Over thirty industrial companies are the founding partners of the Center.  They include suppliers such as machine tool builders and control vendors, as well as end-users of reconfigurable equipment.

There are two levels of memberships: Regular Members and Associate Members.  Regular Members pay an annual fee and are entitled to free access to Center intellectual property and software, and may be elected to the Center Executive Committee.  The responsibilities of both Regular and Associate membership include participation in research and contribution of in-kind services (manpower, equipment, software).

Benefits To Industry:

• Exposure to new ideas and technologies
• Potential utilization of research results
• Student education in manufacturing
• Extension of R&D to industry
• Technical interactions between suppliers and users
• Access to royalty-free intellectual property rights