On-site Partners

BMW Information Technology Research Center

Located at the entrance of Technology Neighborhood I, the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) sits beside the Campbell Graduate Engineering Center. The ITRC is an integral part of BMW’s research and development network. Here, BMW, along with the IT industry and universities, is working on customer-relevant innovations that interface the vehicle with its IT backend requirements.

SIMPACK 

SIMPACK is a CAE Simulation Company that develops and delivers simulation for the simple to the very complex mechanical systems.  This includes automotive, Full Vehicle, Driveline, Engine, and Real Time Simulation. The SIMPACK Product is a Multi Body Dynamics product that supports time and frequency based solutions for Automotive, Aerospace, Wind, and Rail Applications.  Apart from the SIMPACK Product, we also offer support, training, and consulting services.

Ozen Engineering Inc., CADFEM and EnginSoft

A consortium formed by Ozen Engineering Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., CADFEM GmbH of Munich, Germany, and EnginSoft, SpA, of Trento, Italy, selected the CU-ICAR campus as headquarters for its U.S. presence in order to provide consulting services and specialized software for advanced computer modeling to the automotive industry and others.

Ozen, CADFEM and EnginSoft provide consulting services for advanced mechanical engineering problems. The group also provides and supports specialized software packages for the automotive industry, including Virtual Paint Shop for paint simulation, LS-Dyna for crash simulation, ModeFrontier for multi-disciplinary multi-objective optimization, and also OptiSlang, Diffpack and Anybody.

The consortium comprises expert consultants in nonlinear analysis for mechanical engineering, specifically in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) — techniques that are fundamental in automotive and aerospace engineering. CADFEM and EnginSoft are the leading analysis companies in Germany and Italy, respectively. The three companies have more than 350 employees and have engaged in engineering consulting for more than 25 years. The consortium expects its CU-ICAR office to expand to 30 to 40 engineers in the next few years.

JTEKT Group

The 118,000 square foot Collaboration 3 building hosts Koyo Bearings USA, a division of the JTEKT group.  Koyo Bearings USA was formed when JTEKT purchased the needle roller bearing portion of the Torrington Company from Timken in 2009.  Globally, JTEKT is a leading manufacturer of steering systems, driveline components, bearings, and machine tools, with operations in 70 locations and sales of $11 Billion. The Koyo Bearings division provides industry-leading technology in roller bearings and related assemblies for automotive and other industrial sectors.  The Greenville Technical Center at CU-ICAR is Koyo Bearings' primary location for needle bearing design and technology development including prototyping, product testing, and manufacturing process development.