Profile

Almatech is a privately-held Swiss SME specialized in the design, engineering and MAIT of ultra-stable structures, high-precision mechanisms and thermo-optical hardware for the European space market.

Since its inception in 2009, Almatech contributed to multiple ESA missions such
as PREMIER, Bepi Colombo, Solar Orbiter, Sentinel-5, CHEOPS, Exomars 2020 and Metop-SG including numerous successful hardware deliveries.

Almatech engineering competencies range from inventive concept definition through topnotch structural and thermal analyses to the final delivery of fully-tested flight hardware.

Field of Expertise

• Structural and thermal analysis
• High-precision mechanisms
• Compliant systems
• Lightweight Structures
• Ultra-stable CFRP Structures
• Exotic materials and processes
• Multi-layer insulation (MLI)
• Thermo-optical coatings

References

• FLEX Calibration Unit
• SVOM MXT Instrument Structure
• CHEOPS Telescope Optical Structure
• Sentinel-5 instrument Structure and Radiators
• Solar Orbiter Slit Change
• Mechanism (SCM) of the SPICE instrument
• Solar Orbiter Attenuator Mechanism (ATM) of the STIX instrument
• Exomars 2020 Carrier Module MLI and its support structure
• Metop-SG SAS MLI and MLI fixation
• Etc