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Meet the 2024 IPD Sponsors

Integrated Innovation Institute welcomes 2024 corporate sponsors for the Integrated Product Development capstone course of the Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services program.

By Jess Ignasky

Each spring, students in the Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services program take the Integrated Product Development (IPD) capstone course, a cornerstone of the MIIPS degree.

In the IPD course, students from across the disciplines of design, business, and engineering work together on curated teams to solve a real-world problem presented by their sponsor.

Throughout the semester, students work to create a solution for their sponsor, taking in feedback from presentations, prototyping designs, and conducting market research to find a viable fit.

Take a look at this year's sponsors:

Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets.

In 1959, Honda opened shop in Los Angeles with one product, the 305cc Honda Dream motorcycle. Over fifty years later, Honda has 11 plants that build power equipment, generators, marine engines and automobiles in North America. From day one, their philosophy has remained the same. To reach for dreams once thought impossible.


Ignik Outdoors is committed to making innovative and sustainable outdoor heating products.

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Koppers is a global chemical and materials company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Koppers provides wood preservation technologies, carbon compounds, and services that support vital infrastructure around the world. 
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Established in 1914, MSA Safety Incorporated is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures. Many MSA products integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations.
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Since 1996, Trex has invented, defined and perfected the composite deck category, becoming the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking products. Trex continues to make strides in outdoor engineering, melding innovation with environmental responsibility and beautiful form with powerful function.

Founded in 1900, Mack trucks are sold and serviced in nearly 30 countries worldwide. Mack is one of North America’s largest manufacturers of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, proprietary engines and transmissions. Mack is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of diesel, natural gas and electric trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial engines.

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