Robert Bosch GmbH, commonly known as Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company was founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 1886. Bosch is 94% owned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, a charitable institution. Although the charity is funded by owning the vast majority of shares, it has no voting rights and is involved in health and social causes unrelated to Bosch's business.
The VDE e. V. is a German technical-scientific association. VDE is best known for creating and maintaining standards in the field of electric safety and has a strong influence on the DIN.
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) is an organization of about 135,000 engineers and natural scientists. More than 12,000 honorary experts process the latest technical findings each year to promote the technology location. Established in 1856, it is the largest engineering association in Western Europe. Its role in Germany is comparable to that of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in the United States or Engineers Australia (EA) in Australia, but includes broader field work. It is not a union, but promotes the advancement of technology and represents the interests of engineers and engineering businesses in Germany.
Jenoptik AG is a Jena, Germany-based integrated photonics company. The company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is included in the TecDAX stock index.
EDAG Engineering Group AG is an international corporate group active in the Engineering services sector. Since 2015, it has been based in Arbon, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland. The EDAG Group is one of the world's largest independent engineering partners for vehicles and smart factories.
Transdev Germany is the largest private operator of passenger buses and trains in Germany. It is a subsidiary of Transdev.
The Germanischer Lloyd SE was a classification society based in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It ceased to exist as an independent entity in September 2013 as a result of its merger with Norway's DNV to become DNV GL.
Silicon Saxony is a registered industry association of 555 companies in the microelectronics and related sectors in Saxony, Germany, with around 40,000 employees. Many, but not all, of those firms are situated in the north of Dresden.
TÜVs are internationally active, independent service companies from Germany and Austria that test, inspect and certify technical systems, facilities and objects of all kinds in order to minimize hazards and prevent damages. The TÜV companies are organized into three large holding companies, TÜV Nord, TÜV Rheinland and TÜV SÜD, along with the smaller independent companies TÜV Thüringen, TÜV Saarland and TÜV Austria.
The Viessmann Group is a German manufacturer of heating and refrigeration systems headquartered in Allendorf (Eder), Germany. With 22 production companies in 12 countries, distribution companies and representative offices in 74 countries and 120 sales offices throughout the world, Viessmann is international in its orientation. More than 54 percent of turnover is generated abroad. Since January 2022, the company is led by Martin Viessmann, Maximilian Viessmann (Group-CEO) and Ulrich Hüllmann (CFO). In April 2023, Viessmann announced that it would sell its heat pump division to its US competitor Carrier Global for €12 billion. The transaction was completed in January 2024, Max Viessmann joins the Board of Carrier Global
Dekra is the world’s largest non-listed expert organization in the TIC sector founded in Berlin, Germany in 1925 as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein . At 28 million per year worldwide, Dekra inspects more vehicles than any other organization. Dekra is active in the field in more than 20 countries across the globe, from Sweden to South Africa, from the U.S. to New Zealand. The latest additions were Finland, Mexico and Chile. With approximately 48,646 employees and revenues of more than €3.8 billion, Dekra is the largest inspection company in Germany and one of the world’s leading expert organizations. By its own account, it is the European market leader. The group focuses on the inspection of vehicles and technical systems, but also offers other services like testing and certification. Dekra has had its headquarters in Stuttgart since 1946. Business operations are carried out by DEKRA SE, which is wholly owned by DEKRA e. V. The vision for the company’s 100th birthday in 2025 is that Dekra will be the global partner for a safe, secure and sustainable world. With a platinum rating from EcoVadis, Dekra is in the top one percent of sustainable businesses ranked.
Hugo Eberhardt was director of TÜV Österreich from 1994 until February 2013 and CEO of TUV AUSTRIA HOLDING AG from 2007 until February 2013.
RRI GmbH Rhein Ruhr International – Consulting Engineers is an engineering company located in Essen, Germany. RRI is active in the fields of consulting, engineering, project management, risk management and EPCM services for industrial and public projects, both at the national and international level. Its business areas had been industry, infrastructure and real estate. In April 2014, RRI has restructured business and gained a new investor for its business – AMR GmbH in Essen, Germany. Management and Business Units maintain the same.
nVent SCHROFF GmbH is a German manufacturer of electronic packaging products and segment of nVent. Its products include cabinets, housings, chassis and related components for multiple markets such as telecommunications, data centers and traffic management. nVent SCHROFF GmbH was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Straubenhardt near Pforzheim. It is now part of the UK-based company nVent Electric plc. nVent employs 9,000 people worldwide of which about 1,500 are part of the brand Schroff.
The AD700 technology initiative began in the early 1990s with the idea of developing a range of advanced materials that would permit the raising of main and reheat steam temperatures in pulverized fuel boilers up to 700 °C (1,292 °F) and beyond.
Visio.M is a joint research project at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to develop concepts to produce electric cars that are efficient, safe, and inexpensive. Lead manager of the project is BMW AG. Daimler AG is also participating in the consortium.
Pilz GmbH & Co. KG is a German automation technology company headquartered in Ostfildern, Germany, with 42 subsidiaries and branches on all continents.
ROSEN Group is a family business, headquartered in Stans, which specializes in the research, development, production, and operation of inspection devices for pipelines and other complex technical systems. The company offers its products and services to the global oil and gas industry as well as other business sectors. In addition, the corporate group develops ‘intelligent plastics’ or functional polymers for various applications.
DMT-Gesellschaft für Lehre und Bildung mbH (DMT-LB), based in Bochum, is a collective association of the German coal mining industry and acts as the funding organisation of Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum and Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola. It was established as the Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse (WBK) in 1864 and merged with the Steinkohlen-Bergbau-Verein (Stbv) and Bergbau Forschung GmbH under the auspices of DeutscheMontanTechnologie e.V. (DMT) in 1990.
DMT GmbH & Co. KG is an engineering and consulting company based in Essen, Germany. Founded in 1990, DMT has been a subsidiary of TÜV NORD AG since 2007. It operates within the TÜV NORD GROUP, providing engineering and consulting services.
