Hark are a technology company specialising in helping enterprises improve efficiency, maximise yield and reduce waste by connecting to, providing visibility of, and automatically controlling assets such as energy meters, building management systems and industrial systems.

Large amounts of machine data is collected but not being utilized to its full extent. This is where Utpatti's predictive maintenance software can help. They utilize existing sensor and breakdown data to predict potential failures before they occur and help optimize machine maintenance.

Fraunhofer IOSB’s R&D activities have always been focused on topics relating to automation. Ranging from measurement and control technology and embedded systems to complex monitoring, control and MES systems, IOSB designs, develops and delivers groundbreaking innovations for industrial use. Currently we deal with industrial projects related to Industrial IoT, AI and Machine Learning in manufacturing. Our customers ask for innovations based on edge computing and its connection to cloud infrastructures.

German Edge Cloud (GEC), a Friedhelm Loh Group company, specializes in innovative edge and cloud solutions. GEC's solutions make data in networked environments available quickly, easily and securely, support process optimization in the manufacturing industry, for example, via data analytics and guarantee the customer full data sovereignty in the connection to the public or private cloud.

GEC is a developer and service integrator for turnkey solutions and offers both its own and industry-specific systems. The company is already using its solutions in the Industry 4.0 plant of sister company Rittal in Haiger.

German Edge Cloud integrates and operates hybrid private edge cloud infrastructures from Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) to industry-specific applications in the Software as a Service model (SaaS). As a co-founder of the Gaia-X Foundation, the German Edge Cloud pursues the goal of interoperable platform solutions with lock-in minimization from the customer's point of view.

A1 Digital realises digitalization projects together with businesses: The focus is on industry-specific applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as cloud-based products for the modern workplace and security solutions for the cloud and IoT. With scalable services, A1 Digital is also an ideal partner for digital projects in medium-sized companies. As part of the A1 Telekom Austria Group and therefore also América Móvil, the company can rely on the mature infrastructure of one of the world’s largest mobile network operators. Based out of our German office in Munich and our HQ in Vienna, A1 Digital operates regional sales organisations and offers cloud solutions via data centres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center is an unparalleled partner for manufacturing companies to excel in the digital age. Founded as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University in 2017, they bundle industry knowledge and technology expertise with excellence in digital strategy development and a unique ecosystem to deliver tailor-made end-to-end transformations. Their goal is to accelerate the business of their clients while creating an exceptional professional environment for exceptional people.