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Eologix Sensor Technology GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Graz, Austria, specializes in the design and manufacture of wireless temperature and icing sensor systems. The company provides autonomous and retrofittable sensors specifically for detecting icing on wind turbine rotor blades. Its innovative sensor system is compatible with all types of wind turbines, comprising a single receiving unit for each turbine paired with multiple sensing units that are strategically placed across the blades' surface. These sensing units can be conveniently installed during routine inspections, enhancing the operational efficiency and safety of wind energy production.

Founded in 2017, aedifion develops cloud-based tools for sustainable building management. Its platform optimizes technical equipment, energy systems, and district grids, reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 40%. With over 60 employees based in Cologne, Germany, the company offers real-time data acquisition, AI-driven insights, and actionable recommendations.

Eologix Sensor Technology GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Graz, Austria, specializes in the design and manufacture of wireless temperature and icing sensor systems. The company provides autonomous and retrofittable sensors specifically for detecting icing on wind turbine rotor blades. Its innovative sensor system is compatible with all types of wind turbines, comprising a single receiving unit for each turbine paired with multiple sensing units that are strategically placed across the blades' surface. These sensing units can be conveniently installed during routine inspections, enhancing the operational efficiency and safety of wind energy production.

Digital Spine develops IoT and cloud technology to digitize elevator systems by connecting any elevator controller to the cloud. The solution links individual elevators and whole buildings to the internet, enabling predictive maintenance, higher availability, and reduced operating costs while supporting a broader ecosystem of smart building services. Drawing on extensive machinery and engineering experience, the company offers cloud-based solutions that drive the digital transformation of vertical mobility within smart buildings, delivering user-centric software and real-time connectivity. By digitizing vertical transport, Digital Spine helps building owners enhance efficiency, sustainability, and service quality, and lays the foundation for integrating other connected building systems and services.

Founded in 2017, aedifion develops cloud-based tools for sustainable building management. Its platform optimizes technical equipment, energy systems, and district grids, reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 40%. With over 60 employees based in Cologne, Germany, the company offers real-time data acquisition, AI-driven insights, and actionable recommendations.

Siga develops a monitoring platform designed to enhance the reliability, safety, and cybersecurity of industrial assets. This platform employs electrical signal-based predictive analysis and artificial intelligence to detect anomalies in real-time, providing operators with precise information on irregular events. By focusing on critical assets, Siga's system enables businesses to effectively protect themselves against technical malfunctions and cyber-attacks. Importantly, the platform operates independently of the existing industrial control systems, ensuring that it cannot be hacked or manipulated from the operational network. This capability allows for seamless integration into maintenance and operational processes, ultimately contributing to improved overall asset performance.

Urban Energy GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, operates a B2B software platform focused on enhancing energy management in urban areas, particularly in the realm of eMobility. The company specializes in integrating existing devices through a modular Internet of Things platform that connects energy producers and consumers. Utilizing artificial intelligence and predictive algorithms, Urban Energy's software analyzes consumption data to optimize loading times, facilitating a decentralized approach to energy consumption. By leveraging data analytics, the company supports clients in developing tailored business models for smart cities, allowing for improved energy efficiency and the implementation of optimization measures in line with sustainability strategies.

iS5 Communications Inc. is a global provider of secure industrial Ethernet products and integrated services for critical infrastructure and industrial environments. Its offerings serve utility substations, roadside transportation, rail, and other industrial applications, delivering switches, routers, device servers, media converters, Wi‑Fi, video surveillance, and network management products. The company provides comprehensive services, including consulting, planning, design, project management, pre-staging, configuration and deployment, resident engineer support, and training, along with support options such as phone assistance and service level agreements. Security services include security consulting, network security design, implementation, intrusion protection and detection, and user authentication. End-to-end network solutions cover automation, analytics, data management, visualization, and overall communications infrastructure. A key offering is the RAPTOR platform, a hardened cybersecure system that enables industrial and critical infrastructure networks and allows IIoT/Industry 4.0 applications to run securely on premises or in the cloud. Headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Hiprecise is a renowned supplier of industrially intelligent manufacturing systems. Their field of wire harness production is used in industries such as transportation, electric power, home appliances, and communications. They provide wire harness processing equipment and services, as well as intelligent production system solutions.

iS5 Communications Inc. is a global provider of secure industrial Ethernet products and integrated services for critical infrastructure and industrial environments. Its offerings serve utility substations, roadside transportation, rail, and other industrial applications, delivering switches, routers, device servers, media converters, Wi‑Fi, video surveillance, and network management products. The company provides comprehensive services, including consulting, planning, design, project management, pre-staging, configuration and deployment, resident engineer support, and training, along with support options such as phone assistance and service level agreements. Security services include security consulting, network security design, implementation, intrusion protection and detection, and user authentication. End-to-end network solutions cover automation, analytics, data management, visualization, and overall communications infrastructure. A key offering is the RAPTOR platform, a hardened cybersecure system that enables industrial and critical infrastructure networks and allows IIoT/Industry 4.0 applications to run securely on premises or in the cloud. Headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Wiferion is a Germany-based provider of wireless charging and energy storage solutions for mobile robots, automated guided vehicles and electric industrial trucks. The company offers a range of products and systems, including wall boxes, charging pads, receiver coils, mobile charging units and energy storage modules, enabling on-the-go energy supply and retrofit options for existing fleets. Founded in 2015 in Freiburg by former employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Wiferion develops inductive charging technology and energy-management solutions aimed at increasing fleet utilization and efficiency while reducing downtime and maintenance costs. Its etaLINK inductive charging family has earned industry awards and is deployed in more than 20 countries, with thousands of systems in operation. Wiferion collaborates with robotics and automation partners to deliver scalable, resource-efficient power for electric industrial vehicles, supporting sustainable operations across logistics, manufacturing and automotive sectors.

smartB is reinventing energy management in commercial buildings. They believe in challenging the status quo and thinking differently. Thus, they employ cutting-edge non-intrusive technologies, algorithms and advanced sensor technologies to make their energy usage transparent for their customers and enable them to achieve step changes in energy efficiency. Their core value is turning sustainability into economic benefit for their clients. A fifth of the world's energy goes to powering commercial building. Since this energy accounts for 30% of companies operating costs, smart buildings address their most important cost lever.

WindESCo develops IoT solutions for the wind industry. It offers WeBoost to enhance wind farm Annual Energy Production (AEP) using SCADA data, WeProtect to reduce major component failures by mapping wind conditions, and WeExtend to determine fatigue loading on structural components, extending asset life.

SecurityMatters is an international company specializing in advanced network monitoring and protection technologies designed to enhance cybersecurity for its clients. The firm offers a unique approach to securing computer networks through self-configuring, deep-protocol, network whitelisting, which is based on over two decades of research in network intrusion detection. Its products and services provide instant visibility and detection of cyber threats, specifically targeting industrial environments. By translating complex security challenges into clear, actionable intelligence, SecurityMatters enables its clients to effectively identify and swiftly recover from potential threats, thereby ensuring the continuity and integrity of their operations.

Eologix Sensor Technology GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Graz, Austria, specializes in the design and manufacture of wireless temperature and icing sensor systems. The company provides autonomous and retrofittable sensors specifically for detecting icing on wind turbine rotor blades. Its innovative sensor system is compatible with all types of wind turbines, comprising a single receiving unit for each turbine paired with multiple sensing units that are strategically placed across the blades' surface. These sensing units can be conveniently installed during routine inspections, enhancing the operational efficiency and safety of wind energy production.