Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials

Name

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials

Legal name

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company

Website

https://psemc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace and Defense Pyrotechnics

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) (3480), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Explosives, Energetics & Pyrotechnics (Military-Grade) (IMABAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fuzes, Primers, Detonators & Initiation Systems (IMABAHAJ), Ordnance Components & Subassemblies (Casings, Liners, Guidance Sections) (IMABAHAL), Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD)

Keywords

• Pyrotechnic components manufacturing
• Energetic materials engineering
• Aerospace defense pyrotechnics
• Safe and arm devices
• Flight termination systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Design and manufacture of pyrotechnic / energetic component sales: Primary revenue stream: design, qualification, and manufacture of safety-critical pyrotechnic and energetic material components and subsystems sold to aerospace and defense primes, the U.S. Department of Defense, oil & gas service companies, and commercial aerospace OEMs. Sales are project/program-based, typically tied to multi-year defense and space procurement cycles.
2. Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III funded capacity expansion: U.S. government capital injections under DPA Title III to scale manufacturing capacity for critical energetic components (e.g., $27.3M from Department of War for Arm Fire Device capacity). Represents a mix of direct contracting and capacity-building capital from the DoD.
3. Custom energetic materials R&D and engineering services: Engagement-based R&D where PacSci EMC designs custom energetic formulations, performs synthesis/safety testing, and documents projects involving primary and secondary explosives for customer-specific applications. Energetic materials are not sold directly; they are incorporated into qualified products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PacSci EMC designs, develops, and manufactures pyrotechnic and energetic material components and subsystems for safety- and mission-critical applications. Its portfolio spans in-house chemical synthesis of primary explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnic compositions, plus fully integrated subsystems such as Flight Termination Systems, Safe and Arm Devices, Satellite Payload Release & Sequencing systems, Underwater Emergency Egress Systems, and Cartridge Actuated Devices. Products are qualified to MIL-STDs, ITAR, FAA, and range-safety regulations and are sold to aerospace & defense primes, U.S. DoD, commercial aircraft OEMs, launch vehicle and satellite integrators, and oil & gas service companies.

Product overview

PacSci EMC offers a single integrated pyrotechnic and energetic materials portfolio organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The product offering is structured as families of components and subsystems used together in safety and mission-critical applications. The named product families include Aerospace & Defense Systems (Divert Attitude Control System, Flight Termination System, Satellite Payload Release & Sequencing, Thermally Initiated Venting System, Underwater Emergency Egress System), Cartridge Actuated Devices (Pyrotechnic Actuators, Cutters, Explosive Bolts, Separation Bolts, Separation Nuts, Frangible Nuts, Pyrovalves, Pyrotechnic Pin Pullers, Pressure Cartridges), Detonators (Exploding Bridgewire, GreenDet™ RF Safe, Lead Azide Free, HNS Initiator, Percussion Fired CLCP, Percussion Initiator, Percussion Primer, CLCP 6 Minute Time Delay Fuse, Detonation Booster Assembly), Pyrotechnic Initiators (Hot Gas Initiator, Lanyard Pull Initiator, Space Standard Initiator, Thru Bulkhead Initiator, One Way Initiator, Mechanical Pull Initiator, Time Delay Initiator, Electric Initiator, Electronic Time Delay), Igniters (Hydrogen Burn Off, Pyroflare, Rocket Motor), Laser Ordnance Devices (Laser Detonator, Laser Firing Units, Laser Initiator, Laser Motor Igniter), Linear Explosives (Expanding Tube Assembly, Explosive Transfer Lines, FLSC, FCDC, FDC, Linear Shaped Charge, MDC, Manifolds & Connectors, Mode Selector, RDC, RDCTL, SMDC, High Pressure SMDC, Inter-Connect Assembly), Networked Electronic Ordnance & Devices (SEA™ Interface, Smart Initiator), Propellant Actuated Devices (Inertia Reel Gas Generator, Pyrotechnic Gas Generator, Start Cartridge), and Safe and Arm Devices (Arm Fire Device, ESAD, EISD, Electronic Safe and Arm Device, Ordnance Safe and Arm Device). Supporting products include Destruct Charge & Bulk Destruct Charge and Fire Extinguisher Squib. The portfolio is complemented by in-house custom Energetic Materials R&D and synthesis services (BNCP, DBX-1, BKNO3, A1A, KDNP, MTX-1 and others) and is sold across four industries: Aircraft, Missiles & Munitions, Space, and Oil & Gas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerospace & Defense Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% success rate across 500 deployed satellites and 4,000 sequenced events for satellite payload release
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Sandia National LaboratoriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSandia National Labs co-developed BNCP, a relatively insensitive primary explosive used in PacSci EMC's FIREX line and in laser initiated ordnance. BNCP is stable to 350°F and functions only when confined. PacSci EMC is the primary commercial producer of BNCP and supplies custom particle sizes for application-specific uses.
• Ralliant CorporationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRalliant Corporation is the parent company of PacSci EMC; PacSci EMC operates as the Pacific Scientific Energetics Materials Company unit within Ralliant's portfolio of defense, space, grid, and test & measurement businesses. Ralliant's Q1 2026 results highlighted PacSci EMC's $27.3M DPA award and ~9% organic sales growth. PacSci EMC careers and supplier portals are hosted under the ralliant.com domain (e.g., careers.ralliant.com/pacific-scientific-emc and ralliant.com/suppliers).
• Space Information LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in ALLFIRE Volume 3 No. 1 newsletter covering Autonomous Flight Termination Systems, indicating a partnership around FTS technology content and joint customer engagement.
• ULA / Aerojet Rocketdyne (Special Process Houses)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPer the PacSci EMC Suppliers page, ULA (SQC99) Special Process House Access and Aerojet Rocketdyne (SQC105) Special Process Access are referenced as part of PacSci EMC's supplier/special process governance framework, indicating an established supplier and special-process partner relationship for propulsion components.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aerojet Rocketdyne (L3Harris): L3Harris's Aerojet Rocketdyne segment designs and manufactures solid rocket motors, propulsion subsystems, and energetics for missile, space, and defense programs. Most directly comparable to PacSci EMC in solid rocket motor safety devices (Arm Fire Devices), propulsion initiation, and integrated pyrotechnic subsystems.
• Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD): EBAD manufactures energetic materials, ordnance components, safe-and-arm devices, and pyrotechnic subsystems for aerospace and defense customers. Closest direct peer to PacSci EMC's energetic-materials-to-subsystem vertical integration model, particularly in initiators, detonators, and Safe-and-Arm devices.
• Chemring Group: Chemring Group is a UK-listed specialist in energetic materials, countermeasures, and pyrotechnic subsystems for aerospace and defense. Highly comparable in countermeasure flares, initiators, and detonators, with a complementary rather than directly overlapping product mix and customer base.
• Nammo: Nammo is a Nordic aerospace and defense manufacturer specializing in rocket motors, ammunition, and energetic materials. Comparable to PacSci EMC in military pyrotechnics and propulsion initiation, particularly for shoulder-fired and tactical missile systems.

Broad incumbents

• BAE Systems (Ordnance & Munitions): BAE Systems is a global defense prime whose ordnance and munitions segment produces energetic materials, fuzing, and pyrotechnic components for U.S. and allied militaries. Overlaps with PacSci EMC in military pyrotechnics but operates across a much broader portfolio of platforms and systems.
• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a defense prime with significant presence in solid rocket motors (Orion, GBSD/Sentinel) and interceptors. Comparable as a customer and adjacent supplier in missile propulsion, but operates at a much larger scale and broader systems-integration level than PacSci EMC.
• Raytheon (RTX): RTX is a global aerospace and defense prime whose missile and defense segments consume and produce pyrotechnic content for systems like Standard Missile, Tomahawk, and SM-3. Comparable as both a major customer and an adjacent competitor in fuzing, Safe-and-Arm, and propulsion initiation subsystems.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris owns Aerojet Rocketdyne and supplies a broad portfolio of defense electronics, propulsion, and energetics products. Comparable through its Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary but operates at much broader scale across communications, EW, and integrated mission systems.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell's aerospace segment supplies propulsion initiation, fuzing, and safety-critical components across commercial and military platforms. Comparable in select subsystems (e.g., Safe-and-Arm, FTS-adjacent) but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a specialized energetic-materials house.

Emerging players

• Moog Inc. Moog's aerospace and defense segments produce precision motion control, pyrotechnic actuators, and separation devices for missiles and launch vehicles. Partial overlap with PacSci EMC's Cartridge Actuated Devices (CADs) and pyrotechnic actuation portfolio, particularly in launch vehicle and missile applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PSEMC2
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUPGheTI9kGjCx7KB3QTDbA
• Facebookfacebook.com/pacsciemc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-scientific
• Instagraminstagram.com/pacsciemc/?hl=en

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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