citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources material sciences corporation news newspapers books scholar jstor free images march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message material sciences corporation type public traded as nasdaq masc industry industrial equipment and components founded 1971 headquarters elk grove village illinois united states products acoustical material based and coated material based solutions services engineering services and testing services revenue 112.64 m nov 30 2013 1 number of employees 267 nov 30 2013 website www.matsci.com material sciences corporation nasdaq masc 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 . 2 3 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 . 4 contents 1 products and services 2 operations 2.1 managerial practices 2.2 research and development 3 references 4 external links products and services edit 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 . 5 operations edit managerial practices edit matthew m. murphy vice president general manager asia research and development edit the company owns one research and development facility in canton michigan . 3 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 . 6 references edit company key statistics . business summary . a b description . material sciences corporation to supply sensors for lear corporation press release . company full description . popular noise damping quiet steel finds new role in reducing vehicle weight and increasing mileage press release . official website external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title material sciences corporation & oldid 673063478 categories companies established in 1971companies formerly listed on nasdaqcompanies based in cook county illinoishidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2013all articles needing additional referencesarticles with topics of unclear notability from march 2014all articles with topics of unclear notability navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 july 2015 at 20 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view