MGM Brakes parent company, Indian Head Industries, Inc. (IHI), unveiled a new Technology Center in 1995 at the company’s headquarters. This facility is responsible for on-going R&D of MGM Brakes spring brake actuators and service chambers. This is where it all begins when we say our products are "Designed with Quality, Made with Pride."

The Technology Center is staffed with Experienced Personnel including test engineers, CAD designers and test technicians. Equipment includes CAD work stations, fatigue testing stands, a corrosion chamber, an environmental chamber (-68°C to +177°C), presses, microscopes, etc. New equipment is constantly being added.

A sophisticated Data Acquisition System is used to electronically collect data on components undergoing testing. This data can then be stored for future reference or manipulated and processed for development into statistical information, design standards and performance levels.

Finite Element Analysis, an advanced mathematical modeling and structural analysis, is also used. This technique evaluates the component’s design feasibility through mathematical computer modeling prior to actual physical prototype building and testing. Later, real prototypes are made for additional testing.

Weibull Analysis is also used to conduct statistical reliability predictions on product fatigue performance based upon limited fatigue testing.

Individual Test and Quality-Control Labs also exist at the MGM Brakes manufacturing plants located in Cloverdale, California and Murphy, North Carolina, ensuring that components already in production always meet the highest standards.