Klaus Helmrich

Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V. is a German parent company of ZVEI-Services GmbH (ZSG), which provides services to the ZVEI and companies in the industry. The company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and has subsidiaries in Germany. The ZVEI's foreign trade department advocates for economic policy issues in the electrical and electronics industry. The ZVEI Berlin office represents the interests and competencies of electrical industry companies in the Berlin-Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regions to regional politics, institutions, and organizations. The electrical and digital industry is a leading sector in digitization and a driver of technological progress.

INPRO GmbH is a joint venture between Volkswagen and Siemens that develops innovative software solutions for industrial production and engineering processes. The joint venture company's headquarters are located in Berlin, Germany. With 75 employees from 10 different nations, the German company offers adaptable x-io apps to increase overall equipment effectiveness and improve production efficiency, quality, and sustainability. In addition, INPRO provides insights for strategy development, faster access to technology information, and understanding of competitors' development activities. The company's industriesoftware includes automated verriegelungsplanung for multiroboter systems, modularer werkzeugkasten for 3D-simulation and reverse engineering, twino molding, nahtloses engineering data management, twino testing, and intelligente weiterverarbeitung von punktewolken. INPRO also offers holistic innovation management and digital solutions for the automotive industry through their 360° Digital Industry Innovation Hub. One of their products, ginero, increases the efficiency of multi-robot cell planning by automating the process and reducing the risk of planning errors.

Siemens AG Österreich engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial products in the fields of electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, measurement engineering, control engineering, machine building, as well as precision mechanics and related technologies. It also plans, executes, and sells all types of systems and system components for the production, transmission, and processing of information and energy. The company was founded on October 23, 1879 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Siemens AB provides solutions for infrastructure, energy technology, production, health, automation, and digitalization. It operates through the following business areas: Gas and Power, Smart Infrastructure, and Digital Industries. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Inpro Innovationsgesellschaft für fortgeschrittene is a research and development company based in Berlin, Germany. Inpro Innovationsgesellschaft für fortgeschrittene engages in research and development in natural sciences, engineering, agricultural sciences, and medicines. The German company was founded in 1983 and is led by CEO Gerd Eßer.

Siemens Digital Industries engages in the provision of technology solutions in the areas of industrial automation and digitalization. It also focuses on artificial intelligence, edge computing, industrial 5G, autonomous handling systems, blockchain and additive manufacturing, as well as cloud-based open Internet of Things operating system. The company is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG provides driveline and chassis as well as active and passive safety technology solutions. The company was founded on August 20, 1915 by Alfred Count von Soden-Fraunhofen and Alfred Colsman and is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

FESTO AG & Co. KG provides pneumatic, servo-pneumatic, and electric automation technology solutions for factory and process automation. The firm operates through the Automation and Didactic segments. The Automation segment offers products, systems, and services related to pneumatic and electrical control, as well as drive technology. The Didactic segment focuses on learning systems, training, and consulting. Its products include pneumatic and electro-mechanical drives, servo-pneumatic positioning systems, motors and controllers, handling systems and grippers, vacuum technology, valves and valve terminals, sensors, vision systems, compressed air preparation, pneumatic and electrical connection technology, control technology and software, as well as complete handling systems, mounting plates, and control cabinets. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Esslingen, Germany.

Friedhelm Loh Stiftung & Co. KG engages in the provision of information technology (IT) software solutions and services. It specializes in control cabinet construction, IT racks, modular data centers, as well as computing solutions and ONCITE. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Haiger, Germany.