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Material Sciences Corporation

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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)

Headquarters
  
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

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.

Contents

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).

Products and services

  • Acoustical material-based solutions
  • Acoustical material-based solutions consist of metals, polymers, rubber, and other coated materials controlling noise and vibration. The products mainly focus on the market of automotive industry (e.g. vehicle panel parts, brake dampers, floor pans, wheel wells, oil pans, valve covers and engine parts).
  • Coated material-based solutions
  • Coated material-based solutions consist of painted, electrogalvanized rubber and film protective, decorative and functional coatings used in coiled metal. The metal is mainly applied to automotive, building products and appliances (lighting).

    Managerial practices

  • Matthew M. Murphy Vice President, General Manager, Asia
  • 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.

    References

    Material Sciences Corporation Wikipedia