McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute

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.

McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute
Established2001
DirectorStephen Veldhuis
EndowmentIndustrial Research Chair
Location, ,
Websitemmri.mcmaster.ca

The institute opened in 2001,[2] and has an endowed research chair affiliated with it.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5][6]

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