Christoph Küster

BKW Energie AG engages in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The firm also constructs and operates plants and provides engineering and energy-related services. The company was founded by Eduard Will in 1898 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund engages in the operation of supermarkets and hypermarkets, specialist and do-it-yourself stores, discount shops, leisure facilities, and restaurants. It also specializes in the development and manufacture of products for the industry and wholesale sectors. The company was founded by Gottlieb Duttweiler on August 15, 1925 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

INDEX-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky manufactures CNC turning machines. It offers automatic and universal turning machines, multi-spindle automatics, turn-mill centers, vertical turning centers, turn-grind centers, software and control, automatic and Swiss type lathes, sliding headstock automatic lathes, and fixed headstock turning automatics. The firm also provides training, commissioning, and financing services; accessories and retrofits; and an equipment portal for turning machines. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Esslingen, Germany.

Benninger Immobilien AG operates as a real estate agency. The acquires, manages, develops, rents, sells and finances land, homes, apartment buildings, factories and commercial properties in Switzerland and Germany. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Uzwil, Switzerland.

Part of Bernhard-Weiss-Stiftung, SMS Elotherm GmbH is a German company that manufactures and distributes industrial machinery for various purposes such as hardening, inductive heating, thixotropic forming, induction stirring, tube-welding, seam-annealing, and coating. The private company is based in Remscheid, Germany. The CEO of the company is Thomas Reuther.

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. provides information on the German industry, economy, and economic policies. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company organizes events that bring together business, politics, science, and civil society for discussions, whether virtually, in-person, or hybrid. The company was founded by Gerhard Schempp.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG Holding AG is a Swiss company that provides accounting services. The private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau eV, also known as VDMA, is an association that represents around 3,600 German and European companies in the mechanical and plant engineering industry. The non-profit company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and has subsidiaries in Portugal. The VDMA offers a wide range of services and benefits to its members, including access to expert knowledge and a unique network of machine builders. The association helps its members to stay informed about industry trends and to use them as a competitive advantage. The CEO of the German company is Thilo Brodtmann.

ATEC Holding AG operates as a holding company with interests in the development of linear technology and manufacturing of profiled guideways and mineral casting. The company is headquartered in Hergiswil, Switzerland.

SCHNEEBERGER AG manufactures linear technology products. It offers linear bearings, profiled guideways, measuring systems, gear racks, slides, positioning systems and mineral casting. The company was founded in by Walter Schneeberger in December 1923 and is headquartered in Rogwill, Switzerland.

ED Geistlich Söhne AG engages in the production of chemicals and related products. The firm offers its services through its divisions Geistlich Pharma AG, Geistlich Ligamenta AG, Geistlich Immobilia AG, Gewo GmbH, and Delta AG. Its activities include pharmaceuticals and biomaterials for medical applications, edible collagen foil for the meet processing industry, fats for cattle feed as well as adhesives for technical applications. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland

VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure eV operates as an association which supports, promotes, and represents engineers in their field of work. It provides a venue for knowledge transfer, interdisciplinary cooperation, and promoting the specialized knowledge of engineers through statements, hearings, and political events. The company was founded on May 12, 1856 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

SMS Concast AG is a Swiss company that specializes in manufacturing steel castings and mold tubes.

Swissmem is a company that provides services to its members in the Swiss industry. Founded in 1999, the private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Its main focus is on addressing the issues that affect the industry and providing solutions to its members.

Roland Berger AG provides management consulting for a diverse selection of industries, including financial services, engineered products, transportation, pharmacy, healthcare, consumer goods and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Part of ATEC Holding AG, Schneeberger Holding AG operates as a holding Swiss company. The private company is based in Roggwil, Switzerland.

Geistlich Pharma AG researches, manufactures and provides pharmaceutical products, gelatine products, biomaterials and industrial glues. It offers Geistlich Bio-Oss and Geistlich Bio-Gide products. The firm specializes in biomaterials for the regeneration of bone, cartilage and tissue and develops, and manufactures medical devices. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Wolhusen, Switzerland.

Flowserve SIHI Germany GmbH manufactures liquid pumps, vacuum pumps, compressors, and engineered systems for applications in chemicals, industrial, and energy and environmental markets. It offers liquid pumps, including chemical process, industrial standard, heat transfer, side channel, high pressure, and hygienic liquid pumps; and sludge mixers. The firm also provides vacuum pumps, such as liquid ring vacuum pumps, liquid ring compressors, dry vacuum pumps, and gas ejectors; and engineered systems, including vacuum, compressor, membrane, and liquid systems. The company was founded by Otto Siemen and Johannes Hinsch in 1920 and is headquartered in Itzehoe, Germany.

Unitectra Ltd. operates as a technology transfer organization. It specializes in licensing, research contracts, IP management, start-up consulting and pre-seed financing. The company was founded by Adrian Sigrist in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Sigvaris Holding AG manufactures medical compression stockings. Its products include medical, well being, and sports. The firm's medical line helps in the treatment of venous disorder. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Appenzell, Switzerland.

Aar Pharma Verwaltung GmbH is a German company that engages in the administration and management of other companies and businesses. The private company is based in Remscheid, Germany. Diether Klingelnberg has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

CECIMO - European Association of the Machine Tool Industries is based in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian company operates an association for machine tool manufacturers.