Founded in 1990, Chemat Technology, Inc. has established itself as a world leader in the development of advanced materials via sol-gel technologies. Headquartered in Northridge, California, in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, Chemat moved in 1999 to a 34, 100-foot office/industrial building. It's R&D labs are fully equipped with state-of-the-art analytical and processing equipment. Chemat owns facilities for chemical precursor synthesis, design and manufacturing of equipment, and advanced materials processing and characterization.

Chemat's R&D Division has successfully completed almost one hundred Research & Development contracts for government agencies and industry clients. It's mission is the creation and commercialization of sol-gel based advanced materials and technologies, for its own use and to provide its clients with technologies they can use to create leading-edge products using advanced materials. (R&D Services link) Chemat staff includes professionals with pH. D. 's and Masters degrees in Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.

Chemat also offers specialty sol-gel processing equipment, professionally designed and manufactured with stringent quality control. In addition, Chemat manufactures custom processing equipment, including custom spin-coaters and dipcoaters, fabricated to the specific needs of customers.

Chemalux is a business division of Chemat Technology Inc., A Total Sol-Gel Solution provider. Chemalux's mission is to provide revolutionary non-vacuum spin-on AR coating technology to the ophthalmic industry. The chemalux AR technology is a patented non-vacuum AR coating nanotechnology which is specially developed for optical retailers, wholesales labs, and individual eyecare professionals.

Chemalux Division has won total four R&D awards from National Eye Institute with total amount of over $2 million for Chemalux Spin-On AR Coating Technology.