Collaboration

The pace of innovation in our industry is increasingly robust and the benefits of new technologies and processes have far-reaching impact.  Emissions reduction, materials efficiency, earth mechanics and other research areas hold tremendous promise for our customers in terms of sustainability, productivity and differentiation.  In order to maximize these opportunities Caterpillar partners with industry, government and academic institutions around the world to leverage world-class expertise and speed the pace of research and development for the benefit of our customers. 

University research partnerships include:

• Carnegie Mellon University 
• University of Illinois
• Iowa State University
• South Dakota School of Mines/Technology
• Loughborough University
• India Institute of Technology - Madras 
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• University of Parma
• University of Queensland