Partners/Sponsors

 

Pioneer Partners

Clemson University Foundation

Clemson University Foundations
(http://www.clemson.edu/giving/cufoundations/index.html)
 

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BMW
(http://www.bmwusfactory.com)

Since announcing BMW's first plant outside of Germany in 1992, BMW Manufacturing has grown its employment to more than 5,000 people and produces the X5 Sports Activity Vehicle and the X6 Sports Activity Coupe for distribution to 120 markets worldwide. Through its significant investment in South Carolina, the 1,150-acre campus generates its own power on-site and offers fully equipped medical facilities, including an on-site pharmacy.

Currently 2.5 million square feet, BMW will expand to 4 million-square-foot to produce the next generation BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle.

 

 

State of SC

State of South Carolina
(http://www.sc.gov)
 

Founding Partners

AT&T

AT&T
(http://www.att.com)

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world.  AT&T is proud to have been part of CU-ICAR through financial and infrastructure support since the inception of the unique research campus in 2003.  AT&T has been connecting customers with innovative communications and helping South Carolina grow and prosper for nearly 130 years. Today, AT&T's operating companies deliver the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T launched the award-winning AT&T U-verseSM service in South Carolina in 2008.

 

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BMW
(http://www.bmwusfactory.com)

As the original partner with Clemson University in this exciting project, BMW Manufacturing is proud of the solutions that are coming out of CU-ICAR. In 2003, BMW pledged $10 million to Clemson to endow professorships in the graduate automotive engineering program and under the Research Centers of Excellence Act, the state of South Carolina matched the pledge, generating $20 million for the school. In keeping with BMW's original vision, the research and development being carried out at CU-ICAR today is laying the foundation for tomorrow's next big discovery. Whether it is a breakthrough technology pioneered by the Automotive Safety Research Institute that will save countless lives, or the sought-after secret of hydrogen cell technology that saves our natural resources, the seeds are being sown.

 

 

Michelin

Michelin
(http://www.michelin.com)

Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles and the space shuttle. The company also publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America employs approximately 22,600 and operates 19 major manufacturing plants in 17 locations.
 

Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems
(http://www.sun.com)
 

Timken

Timken
(http://www.timken.com)
   

Affiliate Partners

Carolina First

Carolina First Corporation
(http://www.carolinafirst.com)
 
  Daniel-Mickel Foundation
(http://www.daniel-mickel-foundation.org)
 
FEV Systems
FEV Systems
(http://www.fev.com)
 
Furman Co. Furman Co.
(http://www.furmanco.com)
 
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Hollingsworth Funds
(http://hollingsworthfunds.org)

Hollingsworth Funds, Inc. is a 501(c)(1) charitable foundation established in 1977 by the late John D. Hollingsworth.  Upon his death on December 30, 2000, Mr. Hollingsworth left the bulk of his estate to this foundation. These assets included large land holdings including the property sold to CU-ICAR.  The foundation is now in the process of developing 1,100 acres of  property along Verdae Boulevard and I-85.  This development will include housing, hotels, a retirement facility (already in operation), medical offices and retail stores and services.  Due to the scope of the development this will be a long-term project.  The beneficiaries of the foundation are Furman University, the Greenville YMCA and public charities operating in Greenville County.

 

 

Mazda

Mazda
(http://www.mazda.com)
 
MTS MTS
(http://www.mts.com)
 
Renk Renk
(http://www.renk.de)
 

St. Francis Hospital

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
(http://www.stfrancishealth.org)

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is extremely proud to be a founding partner in Millennium campus.  As a leading Upstate South Carolina healthcare organization, St Francis is widely recognized for excellence in patient outcomes, leadership and innovation in health programs, and ensuring a  level  of care that embraces the needs of the whole person. St. Francis brings together a network of hospitals, physician partners, outpatient/ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities giving life to our  mission to be of  "good help" to those in need.  With a medical staff close to 700 and 2400+ employees,  a diverse and highly-integrated network of services are provided at St. Francis -Downtown, St. Francis Eastside and the newly opened St. Francis Millennium campus - all located in the Greenville S.C. area. 

 

Weiss

Weiss
(http://www.weissinstruments.com)
   

Partners

Automotive Engineering

Automation Engineering Corporation
(http://www.teamaec.com)

Automation Engineering Corporation provides factory automation solutions and specialty machines to manufacturers primarily in medical, energy, oil & gas, tire & rubber, automotive, and packaging.  AEC operates within a Quality Management System registered to ISO 9001.  AEC is on a Lean journey to improve our processes and to help our customers reach and maintain a world class capability.  AEC provides turnkey services: project management, engineering, design, industrial controls, software, fabrication, assembly, startup, commissioning, and training.  AEC will become the preferred supplier of factory automation solutions by continually improving in quality, technical expertise, and total cost of ownership of our products and services.

 

 

Coldwell Banker Caine

Coldwell Banker Caine Real Estate
(http://www.coldwellbankercaine.com)
 

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Dale Earnhardt Inc.
(http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com)
 

Simpack

INTEC
(http://www.simpack.com)

INTEC is solely responsible for the development of SIMPACK, a leading multi-body simulation software, including SIMPACK’s interfaces. Apart from the distribution of SIMPACK, INTEC also offers consulting and engineering services as well as SIMPACK training courses.

 

Nelson Mullins

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
(http://www.timken.com)
 

Okuma

Okuma America Corporation
(http://www.okuma.com/)

Okuma America Corporation is the US-based affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in the development of CNC machine tools, founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan.  Okuma is known for its technology leadership and world-class manufacturing, product quality and dedication to customer service. Okuma products are used in the automotive, aerospace and defense, construction and farming equipment, oil and energy, medical, mold and die, and fluid power industries. With Okuma as your manufacturing partner you are free to imagine a more productive, cost-effective solution.

 

 

Prudential

Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
(http://www.cdanjoyner.com)
 

Ricardo

Ricardo
(http://www.ricardo.com/)
 

Richard Petty

Richard Petty Driving Experience Inc.
(http://www.1800bepetty.com)
 

Staubli

Staubli
(http://www.staubli.us)

Stäubli is a mechatronics solution provider with three dedicated divisions: textile machinery, connectors and robotics. With a workforce of 3000, Stäubli has a presence in 25 countries and agents in 50 countries around the world.

Please visit http://www.Stäubli.com for more information on the company and products.

 

 

Toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation
(http://www.toyota.com)
 

Young Office

Young Office
(http://www.youngoffice.us)

Young Office is a full service business interiors specialist representing over 400 lines of quality furniture including Steelcase, the world's leading office furniture manufacturer.  When you choose Young Office you get a dedicated team of professionals who listen thoroughly, communicate openly, and always act in your best interest.  Whether your project is across town, across the country, or across the ocean we will help you create an innovative, collaborative and inspiring workplace.

 

 

Zeiss

Zeiss
(http://www.zeiss.com)
   

Campus Partners

(see also Partners on-site section of Campus link for more information on these organizations)

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BMW
(http://www.bmwusfactory.com)

Located on the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research campus, BMW's Information Technology Research Center is an integral part of BMW's research and development network.  The ITRC provides an important platform within the BMW Group for joint innovation projects with leading IT companies in the US.  The 84,000-square-foot facility includes six secure research zones, IT operations center and research lab.

The BMW Group Information Technology Research Center is part of BMW's regional investment and partnership with the State of South Carolina.  At the ITRC, mechanical, electrical, computer engineers and students - both from BMW, the IT industry and universities - are working in an open innovation model on exciting proof of concepts and pilot projects where IT innovations move automotive solutions forward.


 

 

CADFEM

CADFEM GmbH
(http://www.cadfem.de)
 

EnginSoft

EnginSoft
(http://www.enginsoft.com)
 

Simpack

INTEC
(http://www.simpack.com)

INTEC is solely responsible for the development of SIMPACK, a leading multi-body simulation software, including SIMPACK’s interfaces. Apart from the distribution of SIMPACK, INTEC also offers consulting and engineering services as well as SIMPACK training courses.

 

Ozen

Ozen Engineering Inc.
(http://www.ozeninc.com)

Ozen Engineering, Inc. consult, train & support FEA, CFD, and musculo-skeletal simulation solutions that accurately predict product design behaviors in manufacturing and real-world environments. Integrated products-services offering enable engineers, researchers, technical managers and business & marketing specialists to speed up risk analysis of future products through modeling/simulations. Ozen Engineering, Inc. provides expertise in the field of multi-disciplinary & multi-physics as well as simulation, analysis, and optimization. Their experts are hands-on practitioners of ANSYS simulation SW with a broad cross-section of experience: CFD, stress, heat transfer, fracture, fatigue, creep, dynamics, linear & nonlinear FEA, solder joint reliability, fluid-structure interface, and electrostatics & electromagnetics.

 

 

SAE International

SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers)
(http://www.sae.org)
 

Timken

Timken
(http://www.timken.com)