Deep Intelligence Across Industries

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1965 Workforce: ~1,34,171 Company Working: AISIN SEIKI Co., Ltd. (AISIN SEIKI) is a comprehensive auto parts manufacturer that offers a vast lineup of products covering almost all automotive components. The company operates through five major business segments, namely, powertrain, body, chassis & vehicle safety, energy & homes, and ICT & electronics. It offers products such as water & oil pumps, fan blades, fan clutch, hydraulic belt, clutch disc, flywheel damper, door frames, disc brakes, electric parking brakes, parking assist systems, and driver monitoring system. It has built a global supply framework with 150 production sites around the world. The company works closely with the world’s major automotive manufacturers to develop and supply products. AISIN SEIKI has its presence in countries such as the US, Mexico, Brazil, the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Thailand, India, and China. Some of the subsidiaries of the company are Advics Co., Ltd, Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd, Aisin USA Mfg., Inc., Shiroki Corporation, and BluE Nexus Corporation.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1974 Workforce: ~5,700 Company Working: Gentex Corporation engages in the designing, developing, and manufacturing of electro-optical products for the automotive, commercial building, and aircraft industries. It also manufactures dimmable aircraft windows for the aviation industry and signaling devices and commercial smoke alarms for the fire protection industry. The company operates through two reportable business segments—automotive products and other. The automotive segment manufactures automatic-dimming rearview, non-dimming mirrors and electronics for the automotive industry. The other segment includes dimmable aircraft windows and fire protection products.

Company Headquarters: France Founded: 1923 Workforce: ~ 109,900 Company Working: Valeo is a global automotive supplier and partner to manufacturers. As a technology company, it develops novel solutions for smart transportation, with a special emphasis on intuitive driving and lowering CO 2 emissions. The company supplies auto parts in four business segments: comfort and driving assistance, powertrain systems, thermal systems, and visibility systems. In comfort and driving, the firm creates technology aimed at more autonomous and automated driving experiences. The powertrain segment produces full electrification solutions for urban cars and hybridization systems for all vehicles. Within the thermal area, Valeo manufactures car HVAC systems, engine and battery temperature management devices, and air-quality control solutions. The visibility division is responsible for the production of interior and exterior car lights as well as windscreen wipers. Valeo's operational profits are distributed uniformly across all of its business sectors. It has 187 plants, 65 research and development centers, and 15 distribution platforms in 33 countries across the globe. The company has operations in the U.S, Europe, Asia, France, and Africa.

Company Headquarters: South Korea Founded: 1962 Workforce: ~13,000 Company Working: Mando Corp. is engaged in the production and sale of automotive components. It operates through four business segments, which are brake system, steering system, suspension system, and driver assistance system. The brake system segment comprises caliper brakes, master cylinder & booster, drum brake, electric parking brake, ABS, TCS, ESC, integrated dynamic brake, and premium stylish caliper. The suspension system segment includes damper spring modules, shock absorbers, suspension struts, self-levelers, and semi-active suspensions. Since 1997, the company has partnered with the Anand Group for the distribution of its ABS. Its steering systems comprise steering gear systems, steering columns, electric power steering systems, and intermediate shafts, among others. Mando Corp. has 20 manufacturing plants, seven sales offices, and seven vehicle test centers. Additionally, it has 16 R&D centers across China, India, the US, Sweden, Germany, South Korea, and New Zealand. Some of its major customers are General Motors, Ford Motor Corporation, Fiat Chrysler Corporation, Nissan Motors Company, Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Hyundai Motor Group. The company has a brake manufacturing facility in South Korea.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2002 Workforce: ~300 Company Working: Watchguard is a leading provider of mobile video solutions such as in-car video systems, body-worn cameras, and evidence management software. The company operates in three business segments namely in-car video, body cameras, and evidence management software. The company primarily caters to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada. The company supplies products to nearly one-third of the law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada. In 2019, the company was acquired by Motorola Solutions, Inc. to expand its mission-critical ecosystem.

Company Headquarters: UK Founded: 2002 Workforce: ~65 Company Working: Reveal Media Limited is a leading provider of smart, efficient, and secure body-worn cameras, digital evidence management, and related consultancy services. The company's body-worn video systems include encryption, recording, and onboard playback features enabling frontline officers to complete their tasks efficiently. For more than 15 years, it has been catering to customers, including the police force, local government, and private security agencies. For instance, the City of Clare Police department has been using Reveal RS1-SX body cameras since January 2014. The company has a strong presence in Europe and Asia. Reveal Media Limited was the first manufacturer to introduce AES encryption in a body camera. The company operates in more than 40 countries, with its offices in the US, the UK, and Hong Kong.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG was founded in 1915 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, originally to supply transmissions for airships and later automobiles. Today it operates as a privately-held global technology company owned by the Zeppelin Foundation (93.8%) and the Dr. Jürgen and Irmgard Ulderup Foundation (6.2%), with no public equity listing. The company maintains more than 160 production locations across roughly 50 countries and employs approximately 168,000 people globally. Within the highway equipment and utility vehicles market, ZF's footprint spans commercial vehicle driveline systems, axle systems, steering, braking, and advanced driver assistance components supplied to truck OEMs, construction equipment manufacturers, agricultural machinery producers, and municipal utility vehicle builders worldwide. ZF's core portfolio for highway equipment and utility vehicles centers on automated manual transmissions (the TraXon and EcoLife series), axle systems for heavy trucks and off-highway machinery, independent front-axle steering systems, air disc brakes (the MAXX series), and electronic chassis control modules. The company also supplies complete driveline solutions for municipal vehicles such as refuse collection trucks and airport ground support equipment through its EcoLife fully automatic transmission platform. In the construction and agricultural segments, ZF provides powershift transmissions, torque converters, and axle drives for wheel loaders, graders, and telescopic handlers. This breadth of driveline and chassis technology positions ZF as one of the few suppliers capable of delivering integrated powertrain-to-wheel solutions for the full spectrum of commercial and off-highway utility vehicles. ZF's most consequential recent strategic move in this market was the acquisition of WABCO Holdings, completed in May 2020 for approximately $7 billion, which added advanced braking, stability control, and fleet telematics capabilities directly relevant to heavy highway equipment. The combined entity now markets integrated safety and efficiency systems under the ZF brand to truck and trailer manufacturers globally. ZF has also deepened its electrification push for commercial vehicles through its electric axle drive (AxTrax) and electric central drive (CeTrax) platforms, targeting urban utility vehicles and medium-duty trucks. Partnerships with truck OEMs including Daimler Truck and Traton Group have accelerated series production of electrified driveline components for highway and municipal applications. ZF supplies major truck and commercial vehicle OEMs including Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, Traton (MAN, Scania), PACCAR, and CNH Industrial across its transmission, axle, and braking product lines. In the municipal and utility vehicle segment, EcoLife automatic transmissions are specified by bus and refuse truck builders across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1993 Workforce: ~1,160 Company Working: Axon is a global leader in offering body-worn cameras for law enforcement applications. The company, formerly known as TASER International, changed its name to AXON Enterprises in April 2017. The company operates under two business segments: TASER Weapons and Software & Sensors. The company, under its software & sensors segment, develops, manufactures and sells fully integrated hardware and cloud-based software solutions that enable end users to capture, securely store, manage, share, and analyze videos. The company currently sells body-worn cameras under two brand names that are Axon Body and Axon Flex. In 2018, body-worn cameras accounted for more than 6% of the total company sales largely derived from the US. Of the 69 largest metropolitan area police departments in the US, 46 are on the Axon network. Axon globally sells its products to the military, private security, correctional facilities, federal, local, and state law enforcement agencies, and consumer personal protection markets through its direct sales force, distribution partners, online stores, and third-party resellers. The major competitors of Axon in the body-worn camera market are Motorola Solutions, Panasonic Corp., Reveal Media, Watchguard, and Digital Ally.

Company Headquarters: Nevada, US Founded: 1994 Workforce: ~300 Company Working: Shift4 payments (Shift4) is a secure payment processing solutions provider. The company offers end-to-end payment processing solutions, business intelligence, and secure payment gateways. Under the secure payment gateway solutions, the company offers solutions for EMV processing, P2PE, and payment tokenization. The company serves hospitality, food and beverage, retail, and e-commerce industries. Shift4 has wide geographic reach with 14 offices across North America and Europe and over 7,000 sales partners. The company securely processes more than 3.7 billion transactions annually for over 225,000 businesses some of which include Harley Davidson, KFC, Kohler, and Denny’s, representing over USD 200 billion in payments each year.

Company Headquarters: China Founded: 1993 Workforce: ~8,436 Company Working: Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd is a leader in walkie talkie manufacturing and distribution. The company engages in the development and sales of wireless communication equipment. The company’s product portfolio of wireless equipment includes mine walkie-talkies, explosion-proof wireless products, radio communication equipment, and other accessories. Some of the major clients of the company operate in public security, utility, transportation, business enterprises, and government sector. The company also offers solutions for video surveillance systems. The company operates globally with major revenue generation from Asia especially, China.

Company Headquarters: Massachusetts, US Founded: 1983 Workforce: ~4,650 Company Working: Pegasystems Inc. develops and markets software solutions that enable enterprises to improve customer engagement and operational efficiency. The company offers solutions for a wide range of industries including BFSI, healthcare & life sciences, communications service providers, government, manufacturing, energy & utilities, media & entertainment, transportation, and hospitality. It offers solutions such as digital process automation, customer relationship management, robotic process automation, business rules management systems, dynamic case management, and predictive and adaptive analytics. The company’s major partners include Accenture PLC, Atos SE, Capgemini SA, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, EY, Infosys Limited, PwC, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Tech Mahindra Limited, Virtusa Corporation, and Wipro Limited. Pegasystems Inc. is a publicly owned company with its offices in Cambridge (US), Berkshire (UK), Sydney (Australia), and Hyderabad (India). The company’s expertise lies in business process management (BPM) software, dynamic case management software, customer relationship management (CRM) software, predictive analytics/decisioning software, customer service (call center) software, and mobile application development software.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1874 Workforce: ~17,000 Company Working: ADT Inc. is a leading provider of commercial security systems and services. The company offers home and business automation solutions, which include temperature, burglary, flood, fire and smoke, and medical alert monitoring. ADT also provides security cameras, remote access, and wireless home security systems. The company’s monitored security and automation offerings include installation and monitoring of security and premises automation systems, which are used to detect intrusion, sense movement, smoke, fire, temperature carbon monoxide, control access, flooding, and other environmental conditions and hazards. The company’s automation solutions enable customers to remotely monitor and manage their commercial and residential environments through the addition of automation capabilities to its monitored security systems. These automation solutions will also help customers to create customized schedules and automation to manage thermostats, lights, appliances, and garage doors.

Company Headquarters: Ireland Founded: 1871 Workforce: 44,664 Company Working: Ingersoll-Rand PLC is a leading company in home and building automation. The company also works in enhancing commercial industry productivity, transporting food and perishables, deliver efficient and reliable transportation solutions. The company operates through two segments: climate and industrial. The climate segment delivers energy-efficient products and services. The segment offers heating and air conditioning, which provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, temperature control solutions and commercial and residential building services, parts, support, and controls. The industrial segment offers power tools, material handling systems, compressed air and gas systems, and services. The company sells these products under the following brand names: Club Car, Ingersoll Rand, Thermo King, Nexia, and Trane. In which Nexia and Trane provides home and office automation systems. The company sells its products in more than 100 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1966 Workforce: 789 Company Working: Uniden Holding Corporation is a prominent developer, manufacturer, and seller of telecommunication radio equipment and solutions. The company has two major business segments; electronics and real-estate business. The electronics business segment is responsible for the development, marketing, and sale of marine electronics, cordless telephones, digital consumer products, two-way radios, CB radios, and scanners among others. The company has major business operations domestically as well as in North America, Oceania, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Asia, and southeast Asian regions.

Company Headquarters: Ontario, Canada Founded: 2001 Workforce: ~100 Company Working: ProntoForms Corporation (ProntoForms) develops low-code application platforms for enterprises. The solutions offered by the company are used by remote employees to create applications and forms to collect and analyse field data with smartphones and tablets. ProntoForms offers solutions for field service management, safety management, fleet management, enterprise asset management, and accounting. The solutions offered by the company enables its clients to track, analyse, and continuously improve processes using cutting-edge mobile form solutions. Halliburton, Phillips, Toshiba, Air Canada, Sodexo, and Unilever are some of the clients of ProntoForms Corporation.

Company Headquarters: South Korea Founded: 2014 Workforce: ~387 Company Working: DY Power Corp. manufactures hydraulic cylinders and heavy-duty equipment for the construction and heavy industry markets. Some of the products offered by the company include dozers, center joints, arms, booms, buckets, and outriggers for excavators, rotary actuators, extensions and booms for aerial lifts, free lifts, side shifts, tilts and power steering for forklifts, buckets for wheel loaders, booms, buckets and dippers for backhoe loaders. Dy Power Corp operates in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1945 Workforce: ~ 12,804 Company Working: Toyo Tire Corp. manufactures and sells car tires, waterproof sheets, industrial rubber materials, polyurethane products, and seat cushions. It operates through the tire business, divertech business, and others segments. The tire business segment manufactures and sells tires and related equipment for trucks, buses, industrial vehicles, and passenger cars. The divertech segment produces insulators, waterproof sheets, transport equipment, and industrial and building materials. The others segment includes finance loans and purchasing credits to domestic affiliates and real estate businesses. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Japan.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1954 Workforce: 624 Company Working: ICOM Inc. is a manufacturer of wireless communication products. The product portfolio includes land mobile radios, amateur radios, marine radios, navigation products, aviation radios, communications receivers, wireless local area network (LAN), and session initiation protocol (SIP) telephone equipment. The above mentioned products are further segregated into handheld and analog categories. The company has presence in around 80 countries. It has sales subsidiaries the US, Australia, Germany, Spain, and China. In FY 2019, Japan region has accounted for 45% of the company’s revenue.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 2008 Workforce: 16,939 Company Working: JVCKENWOOD works in designing, manufacturing, and selling automotive products, home appliances, and wireless systems devices. The company has two different brands covering different markets. One is JVC which provides in-car entertainment products, healthcare, consumer electronics such as camcorders, visual systems, headphones/speakers, projectors, and television. The other one is Kenwood which provides in-car electronic products and professional communication. Walkie talkies or two-way radios are sold by Kenwood under its professional communication segment. The professional communication segment further includes digital radios, license-free radios, analog radios (LMR), and amateur radios. The company has presence in Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and other regions.

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Founded: 1931 Workforce: ~1,42,700 Company Working: Bridgestone Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets tires and other related products. It has 180 production and research and development facilities in 25 countries and sells its products in more than 150 countries, worldwide. The company manufactures tires for passenger cars, 4x4 vehicles, trucks and buses, all types of commercial, construction, and off-road vehicles, tractors and agricultural machinery, motorcycles and scooters, motorsport vehicles, aircraft, and construction and mining vehicles, as well as tubes, wheels, and related accessories. Its tire segment includes various brands such as Dueler, Alenza, Ecopia, Potenza, Turanza, Firestone, Supercat, and Dayton. The green tires are available under its Ecopia segment. These tires are eco-friendly as they offer enhanced safety and higher fuel efficiency by reducing the rolling resistance. Ecopia also reduces the production of harmful carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to global warming. The company has an extensive network of subsidiaries, which includes, Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Bridgestone Australia Ltd, Bridgestone Hispania, S.A., Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Bridgestone Tire Sales (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and Bridgestone Retail Japan Co., Ltd.

Company Headquarters: Clermont-Ferrand, France Founded: 1889 Workforce: ~114,070 Company Working: Michelin is a global supplier and manufacturer of tires. It operates through 70 production facilities across 171 countries, worldwide. The products developed by the company are sold to commercial OEMs, off-highway vehicle manufacturers, and the aftermarket. It operates through three business segments, which are passenger car and light truck tires & related distribution, truck tires & related distribution, and specialty businesses. Michelin manufactures tires for cars, vans, trucks, buses, farm machinery, earthmovers, mining and handling equipment, tramways, metros, aircraft, motorcycles, scooters, and bicycles. It is highly focused on research and development activities, for which it invested USD 725 million in 2017. Michelin North America is one of the major subsidiaries of Michelin for the production of green tires. It operates through 19 plants in 16 locations, across the country, and employs 22,000 people. The company offers green tires that provide low rolling resistance and improved fuel efficiency for passenger cars and trucks. Some of the green tires produced by Michelin help save as much as 1 liter of fuel and 2.66 kilograms of CO2 per 100 kilometers, without compromising on tire durability.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1915 Workforce: ~ 15,179 Company Working: Yaskawa Electric Corporation is a leading automation company. The core products of the company are servo motors, controllers, AC drives, and industrial robots. It uses these core technologies to evolve mechatronics using digital data. It operates through motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other segments. The motion control segment includes AC servo drives and controller business. Under the robotics segment, it offers arc and spot-welding robots, painting robots, handling robots, and clean/vacuum transfer robots for semiconductors and LCD manufacturing equipment. Under system engineering, the company offers steel plant business, social system business, environment & energy business, and industrial electronics business. The others segment includes EV drive systems and logistics. Yaskawa Electric Corporation has a presence in regions such as the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1948 Workforce: ~14,500 Company Working: KYB Corporation manufactures and sells shock absorbers, hydraulic equipment, and system products. It operates through the following segments: Automotive Components, Hydraulic Component, System Products, and Others. The Automotive Components segment includes front forks, oil cushion units, stay dampers, shock absorbers, suspension systems, power steering systems, vane pumps, and locks. The Hydraulic Component segment consists of cylinders, valves, oil dampers, shock absorbers, pumps, motors, and aircraft systems. The System Products segment produces simulators, stage, and auditorium control systems. The others segment is composed of environmental equipment, electronics, simulators, specially-equipped vehicles, concrete mixer trucks, naval equipment, and hydraulic systems.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1910 Workforce: ~4,700 Company Working: Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a diversified industrial company. The firm is involved in the designing, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide range of industrial products and systems for a diversified range of markets. It operates through the segments of Industrial Tools and Services and Engineered Components and Systems. The Industrial Tools and Services segment supplies products and services to end markets such as industrial machinery, energy and power, mining, and automation markets. The Engineered Components and Systems segment operates in critical system positions and motion control systems, ropes, cables, and other customized industrial components for various vehicles, construction, agricultural and other markets.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1948 Workforce: 30,000+ Company Working: A well-known international firm with a focus on the production of cars, motorbikes, power tools, and other motorized products is Honda Motor Company, Ltd. Honda, which was founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa, has developed into one of the biggest and most prestigious automakers in the world. Honda offers many products, including cars, motorbikes, power tools like lawnmowers and generators, and aircraft. The business is renowned for its high-performance motorcycles, environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient cars and cutting-edge engine innovations. Honda has a strong global presence with production plants and distribution networks spread over numerous continents, including North America, Europe, Asia, and other developing countries. Honda can efficiently meet the demands of regional markets and serve a wide spectrum of clients thanks to its broad reach. Honda extensively participates in motorsports, including Formula 1 and motorbike racing, in addition to producing cars and motorcycles. Participation in such high-profile events demonstrates Honda's engineering prowess and enhances the company's reputation and brand image.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1943 Workforce: ~1,000 Company Working: CKD Corp is engaged in the machinery business. It operates through two segments, namely, automated machinery and component segments. Its automated machinery segment covers the manufacture and sale of large-scale equipment such as lithium-ion battery manufacturing systems, three-dimensional solder printing inspection machines, automatic packaging system, image processing inspection system, lighting manufacturing system, and capacitor manufacturing system. The component segment manufactures and sells automation devices, pneumatic control systems, drive equipment, pneumatic equipment, and fluid control devices.

Company Headquarters: Massachusetts, US Founded: 1997 Workforce: ~ 250 Company Working: LUTRONIC is a manufacturer and supplier of aesthetic medical devices. The company offers skin care products for melisma, soft tissue incision and tattoo eradication, wrinkle reduction, body and facial contouring, and melisma. The business invests a sizeable portion of its earnings on research and development, developing innovative software to investigate the prospective applications of medical lasers in urology, neurosurgery, and other surgical. specialties. The company sells skin care products online across the US and Europe. The business invests in research and development, developing innovative software to look into the prospective applications of medical lasers in the fields of urology, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology. Lutronic offers customer service to all countries. Moreover, Lutronic spends more than 15% of company revenue on R&D and has more than 270 active and pending patents worldwide. Additionally, Lutronic maintains significant production facilities in Korea, as well as locations in the US, Germany, France, China, and Japan.