KAMPAKAS METALLOURGIKI TECHNIKI EMPORIKI KAI VIOMICHANIKI AE

Their core work

KAMPAKAS is a Greek metallurgical SME specializing in metal processing, casting, and surface treatment technologies. Their core business involves working with lightweight metal alloys — particularly aluminium composites — and metal plating processes. Across their H2020 portfolio, they contribute industrial-scale manufacturing expertise in areas like extrusion, casting, sintering, and electroplating, serving as a production and validation partner for advanced materials research. Their work bridges the gap between laboratory-developed metal composites and real-world industrial fabrication.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

KAMPAKAS entered H2020 in 2019 with a dual focus: advanced manufacturing techniques (additive manufacturing, sintering, process simulation) through LightMe, and industrial plating bath treatment through PureNano. By 2021, their latest project FLAMINGo shifted toward aluminium nanocomposites with explicit attention to recycling and green vehicle applications. The trajectory shows a company moving from broad metal processing capabilities toward a sharper focus on lightweight composites for sustainable transport, with growing interest in circular material flows.

KAMPAKAS is converging on lightweight aluminium composites for green mobility applications, with increasing emphasis on recycling and sustainability — a combination well-aligned with EU Green Deal priorities.

How they like to work

KAMPAKAS operates exclusively as a participant, never coordinating — consistent with an industrial SME that contributes manufacturing know-how rather than leading research agendas. With 41 unique partners across 16 countries from just 3 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia typical of Innovation Actions. This profile suggests a reliable industrial partner valued for hands-on production and validation capabilities rather than academic research leadership.

Despite only three projects, KAMPAKAS has built a wide network of 41 partners spanning 16 countries, reflecting participation in large EU consortia with strong pan-European reach. Their Greek base combined with broad geographic spread suggests they are well-connected in European advanced materials and manufacturing networks.

What sets them apart

KAMPAKAS brings something uncommon to EU consortia: an SME with real factory-floor metallurgical capability, not just research or consultancy. Their combination of traditional metal casting expertise with newer composite and nanoparticle-based processes makes them a practical validation partner who can take lab-scale materials innovations toward industrial production. For consortium builders seeking a Greek industrial partner in metals and lightweight materials, they offer demonstrated experience across multiple H2020 Innovation Actions.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PureNano
  Their largest single funding (EUR 386,375) and a distinctive environmental angle — using magnetic nanoparticles to clean up industrial plating waste, an unusual intersection of nanotechnology and industrial ecology.
• FLAMINGo
  Their most recent project (2021-2025) targeting green vehicle applications, signaling strategic alignment with the EU automotive decarbonization agenda through aluminium nanocomposites.
• LightMe
  An open innovation ecosystem project covering the full lightweight metals production chain — from additive manufacturing to process monitoring — giving KAMPAKAS broad exposure to digital manufacturing tools.