Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP), now part of Trelleborg, is a leader in material compound development and the manufacturing of custom elastomeric and thermoplastic components. For over 75 years, the company has built a reputation for collaborative design and successful production of “the tough parts.” With facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, MRP collaborates with original equipment manufacturers to solve difficult sealing and component challenges across multiple markets. Capabilities include materials science and formulation, fully functional product prototyping, and operational excellence and supply chain consolidation. The company’s Innovation Center, coming spring of 2022, will provide its customers with enhanced direct access to materials science expertise and a fully integrated design-build-prototype-test process that enhances innovation and greatly accelerates product development. The company places emphasis on research and development and empowers its technicians to design, formulate, develop, and test a wide range of highly engineered materials and parts.