NAIT BSI for Zero Point Cryogenics

Zero Point Cryogenics (ZPC) is an Edmonton-based company that manufactures cryogenic equipment called dilution refrigerators, which are the platform for quantum computers. Unlike our competitors, we are focused on B2B applications, designing dilution refrigerators for quantum computing industry partners that will satisfy their space, size, and delivery requirements.

The production of quantum technologies such as dilution refrigerators requires advanced manufacturing capabilities. Every component of a ZPC dilution refrigerator is first fully designed and then simulated using advanced simulations to ensure operation at extreme low temperatures. This is then followed by precision CNC machining of high-purity materials, which must meet the exacting standards of accuracy required for reliable cryogenic operation. Many of these components must then be polished to a mirror finish before being plated with gold, to reduce their thermal heat load. The dilution units are then assembled by teams of highly trained and educated professionals, meeting the highest cleanliness standards, which are required for achieving the vacuum conditions for cryogenic operation. ZPC will combine these aspects in a state-of-the-art production facility, producing quantum-enabled dilution refrigerators for today’s quantum computing companies, while preparing for the future of quantum computing.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ana Stefanova

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Partner:

Zero Point Cryogenics

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

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