Mirko Geiger

KUKA AG engages in the provision of intelligent automation solutions. It operates through the following segments: KUKA Robotics, KUKA Systems, Swisslog and KUKA AG & Other Companies. The KUKA Robotics segment offers the automotive sector and general industry as well as those supported by comprehensive customer services such as industrial robots, from small models and heavy-duty robots. The KUKA System segment offers services such as welding, bonding, sealing, assembling, and testing, to forming solutions to meet the specific customer needs and production of castings and plastic components. The Swisslog segment produces automotive solutions for future oriented hospitals, warehouses and distribution centers primarily on trading, including e-commerce, pharmaceutical, and chilled and frozen foods. The KUKA AG & Other Companies segment is supplementary to the operating activities of KUKA Group. The company was founded by Johann Josef Keller and Jakob Knappich in 1898 and is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany.

ABB AG manufactures and markets power transmission equipment, power generation equipment and industrial & building systems. The company operates through two major divisions: power technologies and automation technologies. Power technologies serves electric, gas and water utilities as well as industrial and commercial customers with a range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and automation. Automation technologies delivers solutions for control, motion, protection and plant integration across the range of process and utility industries. The company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.