Micom Laboratories: 25 Years Of Innovation In Materials Testing

The Foundations of a Materials Testing Success Story

Did you know that innovation sometimes begins in unexpected places? Well, that’s exactly how Micom’s story began, in the basement of its founder, Michel Comtois. It was in this modest space that the foundations of Micom Laboratories, a company destined to become a benchmark in material testing, were laid with the acquisition of an Instron 50 kN and 10,000 lbs of balance calibration weights, purchased for the sum of $900 at a government auctio