Brian Gillespie

Sight Machine, Inc. designs and develops software for vision analysis. It manufactures analytics platform collects data from all of the sources within a factory-PLCs, industrial cameras, sensors, automation systems, and other factory systems-analyzes it, and delivers insights in real time. The firm offers tools for deep-dive analysis of historical information, searching for anomalous events and non-intuitive correlations, enabling quality and manufacturing professionals tools for diagnosing problems and improving operation. The company was founded by Nathan Oostendorp, Anthony Oliver, Kurt DeMaagd, Jonathan Sobel, and Adam Taisch in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Automated Solutions, Inc. makes test systems. The firm develops and sells software products for industrial and process automation. Its products include NET, office, OPC, and activeX products. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

FANUC Robotics America Corp. industrial robots and automation solutions cover a wide range of applications for the aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, food, metal fabrication, medical, pharmaceutical, solar panel, and many other industries. The firm is the robotics industry leader with robots installed worldwide. Its robots have payload capabilities ranging from 0.5kg to 1,350kg and simulation packages, application software, force sensing, and iRVision. The firm is headquartered in Rochester Hills, MI.

Plex Systems, Inc. provides enterprise resource protocol and cloud services. It offers software-as-a-service that uses cloud computing to deliver solutions to production, inventory, quality, human capital, and financial management. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.