Companies may become involved in Collegiate Competition Events at the competitor's level by registering as an Equipment Supplier. The following companies are supplying parts to competing teams for free, at cost or discounted from retail.
Please email Victoria Ewing for details and pricing of becoming an Equipment Supplier.
| ACE Controls | |
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| Items Available: | |
| Discount Offer: | Free and discounted product. Use Quote #18389 when ordering. Teams that take advantage of this offer will be required to submit a drawing or photo of our product installed that we can use for social media or other promotion and decorate their vehicle with an ACE logo. |
| Discount Amount: | $500 of free product with a 35% discount for additional product. Offer does not include Stainless Steel. Send an email to marketing@acecontrols.com to discuss custom products or amounts over $500. |
| Additional Information: | Founded in 1963, ACE products are used to control linear deceleration with hydraulic dampers and shocks; aid, control and support motion with gas springs and hydraulic brakes; and manage vibration with rubber metal isolators and PAD and SLAB products. Our application team can help you find the right product to solve your problems in these areas. Product information ACE YouTube videos ACE Free Vibrochecker app ACE product selection tools Case studies/blog Application examples: Industrial Shocks – minimize damage from large moving masses – control door closures Gas Springs & Hydraulic Brakes– Hood and door closures, speed controllers, gas pedal placement Vibration – isolate electronics, reduce seat vibration for driver comfort, reduce engine and compressor vibration, during development; isolate testing equipment to improve test result accuracy. |
| ANSYS Inc | |
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| Items Available: | ANSYS Academic Research Mechanical and CFD (5 tasks), ANSYS Academic Composite Tools (5 tasks), ANSYS Academic Research EM (5 tasks), 32 x ANSYS Academic Research HPC (per core), 32 x ANSYS Academic Research Electronics HPC (per core) |
| Discount Offer: | Free |
| Discount Amount: | 100 % |
| Additional Information: | Founded in 1963, ACE products are used to control linear deceleration with hydraulic dampers and shocks; aid, control and support motion with gas springs and hydraulic brakes; and manage vibration with rubber metal isolators and PAD and SLAB products. Our application team can help you find the right product to solve your problems in these areas. Product information ACE YouTube videos ACE Free Vibrochecker app ACE product selection tools Case studies/blog Application examples: Industrial Shocks – minimize damage from large moving masses – control door closures Gas Springs & Hydraulic Brakes– Hood and door closures, speed controllers, gas pedal placement Vibration – isolate electronics, reduce seat vibration for driver comfort, reduce engine and compressor vibration, during development; isolate testing equipment to improve test result accuracy. |
| Altair Engineering | |
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| Items Available: | Hyperworks 14.0 Student Edition |
| Discount Offer: | Free |
| Discount Amount: | 100 % |
| Additional Information: | Altair® HyperWorks® is the most comprehensive, open architecture CAE simulation platform in the industry, offering the best technologies to design and optimize high performance, weight efficient and innovative products. HyperWorks includes best-in-class modeling, linear and nonlinear analyses, structural and system-level optimization, fluid and multi-body dynamics simulation, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and antenna placement, multiphysics analysis, model-based development, and data management solutions. The free HyperWorks 14.0 Student Edition brings all these features directly to students around the world and can be easily installed on any PC or laptop. The Student Edition is based on HyperWorks Desktop, an integrated user environment for modeling and visualization. It can be used to pre-and post-process finite element and multi-body dynamics simulations as well as to manage and visualize simulation results and test data. Program: altairuniversity.com/get-the-free-hyperworks-14-0-student-edition/ Don’t forget to “Like” our Altair University page to keep in touch get be the first to know about updates and events. facebook.com/AltairUniversity |
| Autodesk | |
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| Items Available: | Autodesk® Fusion 360™ is a 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool. Fusion 360 enables students to work together in an integrated design, engineering, and manufacturing platform. It connects the entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform that works on both Mac and PC. A modern collaboration environment allows access to your design data virtually anywhere. |
| Discount Offer: | Free |
| Discount Amount: | 100% |
| Additional Information: | To download Fusion 360 for free, visit autode.sk/SAE. |
| CoLab Software | |
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| Items Available: | Gradient |
| Discount Offer: | Free |
| Discount Amount: | 100% |
| Additional Information: | Gradient is the world’s first collaborative issue tracking platform developed specifically for mechanical design teams. It allows you to create projects, sync your 2- and 3-D files, invite reviewers, and then create, track, and manage issues and tasks. An intuitive issue tracking system links directly to the location of interest in the 3-D model, as well to relevant 2-D drawings and other supporting information. Gradient eliminates design miscommunication and accelerates your product development process. CoLab Software was started by alumni of the Baja SAE program. Our product, Gradient, is a cloud-based application that can be accessed from any internet-connected device. SAE student teams are eligible for a limited number of Gradient licenses. Sign up here by appending SAE to your team name in the “Company Name” field. If you need additional details please contact taylor@colabsoftware.com. |
| DENSO International America Inc | |
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| Items Available: | DENSO supplies a variety of parts approximately 20-30% off retail price |
| Discount Offer: | Discounted from retail |
| Discount Amount: | % |
| Additional Information: | Eligible teams can request access by emailing community_affairs@denso-diam.com. Team should provide two points of contact (name, school affiliation, phone number & email) Please note parts can only be shipped to US addresses. All request for access to parts portal must be received by December 31st. |
| DS Solidworks Corp | |
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| Items Available: | SolidWorks with Simulation and Sustainability |
| Discount Offer: | Free |
| Discount Amount: | 100 % |
| Additional Information: | solidworks.com/SAE |
| Fibre Glast Developments Corp | |
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| Items Available: | Fibre Glast Developments is offering a 20% discount off retail price on all products ranging from carbon fiber, fiberglass, Kevlar, resins, vacuum bagging materials, pumps and equipment, additives, gel coats and all the supplies and tools you could need! Our first quality products guarantee consistent materials each time you order. |
| Discount Offer: | Discount total retail order using Promo Code FGDSAE19 |
| Discount Amount: | 20 % |
| Additional Information: | Fibre Glast Developments specializes in the distribution of fiberglass and composite materials. We have built the largest and most comprehensive composites web site in the industry; investing along the way in the product knowledge to support it. That means you can depend on Fibre Glast as a trusted and reliable resource for all your project needs. Fibre Glast is offering a 20% discount off retail price on all items in our extensive inventory to SAE participants. Contact us at customerservice@fibreglast.com or 800-821-3283 and one of our knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you! Visit our website at fibreglast.com to view our huge selection of composite materials, resins, and more! |
| MSC Software | |
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| Items Available: | Academic Structures Bundle and Academic Motion Bundle |
| Discount Offer: | Free |
| Discount Amount: | 100% |
| Additional Information: | MSC Software is the industry leader in developing simulation software technology that enables engineers to validate and optimize their designs using virtual prototypes. Customers in almost every part of the manufacturing process use our software to complement, and in some cases even replace the physical prototype “build and test” process that has traditionally been used in product design. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with the design and test of manufactured products. Our solutions accurately and reliably predict how products will behave in the real world to help engineers design more innovative products - quickly and cost effectively. MSC Software's technology is used by leading manufacturers for linear and nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA), acoustics, fluid-structure interaction (FSI), multi-physics, optimization, fatigue and durability, multi-body dynamics, and control systems simulation. MSC pioneered many of the technologies that are now relied upon by industry leaders to analyze and predict stress and strain, vibration & dynamics, acoustics, and thermal analysis in our flagship product, MSC Nastran. MSC Software will be offering a variety of its simulation software tools for finite element analysis as well as multibody dynamics. Among these offerings our Academic Motion that includes Adams/Car for vehicle dynamics and durability simulation. As well as Adams Real-Time modules for generating real-time vehicle models suitable for software in-the-loop and hardware in-the-loop simulations. For more information, click here for our student competition page: http://www.mscsoftware.com/formula-student The Academic bundles offered are as follows:
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Polaris Industries Inc. |
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| Items Available: | Polaris supplies a variety of parts including, but not limited to, suspension components, safety equipment, driveline components, rims, tires, brakes, and hubs at a discount, approximately 30-40% off the retail price, as listed at http://www.polarissuppliers.com/sae_team/parts.htm The Polaris Engineering team will also help answer technical questions relating to the supplied parts. |
| Discount Offer: | Discounted from retail |
| Discount Amount: | % |
| Additional Information: | To be eligible to order parts from Polaris please read the terms of sponsorship and complete the sponsorship agreement form including the submission of the teams previous year design report or project schedule(for teams new to competition). Upon sponsorship confirmation the team can begin submitting orders. All instructions, ordering information, and order deadlines can be found at polarissuppliers.com/sae_team/Polaris_SAE_Sponsorship.htm. For additional information and questions please email the Polaris SAE Support Team at sae@polarisind.com |