Sponsors

Our Supporting Sponsors

Team 868 owes all of its success and sustainability to its generous sponsors. They recognize that they are making a positive investment in the future and are donating to a team that is part of an outstanding organization.

We thank all of our sponsors for their engineers on our team, material resources, and monetary contributions.

Below is a complete list of our supporters.
Click on the name or logo of a particular sponsor to visit its website.

	Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. "Bridgestone Corporation purchased Firestone in 1974 for $2.6 billion, transforming the companies' combined operations into the world's largest tire and rubber company. The operations in the Americas were renamed Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. and became the largest subsidiary of Bridgestone. As part of its integration with Bridgestone's existing U.S. operations, Bridgestone/Firestone moved its headquarters from Akron to Nashville in 1992."
	Carmel Clay Education Foundation "The Carmel Clay Education Foundation was founded in 1966 to help Carmel Clay students achieve their full potential. Since that time, CCEF has has awarded over $1,500,000 in college scholarships to Carmel High School seniors and over $500,000 in education grants to increase student achievement and support the quality of instruction at Carmel Clay Schools."
	Carmel-Clay Kiwanis "Kiwanians are volunteers changing the world through service to children and communities. Kiwanis members help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged, and care for the sick. They develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research, and much more. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time."
	Carmel High School TechHOUNDS students all attend Carmel High School located in Carmel, Indiana. We are fortunate to have our well-equipped workspace and meeting places at the school itself. In addition, our school administration is notably supportive of all of our endeavors, not only in monetary contribution, but in attending our events and competitions.
	Duke Energy "Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power companies in the United States. We supply and deliver energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. We have approximately 35,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, we have more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America."
	FIRSTEP Each year, the TechHOUNDS host a summer camp for those curious about robotics and engineering, interested in working with their hands and modeling, and willing to have fun with other students!
	Indiana Workforce Development "Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD) manages and implements innovative employment programs for Hoosiers, unemployment insurance systems, and facilitates regional economic growth initiatives for Indiana."
	Mi-Tech Metals, Inc. "At Mi-Tech Metals, we only want one thing-to provide the best tungsten metal products on the market. We?ve been providing quality products and excellent customer service to our clients for more than 30 years, and we?re only getting better. Our strong alliances with reputable tungsten metal powder sources allow us to consistently provide stable tungsten metal alloys and copper, silver, and tungsten metal composites of the highest quality."
	Rolls-Royce "Rolls-Royce is a global business providing integrated power systems for use on land, at sea and in the air." The Group serves areas of Civil Aerospace, Defence Aerospace, Marine, and Energy.
	Tor Publishing "Tor Books is the most successful science fiction and fantasy publisher in the world. Winner of the Locus Award for best SF publisher 20 years in a row, Tor regularly puts books like Robert Jordan?s Knife of Dreams and Terry Goodkind?s Chainfire atop national bestseller lists. Tor?s Orb imprint offers trade paperback editions of outstanding, award-winning SF and fantasy backlist titles. Additionally, the Tor Kids program includes Starscape, Tor Teen, and one of the largest classics lines in North America."
Aerodyn Engineering, Inc. "Our focus is on the power generation and aerospace markets. We specialize in gas turbine instrumentation and field testing. The four principals of the business have spent their entire careers in these markets and offer 89 years combined experience in the testing of these machines. We are primarily a service organization....We also manufacture a variety of products." Applied Engineering Services "Applied Engineering Services was founded in 1998 by three individuals — Frank St. John, P.E., LEED AP, Terry DeBoo, and John Yoder, LEED AP. Additional principals now include Ralph Power, P.E.; Rex Stockwell, P.E., LEED AP; Tim Anderson, P.E., LEED AP; and David St. John, P.E. The seven principals work in the role of managing projects, developing and maintaining client relationships, and managing office responsibilities. The principals each have a proven background leading projects from conceptual planning, through project design, and construction." Boomerang Development "Strategic planning prior to expanding internationally is critical to success. Boomerang Consulting can make your next venture both time and cost effective by helping your business grow through successful expansion into new markets." Bowman & Associates "Bowman & Associates is an intellectual property law firm specializing in patents and trademarks. Located in Carmel, Indiana, we offer a full array of intellectual property services such as but not limited to: drafting and prosecuting patent and trade mark applications, providing patentability and patent infringement studies/opinions, drafting and negotiating licensing agreements, and patent portfolio evaluations." Cardinal Publishers Group "Cardinal Publishers Group is dedicated to achieving excellence in distribution services for our client publishers, and providing first-rate customer care to the individuals and corporations that buy our publishers? books. We understand that effective national book distribution is all about the services we provide to both our customers and our clients." E-Gineering "Having ownership in place that guides and financially backs the type of company E-gineering was striving to be, the company has since focused on hiring talented individuals who personify "the E-g way". The result – an extremely strong team who enjoys and supports one another as they go about servicing clients' technology needs in a way that they believe is right." Eli Lilly and Company Foundation "The vision of Eli Lilly and Company is to make a significant contribution to humanity by improving global health in the 21st century. This vision guides the work of the company, including its commitment to corporate responsibility." Hamilton County Retired Teachers Association "Hamilton County Retired Teachers Association was founded on January 7, 1947 by A. O. Jones and Benjamin Siehl. Since that early beginning our membership now numbers over 1500 retired teachers from the 22 public school districts in Hamilton County, including 374 schools. Hamilton County Retired Teachers Association is very active providing a variety of activities and services to its members and the community." ITT Technical Institute "ITT Educational Services, Inc. ("ITT/ESI") provides accredited, technology-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its ITT Technical Institutes and Daniel Webster College to help students develop skills and knowledge they can use to pursue career opportunities in a variety of fields. It owns and operates more than 125 ITT Technical Institutes and Daniel Webster College. ITT/ESI serves more than 80,000 students at its campuses in 38 states and online. Headquartered in Carmel, IN, it has been actively involved in the higher education community since 1969. " Lentz Independent Consulting "Provides contracting and subcontracting services in the Indianapolis area for Java/J2EE software development, project management, business analysis, and testing. 20 years of experience in the IT industry and quality focused with the goal of exceeding customer expectations. " Raffin Construction Co. "For over 90 years, the Raffin Construction Company has built a legacy of excellence in the Chicagoland area. This legacy rests on four generations of the same family providing comprehensive and cost-effective construction expertise." Redali Consulting, Inc. "Redali Consulting offers a wide range of research, design and development services. We believe it is important to maximize the usability and utility of the front end of your product while minimizing the maintenance and support of the back end. Iterative design and research is the key. " Schue Engineering "I design and manufacture custom electronic assemblies for industrial applications. My customers incorporate these into their products which primarily serve the electrostatic coatings and industrial hot melt adhesive systems markets. They range from simple wiring interconnect boards to sophisticated process controls and industrial network interfaces. Specifically I design the electronics, lay out the printed circuit boards, develop the software (where needed), build and debug the prototypes, purchase the components, manage the production, and support the products after they?re installed. My company is a one-man operation; manufacturing is done by a subcontractor in southeastern Indiana." Stoneware, Inc. "Headquartered in Indianapolis, Stoneware is a privately held corporation providing innovative software that enables organizations to build their own ?private? cloud for simplified access to all of their applications and services. The company services various sectors including education, manufacturing, healthcare, legal, and financial industries." Williams Comfort Air "Williams Comfort Air and Metzler's Mr. Plumber have been serving the Indianapolis area for six decades: Williams Comfort Air since 1966 and Metzler's Mr. Plumber since 1946. Our team is "homegrown" from our owners to our 90+ team members and committed to our clients and community. We have 65 lime green trucks on the move around Indy, Carmel, Fishers, Zionsville, Noblesville, Westfield, Avon, Brownsburg, Greenwood, Lapel and many other Central Indiana towns. " Wishard Health Services "Welcome to Wishard! Thanks for visiting our Web site today. The mission of Wishard Health Services is to Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve, with special emphasis on the vulnerable populations of Marion County, Indiana. Wishard is proud to be one of the leading providers of healthcare in the city of Indianapolis with physicians of the Indiana University School of Medicine providing a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services." Associated Orthodontics of Indiana Carmel Orthodontics Major Tool & Machine J.R. Pavey Memorial Latex Systems Moriarty Fund for Technology and Leadership Peter Roger Fitness The Erli Family