MSI Laboratory Products

Specialties

Distributor of laboratory fixtures and acid waste drain materials.

History

Established in 1961.

Fifty four years ago (in 1958) a young Mechanical Engineer was responsible for a laboratory installation at Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, Texas. During the next three years, he became responsible for five laboratory installations at Dow.

It soon became clear to this young engineer that plumbing materials for laboratories were different from normal commercial and industrial plumbing. For example, drain material had to be acid and solvent resistant. Corning and O.I. Shott filled that need by providing fitting and pipe made of borosilicate glass made to Federal Standards Number DD-​G-​541B and ASTM-​C-​1053. Plumbing service fixtures had index buttons, serrated hose ends, vacuum breakers, aspirators, etc. These materials could not be found in the local hardware store or plumbing supply houses. These specialty hard-​to-​find items often took 90 days to 180 days to deliver. A shorter delivery time was desperately needed.

This young engineer helped solve an industry-​wide delivery problem in 1961

Meet the Business Owner

Jim C.

Business Owner

Jim, a mechanical engineer, has over 50 years of experience in the laboratory industry. As founder of MSI in 1961 Jim noticed a need for a specialty laboratory service company that could protect the owner’s interests and insure proper design and installation of laboratory equipment. Fifty years ago (in 1958) as a young Mechanical Engineer he was responsible for a laboratory installation at Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, Texas. During the next three years, he became responsible for five laboratory installations at Dow. Since that time he has overseen thousands of laboratory installation and construction projects in this specialized industry. It was then that he noticed a need for a laboratory products company. Lab plumbing service fixtures had index buttons, serrated hose ends, vacuum breakers, aspirators, etc. The drain materials had to handle highly caustic acids and solvents. These materials could not be found in the local hardware store or plumbing supply houses.