Mississippi State University partners with UK manufacturer

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 06 Jul 2005 20:31

A new partnership announced today between Mississippi State University and UK-based AEA Technology will establish a research and development facility to produce portable power systems for space, defense, and homeland security missions.

Initially to be located in the university's Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory in Starkville, MS, AEA Technology Battery Systems anticipates developing a more permanent facility near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport east of the MSU campus.

"AEA is an international company with several U.S. sites, and we're delighted that they will expand research, development and manufacturing operations into Mississippi," said MSU President Charles Lee.

US Representative Roger Wicker (R-MS) praised the new collaboration: "To have a company that leads the world in its field bring operations to Mississippi is a tribute to our workforce, local and state officials, and Mississippi State University.”

In the past nine months, MSU also has established partnerships with Aurora Flight Sciences, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles; and II-VI Incorporated, a manufacturer of silicon carbide expitaxial material used in high-voltage, high-temperature, and high-frequency applications.

One of the UK’s leading technology companies, AEA Technology was privatized in 1996 from a former government agency, the Atomic Energy Authority. It now employs 2,700 people across 50 locations worldwide, in three major divisions: rail, environment and portable power. AEA also has US facilities in Baton Rouge, LA; Burlington, MA; Detroit, MI; Herndon, VA; Mooresville, NC; Pittsburgh, PA; Richland, WA; and Urbana, IL.

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