The ACRC is an industry/university cooperative research center founded by the National Science Foundation, State of Illinois, and the Richard W. Kritzer Endowment.
- A.O. Smith
- Bergstrom
- Bitzer
- Brazeway
- Carrier
- Daikin
- Dover Food Retail
- Ford
- Fuji Electric
- Gree Electric
- Heatcraft
- Hisense Hitachi
- Honeywell
- Hyundai-Rotem
- Ingersoll Rand
- Johnson Controls
- LG Electronics
- MAHLE Behr
- Mexichem
- Midea
- Modine
- Parker Hannifin
- Peerless of America
- Samsung
- Sanhua
- Shanghai Highly
- Sub-Zero
- Valeo
- Vertiv (Emerson)