2008-2009 Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors for their support!

Below is the list of our 2008-2009 sponsors. Their support allowed the team to start off the season on the right footing with a good support foundation. However, it is a long season and resources and expertise are always needed to continue our drive to produce the best car we can.

Is your company interested in joining the team? Do you think your company might have something to contribute to us? Contact us! We always welcome new sponsors who are looking for a chance to support and give back to the community, while gaining new and high-profile avenues of advertisement. Together, we can work towards the benefit of both our organizations.

To learn more about the sponsorship needs of the team, please contact us!

Ryerson University

Ryerson Engineering Student Society

The Ryerson Engineering Student Society was established in 1988. Representing 2,100 full-time engineering undergraduate students, the Society was created to promote engineering and to voice the concerns of engineering students to the University’s Administration.

Today, RESS organizes academic and social events geared toward engineering students, but open to all Ryerson Students. The Society provides previous years’ midterms and exams for engineering courses, access to a refrigerator and microwave and low cost photocopying. RESS sends delegates to provincial and national conferences and engineering competitions. The Society provides funding to students in their final year to help subsidize the costs of final year design projects and theses; as well as to Engineering Student Design Teams. The Society’s long term goals are to improve student life on campus, and communicate with the Administration to improve the university experience for Engineering Students at Ryerson.

Continental Decal

Continental Decal Ltd. has over thirty years of experience in the Screen Printing Industry, specializing in screen-printing and large format digital printing. They are an authorized 3M Scotchprint manufacturer of digital printing. If you need anything from full production runs, one of a kind signs or prototypes, they will work with you. Their product lines include, but are not limited to large format digital graphics, decals, signs, labels, nameplates, membrane switches, faceplates, etc. Continental Decals provided the decals used on the Ryerson Formula SAE Racecar.

MSC.Software Corporation

The global leader of enterprise simulation solutions, that help companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs 1100 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software’s products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com

Stevens & Black – Electrical Contractors Ltd.

Dimension 3D Printers


Beaver Machine Corporation

Established in 1963 Beaver Machine Corporation is recognized worldwide as the leader in bulk vending equipment. Each vender is custom built using the highest quality standards and materials and is presently shipped to over 100 countries worldwide. Beaver also sells a home use version of the original Beaver gumball machine from the 1960’s for the perfect gift for any age.

The Columbia Hotel

The Columbia Hotel is well located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, in the central area of England (UK) with excellent road links for travel throughout the country. It is well known for its  friendly and relaxing atmosphere which provides a very high quality of service and discreet personal attention.


FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology Inc.

Located in Southern California, FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer and supplier of advanced Load Cells, Force Sensors, Torque Sensors, Pressure Sensors, Signal Conditioners, Digital Displays and related Instruments. Since 1988, FUTEK has demonstrated steady growth and built a solid reputation as a “Sensor Solution Company” in U.S. and overseas markets. They can also custom manufacture their products to fit the specific needs of a wide range of Industries such as the Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, and Automation fields.

Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the world leaders in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment. It has 39 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. It also has a global work force of more than 9,000. The Company is famous for its productive and highly-skilled work force, as well as its unique compensation system, Incentive Management. The Company provides leading technology products and solutions. From its early beginnings, Lincoln pioneered technological advancements and improvements in arc welding consumables and equipment. Lincoln sustains the industry’s most dynamic and comprehensive research and product development program. This effort is supported by the David C. Lincoln Technology Center, the most advanced facility of its kind. For more information on Lincoln Electric or its numerous programs, please visit the company’s website at www.lincolnelectric.com

NTN Bearings

NTN, headquartered in Osaka, Japan, is one of the world’s largest producers of ball and roller bearings. With manufacturing plants throughout the world, NTN is a leading bearing supplier to both the industrial and automotive markets. In addition to bearings of all sizes and types, NTN is also one of the largest producers of constant velocity joints for automotive front-wheel and four-wheel drive applications. Over 70% of the bearings sold by NTN in North America are manufactured by one of the seven manufacturing plants the company operates in the USA and Canada. Founded in 1918, NTN has long been recognized for the most stringent quality standards in the industry and counts some of the most recognized automotive and industrial brand names as its customers. NTN employs more than 13,000 dedicated people throughout the World and is traded on the Tokyo stock exchange. For more information on NTN, please visit the company’s website at www.ntn.ca.

Ryerson Students’ Union

Linde

In Canada, Linde is a premier supplier of gases, welding equipment and safety products with 69 stores, a fleet of trucks and drivers, and dedicated customer service and sales teams. It can safely supply a full range of liquid and compressed industrial and specialty gases, welding, cutting and scientific equipment, and safety products and accessories. It also employs a highly skilled work force of over 1000.

Ryerson Mechanical Engineering Course Union

Oshawa Gear

Colourific Coatings

Colourific, located in Mississauga, Ontario, are dedicated to quality and service, providing customers with excellent turn-around times and custom processing. They are recognized as custom powder coating specialists that utilize the latest powder coating equipment and techniques to ensure beautifully smooth, highly durable coatings. Colourific’s dedication to research and development has ensured the greatest quality powder coated finish available.

Aurora Bearing Company

Aurora Bearing Company manufactures the world’s most complete range of rod end and spherical bearings. Configurations range from 2-piece economy commercial and molded race construction through 3-piece precision designs. Aurora also produces a full line of military spec rod ends, spherical bearings, and journal bushings. Custom designed rod ends, spherical bearings, and linkages are a specialty.

EMJ Metals

Since 1923, EMJ has been a leading supplier of Metal Bars, Tubing and Plate to manufacturing companies in North America. EMJ has a broad network of facilities, superior inventories, processing capabilities, and world-class technology which enables them to provide unsurpassed service to customers.

Panduit

PANDUIT is a global leader in wiring and communication products, delivering end-to-end solutions in support of demanding electrical and networking requirements. Continually focused on market needs, PANDUIT provides innovative products that meet today’s applications and environments. We offer maximum reliability at the lowest total installed cost. With this combination, we provide leading-edge solutions that allow businesses to move forward with their strategic objectives.

PANDUIT manufacturers an ever-growing variety of network and electrical solutions used throughout the world. Major products include network cabling systems, cable ties, wiring accessories, surface raceway and wiring duct, terminals, power connectors, installation tooling, identification products, heat shrink products, communication connectors, and cable management systems.

For more information, contact PANDUIT: Customer Service: 800-777-3300,
visit www.panduit.com or by email: cdn-info@panduit.com.

Harrison Billet

Harrison Billet is a family run firm whose history and tradition lies in precision engineering and racing which ensures Harrison Billet calipers and discs remain world leaders for quality and exclusivity. Its manufacturing plant is not only ISO 9001 compliant but is fully TUV certified and has TUV certificated products.

Viking Engineering

Viking provides a complete range of CNC machining services along with advanced CAD design support, research and development capabilities and the highest level of customer service. It is headquarters is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Brooklin Cycle

Yamaha Canada

Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd (YMCA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., based in Japan. It is a world leader in innovation and design. With YMCA’s Head Office located in Toronto, Yamaha is a truly national company with a branch office in Montreal, a national parts distribution centre, seven product warehouses, a coast-to-coast network of employees, and over 500 dealers. They currently offer hundreds of model variations in seven different product lines.

Impact Racing Products

It is a leading manufacturer of racing gear and accessories which ensure maximum safety and performance.  Its founder is a well known inductee of Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Warehoused Plastic Sales

Innovate Motorsports

Innovate Motorsports develops, markets, manufactures, and supports universal digital tuning tools for internal combustion engines. The company’s core technologies are patent-pending digital circuits that improve greatly on current, mostly analog, designs. The company’s product line includes wideband air/fuel ratio meters, sensors, gauges, data acquisition systems, and software.Based in Southern California, Innovate is committed to relentless product development, high manufacturing quality, and excellent technical support. Innovate Motorsports strides to provide professional-quality tools that are also affordable for the enthusiast.

Ricardo Software

Ricardo is committed to providing engineering solutions to the world’s growing energy issues as a leading provider of product innovation, technology, engineering and strategic consulting. The company has advanced and well equipped centres around the world. It caters a wide variety of fields and markets. Ricardo Software markets and supports a wide range of design and analysis software products developed specifically for application during the power train development and vehicle integration processes.

Cometic Gasket

Cometic Gaskets is a leading worldwide supplier of custom and short-run gaskets for the motorsports industry. Today, Cometic produces and ships more than 5,000 types of gaskets to customers throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.  It currently supplies gaskets for a variety of hi-performance motorsports markets: ATV, Drag Race, Domestic Automotive, Harley-Davidson®, MX/Dirt, Off-Road, PWC, Road Race, Snowmobile, Sport Compact and Street.

Cartesian Tube Profiling

They manufacture precision cut tubing components and tubing kits used in a range of structures for aircraft, performance racing, architectural and industrial applications. The VR3 Engineering developed proprietary ‘Cartesian Tube Profiling’ system provides unmatched precision and ability to economically manufacture tubing components and complete kits in any quantity to suit prototypes, custom projects or production volumes.

General Cable Technologies Corporation

General Cable is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets. The Company offers competitive strengths in such areas as breadth of product line, brand recognition, distribution and logistics, sales and service, and operating efficiency.