The McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) is a major manufacturing research facility affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at

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. The institute opened in 2001, and has an endowed research chair affiliated with it. It is a member of SONAMI (the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation) along with centers at

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, Mohawk College, and

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. In 2020, after the impact of the

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became known, the MMRI collaborated with

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to develop face shields and help with other types of PPE manufacturing.

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