McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute

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McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute
Established2001
DirectorStephen Veldhuis
Endowment Industrial Research Chair
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The McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) is a major [1] manufacturing research facility affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

The institute opened in 2001,[ citation needed ] and has an endowed research chair affiliated with it. [2] It is a member of SONAMI (the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation) along with centers at Niagara College, Mohawk College, and Sheridan College. [3]

In 2020, after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic became known, the MMRI collaborated with Hamilton Health Sciences to develop face shields and help with other types of PPE manufacturing. [4] [5]

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