The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), a nonprofit professional society that organizes and publishes information about new product development, recently honored Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety, an advanced safety products, technologies and solutions company, with a 2024 Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) Award.
“The OCI Committee has recognized MSA Safety as a 2024 recipient of the OCI Award for its enterprise-wide commitment to innovation and for creating an empowered culture committed to delivering value to its customers,” Chris Swansegar, OCI Committee chairwoman, said. “Since first winning the OCI Award in 2007, MSA has continued to evolve its innovation practices and processes in order to provide workers the most advanced end-to-end safety solutions. Today, MSA employs unique practices and new business models which allow the company to grow its core business and penetrate new markets.”
The award honors companies that demonstrate well defined new product development practices and processes. MSA was recognized for integrating Voice-of-Customer feedback into its strategy to help solve customer challenges.
On Sept. 16, MSA Safety vice president of strategy & pricing, and executive director of global research & development will accept the award at the 2024 PDMA Inspire Innovation Conference in St. Louis.
This is the second time MSA Safety received the OCI Award.