Lattice Materials in Bozeman has announced a new general manager, Travis Wood.

Lattice Materials provides custom-grown and machined silicon and germanium materials, serving top defense, technology, security, research and renewable energy companies.  

Lattice is one of the only U.S.-based companies in the world capable of custom-growing optical silicon and germanium crystals, which gives them tremendous opportunity to bring economic growth to the region, especially considering recent reshoring trends and new germanium export restrictions from China.  

Given this pivotal moment in the industry and Wood’s background in growing and scaling businesses, it is an opportune time to bring Wood on as General Manager to utilize his expertise to scale Lattice’s operations, according to company officials. According to Scott Bekemeyer, TPC co-chairman and founder, a partner company of Lattice, Wood “comes to Lattice with 20 years of experience growing and scaling advanced manufacturing companies. He has a deep understanding of the industries that Lattice currently serves, including aerospace, defense, electric power, and electronics.”

“Travis joins Lattice Materials at an opportune time in the industry when there is a growing demand for the specialized manufacturing solutions that Lattice provides,” remarked Bekemeyer. “Under his leadership, Lattice will continue to grow as a world leader in providing mission-critical solutions to help solve pain points in the defense and broader commercial industries.”