Mat-IQ
Organize your plastic material data and unlock it with AI
About Mat-IQ
Mat-IQ (formerly ComOpps Enterprise) is a material data management platform built for plastic material suppliers and distributors. It centralizes technical data sheets, OEM approvals, safety documents, and CAE files into one validated source of truth, with an optional AI assistant called Alex that answers natural-language questions from your own approved data.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Built specifically for plastic materials, with domain concepts like OEM approvals, test methods, and processing data sheets built in
- Data validation and unit standardization come before AI, so assistant answers trace back to approved data
- Usable without AI as a standalone data hub, with the assistant added later
- Free trial includes hands-on onboarding of up to 5 technical data sheets and a personal training session
- Enterprise tier supports ERP/PLM/CRM/PIM integration and private cloud or on-prem hosting
Cons
- No public pricing; every plan requires contacting sales
- Very narrow focus on plastic materials, so it does not fit other industries
- Small vendor with few public reviews to validate claims
- Trial is sales-led with a discovery call rather than self-serve signup
Key Features
Data Sheet Builder
Build technical data sheets, processing data sheets, and material guides from structured, validated property data.
Approval Workflow and Version Control
Role-based permissions control who can edit, approve, and publish data, with full change tracking from draft to approval.
Material Comparison
Compare material grades by physical properties, test methods, processing specs, and approvals.
OEM Approval Management
Track and look up OEM material approvals in a centralized, searchable system.
SDS and Legal Document Control
Manage Safety Data Sheets, legal copy, and legal agreements with version control, expiration tracking, and notifications.
CAE File Version Control
Store and version simulation files so engineers always work from the latest approved data.
Alex AI Assistant
Ask natural-language questions of your own validated material data, with answers traceable back to approved sources (Pro and Enterprise).
Property and Unit Standardization
Map and standardize property names, test methods, and units across legacy and new data sets.
Enterprise Integrations
Connect to ERP, PLM, CRM, PIM, and data lakes through APIs, with automated data syncing and white-label customer portals (Enterprise).
Mobile App and Exports
Access validated data and collateral from a mobile app and export approved documents to Excel and PDF.
Pricing
- Standalone material data hub (no AI)
- Data sheet builder
- Approval workflow and version control
- Material comparison
- OEM approval management
- SDS, legal, and marketing collateral management
- Everything in Essentials
- Alex AI assistant
- Natural-language search across your data
- AI-assisted material selection
- Answers traceable to validated data
- Custom terminology and business logic
- Everything in Pro
- ERP, PLM, CRM, PIM, and data lake integrations
- Custom workflows, calculations, and models
- White-label portals and selector tools
- Private cloud or on-prem hosting
- Dedicated integration and onboarding team
Best For
Technical service teams
Find specs, approvals, and alternative grades quickly and share current, branded data sheets with customers.
Compliance and regulatory
Keep SDS and certifications version-controlled, track expiration dates, and stay audit-ready.
Preserving institutional knowledge
Capture engineering best practices and historical decisions so expertise stays searchable when people leave.
Sales and RFQ response
Answer customer and RFQ questions faster from one approved source of material data.
Material selection
Use comparison tools and the AI assistant to narrow down grades that meet performance and processing requirements.
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