RVmagnetics

RVmagnetics, formally RVmagnetics, a. s., is a Slovak research and development company focused on contactless sensing systems built around MicroWire technology. The company develops and customises miniature magnetic-wire sensors for applications in which conventional wired or physically attached sensors are difficult to use, including rotating equipment, constrained spaces, embedded structures and systems that must be monitored through intervening materials. The company was founded in 2015 by Rastislav Varga, a professor at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice and a member of the European Magnetism Association. Its work combines research in magnetism, materials and sensor engineering with application-specific prototyping. A substantial majority of the staff are involved in research and development, reflecting a business model centred less on standard catalogue products and more on adapting the underlying MicroWire platform to the requirements of industrial and technology customers. RVmagnetics sensors directly measure temperature, pressure and magnetic fields. Through appropriate system design, the technology can also be used to derive information about stress, torsion, bending, movement, vibration, flow, electric current and position within a magnetic field. The sensing principle is intended to support real-time monitoring while avoiding direct electrical contact with the sensing element. This can be useful for rotating machinery, embedded monitoring, nondestructive testing and structural-health applications. A notable characteristic of the technology is its ability to retrieve a signal from a MicroWire sensor at a distance of approximately 10 centimetres, including through materials such as metal, composites, concrete, wood and human tissue. This creates opportunities for embedding sensors into components or structures without materially changing their properties. The company positions the technology for industrial internet of things applications, predictive and condition-based monitoring, structural-health monitoring, medical and biomedical devices, electric motors, transport systems and other environments where miniaturisation, durability or contactless measurement is important. RVmagnetics’ commercial scope is primarily based on prototyping, engineering customisation and collaboration with industrial partners. Its participation in programmes such as Sustainable Aero Lab, BIND, SIXTH SENSE by Hexagon and NATO DIANA indicates an effort to apply its sensing platform beyond laboratory development, particularly in aerospace sustainability, open industrial innovation, smart manufacturing, automation, defence and security. The company has also received recognition from technology and innovation organisations, including TechConnect, Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe, EIT Manufacturing and the Central European Startup Awards. Rather than presenting itself as a mass-market consumer electronics brand, RVmagnetics is best understood as a deep-technology and industrial solutions company. Its brand proposition rests on highly customisable miniature sensors, remote signal acquisition and the ability to place sensing capabilities inside or alongside complex systems. The company remains active, although detailed information about its ownership, financial performance, public listing and current executive structure is not established in the supplied reference material.

RVmagnetics was established in 2015 by Rastislav Varga, a professor at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice and a member of the European Magnetism Association. Its origins are rooted in research and development around magnetic MicroWire technology and the use of miniature magnetic elements as remotely readable sensors. From the beginning, the company’s emphasis was on research, prototyping and customisation rather than on a broad range of standardised consumer products. Its MicroWire platform was developed for situations where direct contact between a sensor and a measurement system is inconvenient or impossible. Examples include rotating machinery, components with severe size restrictions and structures in which a sensor must be embedded without substantially affecting the host material. The technology can directly measure temperature, pressure and magnetic field. By interpreting changes in the sensor response, it can also support measurement or monitoring of mechanical and physical conditions such as stress, torsion, bending, movement, vibration, flow, electric current and position in a magnetic field. A remote readout distance of about 10 centimetres, including through several common construction and engineering materials, is a central feature of the company’s application proposition. RVmagnetics has presented the technology as relevant to industrial internet of things systems, nondestructive testing and structural-health monitoring. Sensors may be incorporated into metals, composites, concrete, wood or other materials while preserving the main properties of the material. This makes the platform potentially useful for monitoring infrastructure, machinery and manufactured parts that are difficult to inspect continuously using conventional instrumentation. The company has also identified medical and biomedical technology, electric motors, transportation and logistics, construction, civil engineering and composites as areas of application. The company’s operating model remains strongly R&D-led. More than two thirds of its staff were described in the reference material as members of the research and development team, with a primary focus on adapting MicroWire technology to customer and sector requirements. This suggests a project-oriented model in which proof-of-concept work, prototype development and technical integration are important parts of the offering. RVmagnetics expanded its external innovation activity through several acceleration and open-innovation programmes. It participated in Sustainable Aero Lab in 2022, BIND—the Basque Open Innovation Platform—in 2023, and SIXTH SENSE by Hexagon from 2023 to 2024. These programmes connected the company with aerospace, industrial automation and smart-manufacturing ecosystems. Its reported participation in NATO DIANA during 2025 further associated the technology with dual-use sensing, defence and security applications. Recognition followed through technology and startup awards. The company was named Best IoT Startup at the 2019 Central European Startup Awards, received the EIT Manufacturing Supercharge Award in 2022, won the INAM Open Innovation Challenge in 2022, and was recognised by TechConnect and Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe in 2023. It also received a Silver Digital Pie Award in 2024 for website traffic growth and a Top Pitch distinction at European Defence Week in 2025. RVmagnetics is therefore positioned as a Slovak deep-tech company translating magnetic-materials research into custom sensing systems. Its principal differentiation is the combination of very small sensing elements, contactless or remote readout, embedding potential and application-specific engineering. Publicly supplied information does not establish a detailed ownership structure, financial profile, public listing or complete current management roster.

• 2025

  NATO DIANA participation

  RVmagnetics participated in the first phase of NATO DIANA’s 2025 accelerator and was reported to continue into the second phase.

• 2025

  European Defence Week Top Pitch

  The company received a Top Pitch distinction at European Defence Week in Paris.

• 2024

  Silver Digital Pie Award

  The company received a Silver Digital Pie Award for global organic website traffic growth.

• 2023

  Expansion into industrial innovation programmes

  RVmagnetics participated in the BIND open-innovation platform and the SIXTH SENSE programme by Hexagon.

• 2023

  International technology recognition

  RVmagnetics received a TechConnect Innovation Award and was named an Impact Stars laureate in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe.

• 2022

  Manufacturing and open-innovation recognition

  The company received the EIT Manufacturing Supercharge Award and won the INAM Open Innovation Challenge.

• 2019

  Best IoT Startup recognition

  RVmagnetics was named Best IoT Startup at the Central European Startup Awards in Slovakia.

• 2015

  Company founded

  [1]RVmagneticsen.wikipedia.org

  RVmagnetics was founded by Rastislav Varga, a professor at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice.

A deep-technology research and development company providing customisable, miniature and contactless MicroWire sensing solutions for industrial, infrastructure, transport, medical, aerospace and defence applications.

• Industrial sensing technology

  MicroWire-based contactless sensors

  RVmagnetics develops miniature magnetic-wire sensors that can be read remotely rather than requiring conventional direct electrical contact. The sensors directly support temperature, pressure and magnetic-field measurement and can be configured for application-specific monitoring. Their small size and remote-readout capability make them suitable for constrained, rotating or embedded environments.

• Infrastructure and engineering monitoring

  Structural-health monitoring solutions

  These customised systems use MicroWire sensing to monitor physical conditions such as stress, torsion, bending and vibration in structures or components. Sensors can be embedded in or placed behind materials including concrete, composites, metal and wood, supporting nondestructive testing and continuous or periodic structural assessment.

• Industrial internet of things

  Industrial IoT sensing systems

  RVmagnetics applies its sensing platform to industrial internet of things use cases in which real-time data about machinery or physical processes is required. Depending on the configuration, the technology can provide information about movement, vibration, flow, electric current and magnetic position, supporting condition monitoring and engineering diagnostics.

• 2025NATO DIANA

  defence · security · dual-use technology

  RVmagnetics was selected for NATO DIANA’s 2025 acceleration activities, supporting dual-use technologies for sensing and surveillance in defence and security.

  Outcome. The company was reported to advance from Phase 1 to Phase 2; the supplied material does not specify a resulting deployment or procurement agreement.
• 2023BIND – Basque Open Innovation Platform

  Industry 4.0 · industrial innovation

  RVmagnetics joined BIND as a startup partner in an open-innovation programme involving industrial companies in the Basque Country.

  Outcome. The programme supported collaboration with industrial partners; no specific resulting contract or product launch is identified.
• 2023SIXTH SENSE by Hexagon

  smart manufacturing · industrial automation

  RVmagnetics participated in Hexagon’s SIXTH SENSE programme, which focused on smart manufacturing and industrial automation solutions.

  Outcome. The programme advanced the company’s engagement with industrial automation and manufacturing ecosystems.
• 2022Sustainable Aero Lab

  aerospace · aviation sustainability

  RVmagnetics participated in Sustainable Aero Lab, an accelerator focused on aviation-related sustainability and aerospace innovation.

  Outcome. The programme connected the company’s sensing technology with aerospace and aviation innovation activities; a specific commercial outcome is not established in the supplied material.

• 2025

  RVmagnetics selected for NATO DIANA 2025 Phase 1

  Other

  RVmagnetics was reported as a participant in the first phase of the 2025 NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic cohort, focused on dual-use sensing and surveillance technologies.

• 2025

  RVmagnetics continued to NATO DIANA Phase 2

  Other

  The company was reported as one of a limited number of companies continuing into the second phase of NATO DIANA’s acceleration programme, scheduled to run from September 2025 to February 2026.

• 2023

  RVmagnetics received a TechConnect Innovation Award

  Other

  RVmagnetics received recognition at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo for its sensing technology.

• 2023

  RVmagnetics named an Impact Stars laureate

  Other

  The company was recognised in the Impact Stars category of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe for the perceived positive impact of its hardware technology.

• 2022

  RVmagnetics won the INAM Open Innovation Challenge

  Other

  RVmagnetics won the INAM Open Innovation Challenge for a sensing application associated with smart belts developed for Continental Industry.

• 2022

  RVmagnetics received the EIT Manufacturing Supercharge Award

  Other

  The company was recognised as a leading scale-up in Central and Eastern Europe by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s manufacturing programme.

• 2019

  RVmagnetics named Best IoT Startup at the CESA Awards

  Other

  RVmagnetics received the Best IoT Startup distinction at the Central European Startup Awards in Slovakia.

1. 1RVmagneticsen.wikipedia.org