Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bayern, Vipa develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of PLCs, ranging from compact, modular, high-speed types to PC-capable with I/O systems, HMI, and other products. The company has an extensive customer base in the automobile, packaging, food and beverage sectors, and among suppliers of conveyor systems.

Dimension Automation is an industrial automation company focus on serving industries like machinery, automotive, food and beverage, packaging, energy management, chemistry and smart building. The company is dedicated to provide solutions for motion control, process control and digital automation products.

3D Hubs is world’s largest and fastest growing network of 3D printers. By connecting everyone to nearby 3D Printer owners, 3D Hubs is accelerating a future of local and on-demand production. Year founded: 2013

CadBlu provides computer-aided-design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) Solutions such as 3d printers and 3D printer materials, 3d scanners, software for 3D design and scanning software haptic systems - serving the jewelry manufacturing, dental manufacturing and industrial prototyping and manufacturing markets.

H&D Wireless, the leading Wi-Fi - cloud solution provider for IoT connectivity and cloud services, is a winner of the 2015 RED HERRING Top 100 Europe award.They help their customers to convert their business model from selling a device in a box to offer a service and content via the cloud.

Hi-G-Tek is a leading global provider of wireless solutions that deliver real-time location, security, and condition information for high value and dangerous cargo and assets, whether in transit or stationary. The company offers a unique value proposition through its leading edge technology platform that extends client visibility and control of critical assets to the edge of the supply chain where knowledge of location and condition is a competitive advantage. Clients benefit from Hi-G-Tek’s experience in resolving myriad logistics, supply chain, and security challenges, a broad portfolio of electronic sensors, locks, and Tracking devices, and an advanced Enterprise Software Platform (ESP) that generates actionable information.

Thin Film Electronics ASA (Ticker: THIN.OL) is a leader in the development of printed electronics. The first to commercialize printed rewritable memory, Thinfilm is creating printed system products that will include memory, sensing, display and wireless communication―at a cost-per-functionality unmatched by any other electronic technology. Thinfilm's roadmap of system products integrates technology from a strong and growing ecosystem of partners to enable the Internet of Things by bringing intelligence to disposable goods.

Industry 4.0 or Industrial Internet of Things has been a big focus for Dimension Automation. Based on the Industry 4.0 standard, the company has developed several products for different industries and gained several patents.