Martin A. Messner

Hilti AG engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of construction tools and equipment. The company's product portfolio includes anchor systems, construction chemicals, cordless systems, direct fastening, drilling and demolition, firestop, diamond coring and cutting, modular support systems, measuring systems, screw fastening, façade systems, as well as accessories. It also provides system solutions, as well as software and services. The company was founded by Martin Hilti and Eugen Hilti in 1941 and is headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein.

Leica Geosystems AG designs and develops geospatial sensor equipment and mapping, surveying and engineering software. The firm’s products include total stations, GNSS systems, GNSS reference networks, laser scanners, laser tracker systems, mobile sensor platforms, airborne systems, machine control systems, construction total Stations and GNSS, detection systems, lasers, levels, GIS collectors, DISTO and Lino. It provides solution in the fields of construction, engineering, transportation, energy, monitoring, utilities, mining, agriculture, science and education, and sports and entertainment industry. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Heerbrugg, Switzerland.

Nussbaum Matzingen AG is a private company that specializes in developing cans and tubes with unique shapes and high-quality creative prints. The company is based in Matzingen, Switzerland, and has subsidiaries in Germany. The Swiss company is pioneers in the production of aluminum packaging.

Osterwalder AG specializes in the development and production of powder press systems. The firm's manufactures hydraulically, mechanical-hydraulically, and electrically-driven powder presses. It offer solutions for pressing iron-, ceramic-, tungsten carbide powders and other materials to small precision parts or structural parts. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Lyss, Switzerland.

Advanced Aerofoil Technologies GmbH operates a casting facility for manufacturing gas turbine blades and vanes. The firm produces hot gas path components to the industrial gas turbine industry in Switzerland and internationally. It offers turbo machinery components, including casted and machined airfoils for industrial gas turbines (IGT), including buckets/blades, nozzles/vanes, IGT combustion components, turbochargers, including wheels & blades and heat shields. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bayreuth, Germany.