2024 Partners
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Kistler is the global market leader for dynamic pressure, force, torque and acceleration measurement technology. Cutting-edge technologies provide the basis for Kistler's modular solutions. Customers in industry and scientific research benefit from Kistler's experience as a development partner, enabling them to optimize their products and processes so as to secure sustainable competitive edge. Unique sensor technology from this owner-managed Swiss corporation helps to shape future innovations not only in automotive development and industrial automation but also in many newly emerging sectors. Drawing on our extensive application expertise, and always with an absolute commitment to quality, Kistler plays a key part in the ongoing development of the latest megatrends. The focus is on issues such as electrified drive technology, autonomous driving, emission reduction and Industry 4.0. Some 2,200 employees at more than 60 facilities across the globe are dedicated to the development of new solutions, and they offer application-specific services at the local level. Ever since it was founded in 1959, the Kistler Group has grown hand-in-hand with its customers and in 2023, it posted sales of CHF 465 million. About 9% of this figure is reinvested in research and technology – with the aim of delivering better results for every customer.
The Swiss Telsonic Group has been offering industrial ultrasonic solutions in Europe, America and Asia since 1966. Constant innovations help ensure that, in many applications, Telsonic has established a lead over competitors that offers added value to customers. With over 250 highly qualified staff, the owner-managed company specializes in metal and plastic welding as well as ultrasonic cleaning, cutting and screening (sieving). All over the world, customers in fields such as automotive, aerospace, packaging and medical technology value the company‘s comprehensive services and broad range of ultrasonic components for automation integrations as well as its complete welding systems.
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Henkel is the global leader in adhesives, sealants, and surface technologies to the automotive industry, providing performance-driven high-impact solutions with a comprehensive technology portfolio and specialized technical services. Henkel’s high-performance material solutions enable customers to design and build advanced, sustainable lightweight constructions, while meeting continuously tightening automotive regulations.
Recognition Robotics is an independent, American company producing an innovative robotic vision “brain” and software that creates the new way of automation. With a growing list of patented technologies, Recognition Robotics is the high-value provider of breakthrough, quick set-up productivity enhancements that increase the profitability of any automated line or process. Prior to Recognition Robotics, factories did not have a reliable solution for a robot to pick non-fixtured parts in racks. With a single 2D camera and our patented visual recognition software, our solutions can learn from a single picture of the part and guide the robot to pick the part in 3D with a full six degrees of freedom. The skill level required to implement and maintain our solutions does not exceed that of existing plant floor personnel.
Festo is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and controls for process and industrial automation. Festo has continuously elevated the state of manufacturing with innovations and optimized motion control solutions that deliver higher performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing equipment.
With over 50 years of expertise in resistance welding of non-ferrous metals, STRUNK Connect is a renowned manufacturer of customized machines. Our competences are focused on following applications: cable welding, terminal welding, wire compacting, splicing, hot crimping, welding under braze, micro welding, diffusion welding of cooper foils and our innovative S2R solution for welding of cooper and aluminium connections. Our solutions are applied in: power distribution, HV wire harnesses, Inverter systems, Storages / Batteries, E-traction for stators and rotors, AC/DC charging applications, sensor signal transmission, and many others. Our portfolio includes bench top machines, semi-automated units as well as fully automated machines with optional process chaining. We provide our professional support from the first stage of product development during prototyping phase through samples production to the ready concept of tailored machine and automation.
