Organizations Visited

Terry Wohlers has visited more than 200 corporations and academic and research institutions in 17 countries (see the following) to witness firsthand their capabilities and best practices, as well as the challenges they face.

Belgium

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

• Materialise

• Procter & Gamble

• UCB Chemicals

Brazil

• Irwin Industrial

• MULTIBRÁS

• Sociedade Educacional De Santa Catarina

• TUPY

China

• Able Products Design Co.

• Autodesk Far East Ltd.

• CIM Precision Mold

• EDS Unigraphics Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Hong Kong Productivity Council

• Kam Wing Tai Computer Tooling Mfg.

• Tsinghua University

• Ultratech Mold Design & Mfg. Co.

• University of Hong Kong

Denmark

• Danish Technological Institute

England

• ARRK Formation

• De Montford University

• BAE Systems

• Ford Dunton

• Jaguar

• Land Rover

• Loughborough University

• MG Rover

• Procter & Gamble

• Renault F1

• 3T RPD

• Starkey Europe

• University of Nottingham

• Warwick University

Finland

• ABB

• Benefon

• DeskArtes

• Helsinki University of Technology

• Nokia Mobile Phones

• Planmeca

France

• IRCCyN - Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Germany

• Becker CAD-CAM-CAST

• EOS

• Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering & Automation

• Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering

• Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology

• Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

• Mercedes-Benz

• Porsche

Holland

• TNO Industrial Technology

Israel

• Conceptland

• Cubital

• Focus Capital Group

• Micromod

• Objet Geometries

• Solidimension

Japan

• Canon Inc.

• CMET Inc.

• Fuji Xerox

• Hewlett-Packard Japan 

• Hino Motors, Ltd.

• INCS Inc.

• Japan Synthetic Rubber (JSR)

• Kira Corp.

• Matshushita Electric (Panasonic)

• Mitsubishi Electric

• NEC

• Nissan Technical Center

• Olympus Optical Co. Ltd.

• Procter & Gamble

• Ricoh

• Rion Co. Ltd.

• Sony/D-MEC

• Sony Manufacturing Systems

• Teijin Seiki Co. Ltd.

• Tokuda Industries

• University of Tokyo

Portugal

• INAMOL

• Plasdan

• Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

• VANGEST

Singapore

• National University of Singapore

South Africa

• Central University of Technology, Free State

• CSIR Manufacturing & Materials Technology

• Fab Lab (Soshanguve)

• PE Technikon

• Tshwane University of Technology

• University of Stellenbosch 

Sweden

• Arcam

• IVF Industrial Research & Development Corp.

• Sigma Innovation

Switzerland

• Huntsman

• Valspar Corp. AG

United States

• Accelerated Technologies

• Advanced Energy

• AeroMet

• Andersen Windows

• Apple Computer

• Align Technology

• Aracor

• Autodesk, Inc.

• Auto-Trol Technology

• Baxter Healthcare

• Belcan Corp.

• Bergen County Technical Schools    

• Boeing

• Boeing Rocketdyne

• Bradley University

• Cadkey

• CalComp

• Carnegie Bosch Institute

• Case Western Reserve University

• Chrysler Jeep & Truck

• Cigen (General Pattern)

• Cognitive

• Coleman

• Colorado Memory Systems

• Colorado State University

• Compaq Computer

• Computervision

• Cyber F/X

• Cyberware

• DaimlerChrysler

• Deer & Company

• Digibotics

• DTM Corp.

• DuPont Automotive Parts Division

• Dynamic Tooling

• Eastman Kodak

• EOIS

• Exide Extronics

• Extrude Hone

• General Motors

• Glidewell Laboratories

• Fargo Electronics

• Formed Solutions

• Ford Motor

• Fraunhofer USA

• Georgia Tech

• Helisys

• Herman Miller

• Hewlett-Packard

• HID Global

• Hughes Christensen

• Imageware

• Intergraph

• Irwin Research

• ISTS, Inc.

• Johnson Controls

• Keltool

• Laser Design

• Laserform, Inc.

• Lockheed Martin

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Mach Pattern

• Medical Modeling LLC

• Microsoft

• Micro-Vector

• Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Morris Technologies

• National Institute of Standards and Technology

• National Science Foundation

• Nike

• North Carolina State University

• Objet Geometries Inc.

• On-Demand Manufacturing (a Boeing subsidiary)

• Orr Associates International

• PlanetCAD

• Plynetics

• POM

• Pratt & Whitney

• Precon

• Procter & Gamble

• Protogenic

• Protomold

• ProtoTech Engineering

• PTE Distribution

• Quality Machine

• Rapid Prototyping Corp.

• Reebok

• Robert McNeel & Associates

• Roland DGA

• Rousch Industries

• Saddleback College

• Sandia National Labs

• San Diego City College

• Solidica

• Solid Concepts

• Soligen Technologies

• Spatial

• Starkey Labs

• Stature Machining

• Steelcase

• Stratasys

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers

• Solidica

• Synergeering Group

• 3-Dimensional Services

• 3D Systems

• 3-D Technical Services

• Teledyne Water Pik

• Texas Instruments

• The Technology House

• Toledo Molding & Die

• Tri-Tech Precision

• UCLA

• University of Central Florida

• University of Dayton

• University of Minnesota

• University of Texas at Austin

• University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

• U.S. Department of Commerce

• Valeo

• Versacad Corp.

• Walt Disney World Ride & Show Engineering

• Washington University

• Wielgus Product Models

• Woodward Governer

• Yale University

• Yazaki North America

• Z Corporation