The M&P Lab is a full-service materials testing laboratory and consultancy specializing in material identification, failure analysis, and product performance/specification testing. Originally established in the 1920’s to support GE’s Schenectady businesses, power generation and others, they became an independent laboratory in 1986. In addition to their Schenectady headquarters, a satellite location was established in Greenville, SC, in 2000. Their client base has continued to expand and includes a wide variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, defense, and medical devices, as well as manufacturers of chemicals, high-tech metals, plastics, ceramics, pulp and paper, and structural composites. Their full-service capability provides clients with “one-stop shopping” to obtain a complete solution to their materials testing needs. They offer expertise on both metallic and non-metallic materials, with a full range of evaluation capabilities including:    “Once a client has experienced the responsiveness and quality of The M&P Lab, we know they will stay with us, and consider us their industrial materials resource.” Frank E. Anderson, President The M&P Lab   Chemical analysis/material identification Metallography Weld/ braze/ joint analysis Mechanical testing Specimen machining services Electrical testing Electron microscopy Spectroscopy Optical imaging and analysis On-site laboratory services Failure analysis Acceptance testing/quality control Troubleshooting manufacturing issues Research and development Reverse engineering Fundamental understanding of materials The highly-skilled and knowledgeable members of The M&P Lab team are dedicated to a cooperative, analytical and confidential approach to materials problem-solving. The rigorous quality requirements mandated by Nadcap (aerospace and defense industries), 10 CFR 50 Appendix B (nuclear utilities) and ISO 17025 are applied to each job performed, regardless of whether it requires conformance to any of these accreditations. As both a complete, full-service testing laboratory and an industrial materials consultancy, they have acquired a world-wide reputation for unmatched excellence in the study, understanding and application of materials.