAS ACHIEVES A DECISIVE ADVANCE IN GAS ANALYSIS:
Innovative sensor technology optimises H2 production
Hydrogen (H2) is seen as the energy source of the future. It has the potential to perfectly fulfil society’s requirement for a climate-friendly, environmentally friendly form of energy that meets users’ needs – H2 is “the stuff that dreams are made of”. With its innovative, unique sensor solutions, hydrogen pioneer Archigas now makes a considerable contribution towards making this dream come true.
In close partnership with the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences and with funding from the state of Hesse, the Frankfurt-based business founded by physicists and entrepreneurs Wladimir Barskyi and Illya Kaufman has developed innovative sensors characterised by their high degree of stability and sensitivity. This new generation of measuring technology boasts properties consistently orientated towards the specific requirements of the hydrogen industry, with its especially high standards regarding the analysis of H2 concentration and purity.
On this basis, the company designs and manufactures gas measurement equipment for the following applications:
- – Hydrogen production using electrolysis, admixture of hydrogen to natural gas (H2 in CH4)
- – Monitoring hydrogen’s upper and lower explosion limits, including in fuel cell exhaust gases (LEL and LEL for H2 in O2/air)
- – Input quality control and process gas monitoring, for monitoring gas purity (eg hydrogen 5.0)
- – Control and monitoring of gas mixtures for the food industry, welding technology and medical technology (eg CO2 in Ar, O2 in N2, N2O in air)
The devices’ easy handling enables quick integration of the TCD OEM modules into customer equipment such as gas chromatographs, synthesis gas plants and many others. As well as classic TCD solutions, Archigas also offers mass flow measurement that is independent of the gas type, and therefore unique worldwide, along with classic solutions for industrial vacuum and temperature measurement.
Archigas is highly specialised in microsensor technology (MEMS) and gas analysis. Since its foundation in 2020, the company has developed sensor solutions, particularly in the fields of thermal conductivity, pressure measurement and flow measurement. Archigas’s stated aim is to offer customers cost-effective plug and play solutions that reliably fulfil highly complex analysis tasks. Since 2022, the company has also been funded by the state of Hesse as part of its LOEWE programme (‘State Offensive for the Development of Scientific and Economic Excellence’). This is to support work on the development of measuring devices suitable for the exploration of natural hydrogen and helium deposits. Despite international bids from the USA and elsewhere, Archigas GmbH decided to establish its headquarters in Rüsselsheim am Main, in order to help bolster the state of Hesse, and therefore Germany as a whole, as a location for business.
OUR TEAM
Wladimir Barskyi
Wladimir Barskyi & Illya Kaufman.
Illya Kaufman
I (Illya) concentrate on the technological aspects at Archigas, I am the chief developer and product designer. And I (Vladimir) focus more on management. We are supported by first-class employees, both professionally and personally.
We are both fathers and, like all parents, we want a good future for our children. In a way, we see ourselves as creative eco-visionaries. Our goal is to offer complicated measuring tasks as reliable and cost-effective plug & play solutions. Here from the Rhine-Main area, where we are at home. Our free time belongs to families. For example, when we cheer on our daughters at football. So we often look for fun and success as a team. But there are also important differences: For example, I (Illya) prefer tea and I (Vladimir) definitely like coffee … 😊
Illya Kaufman
Konstantin Batura
Konstantin Batura
As a trained electrical engineer with a focus on elepctronics and automation, I manage production at Archigas. Before that, I gained more than 40 years of production experience as a technical manager, mainly in the field of food production.
It was a lucky coincidence that when I came to Germany from Ukraine, I joined Archigas. With its portfolio, the company specializes in an area that I have known for many years. Precision and perfection have always been important to me, which is why I feel completely at home here in an environment where high-end technical products are developed virtually “24/7”. Unfortunately, there is (still) a lack of equal opponents for chess during the lunch break… 😉
Georgii Marchenko
Georgii Marchenko
After studying “Physical and Biomedical Electronics”, I gained five years of professional experience as an engineer and then almost fifteen years in sales. Surprise: I work as a Sales Engineer and in Business Development at Archigas.
I am very familiar with the field of measurement technology. Being particularly excited about the topic of hydrogen, I see huge potential in it and know that we are ultimately working towards a better future. Like the others in the team, I always put my heart and soul into my work. The same is true away from the job, for example with Cross-Fit and cycling. And the thing about Konstantin’s chess, well … 😉
Georgii Marchenko
Patrick Römer
Patrick Römer
As the person (jointly) responsible for sensor development and production, I’m completely in my element here. In 2022, I graduated with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in “Applied Physics” from RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (HSRM). Even before that, I docked at the company as a student assistant as part of my Master’s thesis. So I have been closely associated with Archigas almost “from the very beginning”.
Together with my technically experienced and excellent colleagues from different areas, I am pleased to be able to contribute to the development of hydrogen as a green energy carrier. I am particularly interested in the field of microsystems technology. In short: I really thrive in the daily laboratory environment … 😉