Adroit Technologies is a privately held software development company that has been developing award winning real-time software for the industrial automation markets for over 25 years. The principal activities of the company are product development, consulting and solutions development, primarily in the industrial sector. Year founded: 1989 Revenue: $11 - 100 million (2014 est.)

Adesto, previously Echelon, is a leading global provider of advanced semiconductors and embedded systems for IoT. Our innovative technologies are used by more than 5,000 customers worldwide who are creating the latest connected solutions across industrial, transportation, consumer, medical and communications markets.

Eurotech is a global company focusing on embedded computers and Pervasive Computing, which combines three key factors: the miniaturisation of computers capable of processing information; their spread in the real world - in buildings and machinery, on board vehicles, on persons and in the environment; and their ability to network and communicate. Year founded: 1992 Revenue: $69 million (2014) BIT: ETH

Upskill provides wearable technology to connect hands-on workers from the factory to the warehouse to the jobsite. Its robust platform, Skylight, connects the industrial workforce with the people, processes, information, and equipment they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and fewer errors, leaving them hands free to focus on their tasks at hand, and their tools. For organizations in the competitive global market looking to increase productivity, improve quality, reduce costs, train new workers, retain tribal knowledge, and provide a strong foundation for further investments, the future starts with Upskill.

eWON is an innovative Belgian company that manufactures industrial routers for secure industrial connectivity across the Internet. Over the last 10 years, eWON has become a worldwide market challenger for intelligent Internet remote access devices for PLCs and automation systems. Year founded: 2001 Acquired by HMS Industrial Networks in 2016.

Andoit Technologies believes that in the year 2020, the world will be more connected, wireless networks will connect more machines than people and M2M technology will help us to be more energy and cost efficient, safer and more secure. This is the era of connected intelligence. With over 25 years’ experience in delivering scalable SCADA solutions into industries such as water and waste water, utilities, oil and gas, mining, telecommunications and a host of other industries, Adroit Technologies was placed to leverage its SCADA solution and build the Adroit M2M platform. Adroit’s Agent/Object architecture within the I/O Server offers a lot more built-in functionality such as scripting, transacting data into databases etc. saving users massive development time.

Through expert design, unparalleled systems expertise and proprietary intellectual property (IP), Adesto enables our customers to differentiate their systems where it matters most for IoT: better efficiency, greater reliability and security, integrated intelligence and lower cost.

Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) focus on transforming bits of data collected at the edge of a pervasive distributed system into actionable information and knowledge for business decision makers and end users. These transformations are driving the biggest change in industry since the steam engine! One of the most important aspects of IoT vision is that smart objects communicate effectively with each other and with applications residing in data centers or the cloud. Eurotech develops and offers the technical building blocks required to build distributed systems of devices and sensors to be effectively interconnected with IT infrastructures. Eurotech solutions are a combination of hardware, Firmware, operating systems, programming frameworks and external infrastructure that enable customers focus on their core activities.

Supercharge your workforce with Skylight Deliver higher productivity, higher quality, and reduced costs with wearable computing and Augmented Reality solutions. Easily and quickly deliver customized enterprise apps for smart glasses, smart phones, tablets, and Augmented Reality devices. Skylight abstracts the tedious plumbing and infrastructure required for app development, integration, deployment, and management.

Workers interact with a simple, intuitive software interface available directly in their line-of-sight via smart glasses, smartphones, tablets or Microsoft HoloLens.

In our Internet of Things (IoT) world, it is obvious that the wireless technology now represents a key element in the future of industrial automation. More and more WiFi (WLAN) Access Points are available in the industry because of its serious benefits. Breaking the barrier between industrial applications and IT standards, the mission of eWON is to connect industrial machines securely to the Internet, enabling easy remote access and gathering all types of technical data originating from industrial machines. Typical applications within the scope of their mission include remote maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, remote services, asset management, remote metering, multi-site building management, M2M, and more.

Star Refrigeration, EDF-Energy NGL, Servelec Controls

ITT Exelis, TBM Rail Group, TEB

Boeing, GE, Ryder, Merck, Accenture, Deloitte

Carsem, Procter & Gamble, Royal Canadian Mint

Aquaflot, IBA, MAAC Machinery