MATECH
Aviation and Aerospace Component ManufacturingCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
MATECH, based in Westlake Village, California, operates in the aviation and aerospace component manufacturing sector. Founded in 1989, it conducted research and development in optical, electronic, bio-materials, and high-temperature ceramic and composite materials, with a focus on high-temperature and ultra-high-temperature ceramic fibers and ceramic matrix composites. After more than 33 years as a traditional brick-and-mortar operation, the company closed that model on July 1, 2022 and restructured as a virtual organization offering consulting, technology licensing, and special projects through a network of vendors and service providers. MATECH has developed families of preceramic polymers for the fabrication of silicon carbide, silicon nitride/carbide, silicon oxycarbide, silicon nitride, and hafnium carbide, all aimed at high-temperature structural applications. These materials are produced as structural ceramic fibers, and the company's preceramic polymer technology can be used to densify ceramic matrix composites. In early 2024, Matechgsm announced the development of ultra-high-density carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix composites, indicating ongoing activity in advanced carbon-based composites.