MISSISSIPPI POLYMER INSTITUTE: IF YOU DREAM IT, WE CAN DESIGN IT.
MPI is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited full-service scientific resource for polymer and materials science-related industries. Established in 1993 to grow high-tech industries, MPI serves as the industrial outreach arm of The University of Southern Mississippi. GROWING HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES Our experts boast more than 80 years of combined experience in many polymerization techniques, including traditional chemistries such as alkyds or polyesters and newer technologies such as novel composite resins, cutting-edge composites fabrication techniques, waterborne nano-emulsions, sustainable chemistries, UV curable oligomers and controlled polymerization techniques. MPI continues to be a leader in driving growth of many of the state’s high-tech industries, including composites, clean-tech, medical device, coatings and polymer science.
TAILORED, SCALABLE PROCESSES SATISFY THE NEEDS OF INVENTORS AND DESIGNERS, AS WELL AS FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES. MPI PROVIDES SOLUTIONS FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF CLIENTS:
MPI offers seamless integration of CAD creation, laser scanning, inspection and prototyping to suit the needs of a diverse clientele: + Individual Inventors and Designers + Consumer Products Designers and Manufacturers + Electronics Producers + Aerospace and Defense Contractors
MPI is a Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center.
INNOVATION IN PARTNERSHIP MPI uniquely leverages resources within the Southern Miss School of Polymers and High Performance Materials to assist existing industry and entrepreneurs alike. From electron microscopes and thermal analysis to tensile strength, MPI offers access to a wide range of scientific equipment and the expertise to support your business. Having produced thousands of prototyped parts, MPI has a customer list that includes some of the most prestigious manufacturing companies in the world.
CONTRACT R&D/TESTING SERVICES MPI has delivered countless solutions to real-world challenges for more than two decades. Our sophisticated project management approach yields cost-effective results by focusing on highly applied R&D.
COST REDUCTION: WE’RE EFFICIENT
INNOVATION: WE’RE EXPERTS
We work to reduce overall system cost by analyzing existing formulation methods and configuring production outputs for maximum yields. We can also improve processes or optimize performance, thereby reducing developmental time.
Specializing in cutting-edge polymers and polymerization techniques, we are uniquely able to develop new and advanced material technologies that provide solutions to unmet market needs.
PILOT PRODUCTION: WE’RE STREAMLINED
MPI boasts cutting-edge instrumentation and leverages the assets of Southern Miss when necessary. We are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by A2LA, which ensures that we deliver test results with complete confidence.
Through our expertise in reaction and in-process monitoring, we develop pilot products more quickly with data collection that supports full-scale production.
TESTING SERVICES: WE’RE CONFIDENT
CUTTING-EDGE 3D PRINTING MPI offers 3D printing services to help make your idea a reality. Tailored, scalable processes satisfy the needs of inventors and designers, as well as Fortune 100 companies.
3D PRINTING: OBJET CONNEX 350 TECHNOLOGY
3D PRINTED PART PROPERTIES
+ Multi-Color One of the most advanced 3D printers in existence, the + Optical Clarity Objet Connex 350 is capable of + Medical Grade printing parts with a wide range of properties, including rigid and INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: flexible regions within the same part, as well as fully functional parts. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) 3D LASER SCANNING SERVICE MPI’s CAD and engineering
MPI’s MobileScan 3D scanner is one of the most accurate portable laser scanners on the market, and it is designed to capture data for parts or molds for re-engineering, CAD modification or first article inspection.
services are closely integrated with our laser scanning and 3D print services. Using Pro-Engineer software, MPI can create custom 3D files for your prototype or for use in prints and can then prototype the physical part.
POLYMER TESTING SOLUTIONS OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
STANDARDIZED
ANALYTICAL / THERMAL
PHYSICAL / MECHANICAL
MPI can provide customized testing solutions tailored to your specific needs.
CUSTOM
A FULLY INTEGRATED OFFERING
MPI is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited full-service testing resource for companies needing physical or analytical services from an impartial third party. From identifying unknown materials to locating contaminants in raw materials, MPI’s unique analytical capabilities and polymer knowledge can provide you with a competitive advantage.
IMPROVING HUMAN CAPITAL MPI TRAINING COURSES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
COMPOSITES
EXTRUSION / INJECTION MOLDING
QUALITY / LEAN / INNOVATION ENGINEERING
PROFITABILITY
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MPI’s Workforce Development short courses are specifically designed to improve your company’s overall profitability, providing an operational edge that allows your company to compete globally. MPI’s staff is available to customize training to your needs and offers on-site and off-site courses.
MPI FACILITIES
MPI AT THE ACCELERATOR MPI is located in The Accelerator, part of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Innovation and Commercialization park known as The Garden. The Accelerator is an incubator for tech-based companies and products, combining laboratory and office space, a high-throughput formulation science laboratory and expertise in complete product development. The Accelerator, in partnership with MPI, is the only technology incubator that offers the infrastructure and capabilities to develop a new advanced material technology under one roof. A novel concept can be invented, tested, manufactured and actually shipped from the facility’s doors to the customer.
Take your innovative idea from mind to market. The Accelerator offers a fully integrated set of services through partnerships with industry-leading organizations equipped with the expertise to develop, test, produce and commercialize new material technologies.
Affiliated with The University of Southern Mississippi AA / EOE /ADAI The Mississippi Polymer Institute 46 Shelby Thames Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39402 United States of America Telephone: +1 601.266.4607 Fax: +1 601.266.5905
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