Industrial Affiliates of the Precision Engineering Center (PEC)

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Members

Associated Organizations

Past Members

The PEC's efforts are directed toward developing technology useful to industry. This mission requires a partnership that fosters a continuing dialogue between the PEC's faculty, staff, and students, and technology leading companies.

Through the PEC's Industrial Affiliates program, corporations, government agencies, and other types of organizations are able to sponsor and participate in precision engineering research. Apart from supporting staff and graduate students, the Affiliates help to define new research activities. Twice a year the Affiliates gather at the PEC to discuss research results with PEC faculty, staff, students and other affiliates. One sponsor said that the Affiliate meetings alone were worth the membership fee because of the perspective provided by visiting with counterparts from companies who are interested in precision manufacturing and measurement.

In addition to basic membership, many members fund secondary core projects that are directed toward a specific interest with results communicated to all of the members. The Affiliates receive regular research reports, access to world-class research facilities and are afforded an opportunity to recruit outstanding graduate students for their firms.

As part of the Industrial Affiliates program, sponsors may also send their research personnel to North Carolina State University to participate in the PEC's research and educational programs on an in-residence basis. students also perform research on the premises of sponsoring companies, particularly during the summer months.

Members

	Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin joined the PEC affiliate program in 2008.
	3M Company 3M Corporation has supported research at the PEC since 1990. Current supported projects include: Development of High-Speed, Low Amplitude Fast Tool Servo
	Panasonic Panasonic joined the PEC affiliates program in 2006. Current and past supported projects include: Machining Miniature Optical Features with the Ultramill Thermal Model of Ultramill
	Lexmark Lexmark joined the PEC affiliates program in 2006. Current supported projects include: Fresnel Scanning Lens Design
	Vistakon Vistakon, a division Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, has supported research at the PEC since 1999.

Associated Organizations

	Aerotech
	Y-12 National Security Complex
	Chardon Tool
	Missile Defense Agency
	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Optics Branch The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the PEC are working together to develop optical systems for the Next Generation Space Telescope. Current supported projects include: Machining a Biconic Mirror
	Optical Research Associates
	The Electro-Optics Center
	National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation has supported research at the PEC since 1993. Current supported projects include: Force Feedback Tool Deflection Compensation of Miniature Ball End Mills Characterizing Scribing Behavior on Single Crystal Silicon and the Effect of High Pressure Phase Transformation Active Tool Deflection Compensation using Magnetic Bearing Spindles during Precision Engineering Operations

Past Members