Martin Kreß

Mühlbauer GmbH & Co. KG manufactures handling and automation systems. It provides turnkey automation solutions for the smart card, smart label, semiconductor backend and vision industries. The company is active in the areas of data enrollment and verification, precision parts and OEM production. Its solutions enable to manufacture any type of chip card, including ID cards, contact and contactless cards, dual interface as well as multimedia cards and smart labels for access control, supply chain management, tracking of textiles and applications for the retail industry. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Roding, Germany.

IKB Invest GmbH (IKB-PE) is the private equity arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (FR: IKB). The bank's activities include domestic corporate lending, real estate finance, structured finance, private equity, treasury and financial markets. KfW holds a significant minority interest in the IKB group, and both banks have established a strategic partnership. Another significant shareholder is Stiftung Industrieforschung, a foundation established in 1974 following the merger between IKB-Industriekreditbank and Deutsche Industriebank, for the purpose of promoting commercial enterprise. Established in 1987, IKB-PE is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Siemens Digital Logistics GmbH develops cloud-based information technology logistics solutions. It provides AX4 which creates preconditions for collaboration of participants by displaying company branching processes and integrating the different systems and participants. The firm also offers cloud computing, project management, support and hosting. The company was founded by Holger Schmitt, Frauke Heistermann and Michael Klett in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany.

AWEBA Werkzeugbau GmbH Aue develops, manufactures, and distributes forming tools and die casting moulds. It offers blanking, forming, precision blanking and die-casting tools. The firm specializes in the manufacturing of primary forming dies and forming tools for powertrains. The company was founded by Bernhard Hiltmann in 1882 and is headquartered in Aue, Germany.

Peiner Umformtechnik GmbH enagegs in the manufacture of industrial fasteners. It offers automotive, wind energy, test lab, heat treatment and surfaces. The company is headquartered in Peine, Germany.

Part of Rheinort-Treuhand GmbH, Peiner Services GmbH is a German company that engages in fasteners manufacturing. The company is based in Peine, Germany. The company was founded in 2009. Thomas Dückers has been the CEO of the company since 2018.