Proof of Usefulness Report

TH2-Ruhr-Technologies

Analysis completed on 2/18/2026

+387
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

The project refers to TH2-Ruhr-Technologies GmbH, a verifiable German engineering firm specializing in HVOF and APS thermal coating machinery. Unlike the low-effort submission claims ('everyone', 'most people'), external verification confirms significant B2B traction, including projects with Safran Helicopter Engines and sales in Taiwan. With a team of 30 and claimed capitalization/revenue of ~2.5M, the business operates at a comparable or slightly larger scale than the calibration baseline (HackerNoon). However, the score is heavily penalized by the poor submission quality, which includes hallucinated reach ('everyone') and a mismatched project name ('WhisperForge'). The underlying business is solid industrial hard-tech, justifying a score in the 350-400 range despite the flawed entry.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+187.5
Audience Reach Impact+20.0
Technical Innovation+105.0
Evidence Of Traction+90.0
Market Timing Relevance+50.0
Functional Completeness+2.5
Subtotal+455
Usefulness Multiplierx0.85
Final Score+387

Project Details

Project URL
th2-ruhr.com
Description
TH2-Ruhr-Technologies GmbH founded in 2021 as a producer of metal spraying technology in the field of HVOF and APS. TH2-Ruhr has exclusive and unrestricted rights of use to the technical content and documents of Thermico Engineering GmbH in Dortmund Germany. While relying on Thermico's globally established and proven technology, we as a team are also thriving for continous improvement and development of new technologies. We are not only a specialist for the coating of small inner diameters (ID>50mm) with HVOF but have also optimized our powder feeder in terms of hardware and software over the last 2 years. Business operations started in 2021/2022 with the repair and optimisation of the hydrogen safety of the HVOF plant at Safran Helicopter Engines in Bordes, France. In the second financial year 2022, we produced and sold a series of TH2-Ruhr Standard CPF2-S powder feeders. Two of the powder feeders are used in the aviation industry in Taiwan.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

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