The pioneering spirit of company founders Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, together with the vision of accomplishing something exceptional for the automation industry, still influences the company's strategy today. This conviction led to the establishment of the first international subsidiaries in 1983. Entrepreneurial courage, along with remarkable foresight, allowed B&R to prosper into an international company within the last quarter of a century. Excellent intuition regarding market developments and trends, combined with the ambition to offer high-tech solutions that benefit customers, has allowed B&R to become an industry leader in innovation and technology. Year founded: 1979

TDK Corporation is a leading electronics company based in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1935 to commercialize ferrite, a key material in electronic and magnetic products. TDK's portfolio includes electronic components, modules and systems marketed under the product brands TDK and EPCOS, power supplies, magnetic application products as well as energy devices, flash memory application devices, and others.

Seiko Epson Corporation (セイコーエプソン株式会社 Seikō Epuson Kabushiki-gaisha?) (Epson being an abbreviaiton for "Son of Electronic Printer"), or simply Epson, is a Japanese electronics company and one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers, and information and imaging related equipment. Headquartered in Suwa, Nagano, Japan,[2] the company has numerous subsidiaries worldwide and manufactures inkjet, dot matrix and laser printers, scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home theatre projectors, large home theatre televisions, robots and industrial automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, laptops, integrated circuits, LCD components and other associated electronic components. It is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group, a name traditionally known for manufacturing Seiko timepieces since its founding.

AVX is a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components and Interconnects. AVX enjoys significant competitive advantages including the benefit of having research, manufacturing, and customer support facilities in 12 countries around the world. This assures customers of the most efficient balance of delivery and production capability in response to their just-in-time inventory requirements. With major research and development centers in five locations around the world, AVX has fostered customer relationships involving the design and technology for new and advanced products to fulfill their special end product requirements.

Rockwell is a provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that helps manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage for their businesses. Rockwell operates in two segments: Architecture & Software, which deals in hardware, software and communication components of the organization, and Controls Products & Solutions that handles a portfolio of intelligent motor control and industrial control products, application expertise and project management capabilities.

NEXCOM provides the cost-effective and short time-to-market Design and Manufacturing Services (DMS), which is a comprehensive customization service for tailor-made solutions to earn high customer satisfactions. NEXCOM's DMS offers diverse product customization from core modular designs to finished products according to customers' diverse specifications in all kinds of industrial field. The levels of the service include manufacturing new CPU board and system product to fulfill customers' unique applications.

Contrinex is a leading manufacturer of inductive and photoelectric sensors. The Swiss company, with headquarters in Givisiez, has developed a unique range of products whose performance far exceeds that of standard devices. Since its foundation in 1972, Contrinex has grown from a one-man concern into a small multi-national Group employing over 500 people worldwide. However, it still concentrates exclusively on the development, manufacturing and sales of sensing equipment for industrial applications. In particular, Contrinex has specialized in: - Miniature devices - Long operating distances - Resistance to extreme environmental conditions - Devices in full-metal housings

Based in Nuremberg, Baumüller is a leading manufacturer of electric automation and drive systems. Our employees are planning, developing, fabricating and installing intelligent system solutions for mechanical engineering at more than 40 locations worldwide – from the user interface and motion control software as per PLCopen, software modules and controls all the way to converters, electric motors and the entire service program for automation solutions. Baumüller’s full range of services also includes the areas of service, installation, assembly and relocation. Baumüller is one of the leading automation partners in mechanical engineering worldwide.

TDK focuses on demanding markets in the areas of Information and Communication Technology and consumer, automotive and industrial electronics.

AVX serves a broad range of markets including: computer, telecommunications infrastructure, cellular, industrial, automotive, consumer, military and medical sectors. In automotive, we are contributing toward new technologies for safety, engine control, infotainment and chassis control. In medical, AVX Advanced Products are critical for implantable devices that regulate and stimulate the heart, bring sound to the hearing-impaired and sight to those with vision problems. AVX research and development has anticipated and adapted products that help fuel the explosive growth in communications technology.

Smart Connected Operations is a future looking vision that describes what the factory or production line of the future will look like. It will involve Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) enabled MOM applications integrated with IIoT enabled assets and IIoT enabled business systems. It is an elemental part of creating the Smart Connected Enterprise and is often where companies have breaks in the strands of the digital thread. In moving towards this vision, both solution providers and manufacturing organizations are going to have to up the game when it comes to investing in IIoT. These investments will include the creation of new organizations that bring together IT, OT, and business leaders, new technologies that enable connectivity, cloud, big data analytics, and the development of new applications, along with the foresight to see that small pilot projects today could transform entire industries tomorrow.

NEXCOM integrates its capabilities and operates six global businesses, which are IoT Automation Solutions, Intelligent Digital Security, Internet of Things, Interactive Sifnage Platform, Mobile Computing Solutions and Network and Communication Solutions. This strategic deployment enables NEXCOM to offer time-to-market, time-to-solution products and service without compromising cost. The NEXCOM NIFE 100 is an applicationready solution that can enable business transformation based on the Factory of Things. Packed with cross-communication capabilities, high performance computing, remote manageability, and security mechanisms, the NIFE 100 exemplifies how legacy devices can be incorporated into a Smart Factory, thus avoiding costly factory overhauls.

Campari, INCO Engineering, Whyalla Steelworks

DELTA Components, Ryoyou Electronics, Fukunishi, Transcity, NSFOCUS, Venustech, YOI System, Novatronic Sistemas