INDUSTRIAL MAGLEVINDUSTRIAL MOTION. REENGINEERED.
Heavy industry.
Zero contact.
Haku develops magnetic levitation systems for moving heavy loads in factories, ports and industrial sites. By replacing wheel-to-rail contact with magnetic lift, we aim to reduce mechanical wear and energy use.
INDUSTRIAL MAGLEV · MECHANISM CONCEPT
Heavy loads move on wheels along steel rails. A familiar starting point for industrial transport.
TRANSITION
ENGINEERED FOR INDUSTRIAL MOVEMENT
Less energy.
Contactless transport designed to move heavy loads with less energy. Magnetic levitation removes rolling resistance at the wheel-rail interface.
Less maintenance.
No wheel-rail contact during levitation means no wear at that interface. Designed to reduce maintenance and keep industrial transport moving.
Built for your factory.
Passive steel infrastructure. Propulsion and levitation on the vehicle. Designed to integrate into industrial transport lines, from retrofits to new installations.
01 · WHY NOW
More demand. Limited power.
No room for downtime.
Industry needs to move heavy loads with less energy and less maintenance. Simply adding more power is no longer a given.
Waiting for power.
Electricity demand requests waiting at Dutch regional grid operators in June 2026. Access to power can become a barrier to industrial growth.
NETBEHEER NEDERLAND · H1 2026 ↗Make every kilowatt count.
The IEA identifies motor-system upgrades as a key opportunity for industrial efficiency. Rethinking how heavy loads move is part of that challenge.
IEA · ENERGY EFFICIENCY 2025 ↗Less contact. Less wear.
Wheel-to-rail contact creates wear and maintenance work. Haku is developing contactless transport to reduce that burden and keep industrial operations moving.
HAKU · DESIGN OBJECTIVEThe need is here. The next step is proving the impact in industry.
CURRENT PROTOTYPE · STEPHENSON JR.
From engineering to industrial motion.
Our integrated maglev prototype brings levitation, propulsion and control together. The next step: an industrial pilot.
Already proven with current prototype: 120 kg payload · 30 km/h speed · 2 m/s² acceleration
INSIDE HAKU
Built by people. Proven through testing.
A look inside the workshop: early assemblies, development hardware and the work behind our integrated prototype.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND HAKU
Meet Haku.
Temporary AI portraits for layout preview. Real team photos coming soon.
Reza Barkmeijer
Founder & CEO
Joseph Thomas
Founder & CTO
Bogdan Seczkowsi
Senior Control Engineer
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE AMBITION
Advisory board.
Rolf Dollevoet
Professor of Railway Engineering · TU Delft
Photo: TU Delft OCW
Siert Wijnia
Co-founder · Ultimaker
Photo: Maarten Hartman / UTProgrammes & funding
Partners
LET’S BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT
Let’s move your
industry forward.
Exploring a retrofit or a new transport line? Let’s discuss your application and what a Haku pilot could look like.
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