Aratech Corporation was a galaxy-spanning manufacturer way before, somewhat before, right before, during, and after the Galactic Empire. It manufactured all kinds of funky gizmos, ranging from weapons and droids to bi-personnel air-borne semi-sentient explosive projectiles. Its primary contractors were evil police states, such as the Old Republic, to whom it supplied imitations of Czerka Corporation products. These products differed from Czerka's in that they actually worked.