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Material Sciences Corporation

Canton, MISince 19516 locationsISO 9001:2015 (Elk Grove Village)materialsciencescorp.com
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What you can buy

  • Cold-rolled

  • Galvanized

  • Galvalume

  • Pre-painted

  • Stainless steel

  • Aluminum

  • High-strength steel

  • Tinplate

  • Slit coil
  • Cut-to-length sheet

Sizes

Coil coating
Polyesters, SMPs, plastisols, polyurethanes, PVDFs, epoxies, primers, dry film lubricants, weldable primers and film laminates on cold-rolled, galvanized, Galvalume, tin mill, stainless and aluminum
Electrogalvanizing
Four lines in North America; pure zinc and zinc-nickel (Zi-Ni), one-sided, two-sided or differential coatings, up to 72" wide
Electrogalvanizing (East Chicago)
0.015"–0.080" thick, up to 72" wide, coils up to 60,000 lb, yield strength up to 230,000 psi
Electrogalvanizing (Canfield)
0.0078"–0.055" thick, 24"–48" wide, coils up to 37,400 lb
Coating (Canfield)
0.0078"–0.045" thick, 18"–48" wide, coils up to 20,000 lb
Coil coating and laminating (Elk Grove Village)
4"–54" wide, 0.006"–0.080" thick, coils up to 30,000 lb; three-coat systems in a single pass
Slitting
4"–76" wide; 0.007"–0.090" steel and 0.010"–0.160" aluminum
Value-added processing
0.0075"–0.110" range across cut-to-length, embossing, slitting, strippable films and tension leveling
Laminated products
Quiet Steel, Quiet Aluminum and MSC Smart Steel metal-to-metal laminates with a viscoelastic core, supplied as coil or blanks
Testing
Four anechoic chambers and NVH, materials and CAE labs at the Canton research center

About Material Sciences Corporation

Material Sciences Corporation (MSC) is a flat-rolled metal processor headquartered in Canton, Michigan, with roots going back to 1951. It runs coil coating, laminating and electrogalvanizing lines in Elk Grove Village, Illinois; East Chicago, Indiana; Walbridge and Canfield, Ohio; and Toronto. It coats cold-rolled, galvanized, Galvalume, tin mill, stainless and aluminum coil, makes laminated acoustic steel and aluminum, and slits, cuts to length and tension levels for automotive, construction and consumer products.

Processing
Slitting, Cut-to-length, Leveling, Coil coating, Toll processing
Industries served
Automotive, Construction and building products, Appliance, Consumer packaging, LED lighting, Consumer electronics, Heavy truck
Certifications
ISO 9001:2015 (Elk Grove Village), IATF 16949:2016 (Elk Grove Village), ISO 14001 (Elk Grove Village)
Ownership
Privately held

Locations

  • Canton, MI

    Headquarters

  • Elk Grove Village, IL

    Two coil coating and laminating lines (29" and 54" wide), slitting and edge trimming

  • East Chicago, IN

    72" electrogalvanizing line, including AHSS and UHSS grades

  • Walbridge, OH

    72" electrogalvanizing, Zi-Ni and coating line, 72" slitter and 74" inspection line

  • Canfield, OH

    Electrogalvanizing line and coil coating line, including tin mill products

  • Toronto, ON

    Coil printing, painting, laminating and RepliKote decorative finishes

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