Advanced Materials

Companies in the Advanced Materials industry produce elements that can be used in a broad range of end-products, including metals, polymers, ceramics, glasses, and composites. South Carolina advanced materials companies have invested more than over $744 million in capital investment and have created 2,700+ new jobs in recent years.

Advanced Materials Companies in Rock Hill

Company	FTE	NAICS Code Description	Website
Atotech USA, Inc	205	Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring	www.Atotech.com
Qure Medical	162	All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	www.qure-medical.com
Composite Resources	100	Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing	www.composite-resources.com
Possehl Connector Services	60	Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring	www.possehlconnector.com
Cytec Solvay Group	47	Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing	www.cytec.com
Superior Washer & Gasket Corp	45	All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	www.superiorwasher.com
Oerlikon Balzers	42	Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers	www.oerlikon.com/balzers
Koppers Performance Chemicals	23	Wood Preservation	www.koppersperformancechemicals.com
Venture Industries	11	All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
Supermetal Southern	5	Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	www.supermetal.com

Industry & Workforce Resources

Resources in Rock Hill

York Technical College Center for Advanced Manufacturing
York Technical College degree programs and corporate and continuing education in various fields that support the advanced manufacturing and transportation equipment industry including Industrial Maintenance, Machine Tool, Engineering, and Information Technology.

Okuma Technology Institute
York Technical College in Rock Hill is home to the Okuma Technology Institute, a partnership with Okuma America. The Institute offers hands-on training in CNC machining practices to York Tech students, Okuma distributors, and customers using Okuma machines and tools. Students from across the country, and the world, come to Rock Hill to train on Okuma CNC machines, including industry leaders such as Rolls Royce, Boeing, Siemens, General Motors, John Deere and Harley-Davidson. Courses offered at the Institute include CNC Operation and Programming, Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance.

State & Regional Resources

UNC Charlotte Center of Precision Metrology
The University of North Carolina Charlotte Center of Precision Metrology is an interdisciplinary association of UNC Charlotte faculty and student researchers, allied with industrial partners in the research, development and integration of precision metrology as applied to manufacturing. The center is charged with breaking new ground in precision metrology through addressing real-world industrial concerns in a collaborative setting. Specific research is funded through contracts with industrial partners to address proprietary application and development projects. Government funding is solicited for sponsoring fundamental and large-scale metrology projects.

University of South Carolina - McNair Center of Aerospace Research
Aerospace is the second largest industry in South Carolina, and supporting this cluster is the University of South Carolina’s McNair Center of Aerospace Research. The McNair Center’s mission is to grow South Carolina's knowledge-based economy and support industry through aerospace education, research leadership and industry advancement.

Focus areas of the McNair Center's research include:

Steered fiber nonconventional laminate design
Automated novel structural composite part production
Multi-disciplinary design optimization of composite (aircraft) structures
Automated, fusion based assembly

Clemson University Advanced Materials Research Laboratory
As one of the state’s premier research universities, Clemson is home to the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory at its Innovation Campus and Technology Park in Anderson, SC. This state-of-the-art facility houses internationally recognized research programs in optoelectronics, chemistry and materials science. It also houses one of the nation's most outstanding electron microscopy facilities and a professional staff that provides services to private industry and academic clients.

Clemson University is a leader in advanced materials research, which accounts for almost 30 percent of the University's total research funding. Clemson has a significant track record as a resource for the advanced materials industry, with 14 startup companies and landing parties based on Clemson advanced materials expertise and more than 70 advanced-materials-based technologies available for licensing.

SC Aerospace Cluster
SC Aerospace works to market and grow South Carolina’s aerospace industry cluster. It expands education and training to increase the aerospace sector’s workforce. Training programs include readySC and Apprenticeship Carolina. Aerospace educational opportunities exist in several institutions across South Carolina, including USC’s McNair Center, Clemson University’s Computational Center for Mobility Systems and International Center for Automotive Research, the Composites Manufacturing Technology Center of Excellence, South Carolina Technical College System (including York Technical College), and Richland County School District One’s Challenger Learning Center. SC Aerospace builds a competitive business environment. This cluster employs 53,768 people in South Carolina, with an average annual employee growth rate of 11.4%, and an average wage of $71,000. Leading SC Aerospace companies in York County include Cytec, Porvair Filtration Group, and Winbro Group Technologies.