Type Public Founded 1971 | Traded as NASDAQ:MASC Number of employees 267 | |
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Industry Industrial equipment and components Products Acoustical material-based and coated material-based solutions Services Engineering services and testing services Revenue $ 112.64M (Nov 30, 2013) Subsidiaries MSC Laminates and Composites Inc Parent organization Zink Acquisition Holdings Inc. Profiles | ||
Material Sciences Corporation which was traded on the NASDAQ as MASC but is no longer traded is an American company which was set up in 1971 and now is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The company provides engineering and testing solutions for acoustical and coated applications. The company owns three manufacturing plants in: Elk Grove Village, Walbridge, and Eisenach, Germany.
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MSC Electronic Materials and Devices Group, Inc. (EMD) is a subsidiary of Material Sciences Corporation. In 2004, EMD obtained an exclusive license to pending patents associated with Lear Corporation's flexible seat assembly (LFSA).
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Research and development
The company owns one research and development facility in Canton, Michigan.
Material Sciences Corporation is the developer of Quiet Steel – a constrained-layer noise, vibration, and harshness material which claims to reduce or eliminate the need for conventional damping and sound absorbing materials.