Deep Intelligence Across Industries

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.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1972 Workforce: ~10,000 Company Working: Norgren Inc is one of the leading providers of fluid and motion control technologies. The company specializes in the industrial automation, life sciences and medical solutions, energy, food and beverages, mobile pneumatics, rail, commercial vehicles, and auto in-plants fields. Its product offerings include air preparation units, actuators, fittings and tubing, fluid control valves, vacuum equipment, valve manifolds, directional control valves, switches and sensors, and other equipment. Norgren, Inc operates in the US and Canada.

Company Headquarters: Taiwan Founded: 1988 Workforce: ~6,570 Company Working: AirTAC International Group is a Taiwan-based company, which manufactures and distributes pneumatic control components and pneumatic actuators. The company offers actuators such as standard cylinders, mini cylinders, compact cylinders, and cylinder accessories. It offers control components such as flow control valves, solenoid valves, pneumatic control valves and manual, and mechanically actuated valves, among others. It also offers air source processing units such as pressure meters, pressure regulating valves, pressure regulating filters, automatic drainers, and oil feeders.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1977 Workforce: ~7,000 Company Working: Kronos Incorporated is a global provider of workforce management solutions and human capital management cloud solution. The solution offered by the company caters to the need of healthcare, education, government agencies, retail, manufacturing, banking, and distribution agencies, among other verticals. It helps enterprises of all sizes to manage their workforce or human capital efficiently. According to the company, it serves more than 40 million people in over 1000 countries. The workforce management solution offered by the company includes various features like time and attendance management, employee scheduling, absence management, and analytics. The human capital management solution includes talent acquisition, onboarding, talent management, and payroll management. Some of the key suites offered by the company include the Workforce Dimensions Suite, Workforce Ready Suite, and Workforce Central Suite.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1871 Workforce: 235,473 Company Working: Continental Corporation offers products and services for the automotive industry. The company develops intelligent technologies, products, and services for transporting people and their goods. Continental Corporation is divided into two groups, namely, automotive and rubber. The automotive group comprises three divisions—chassis & safety, interior, and powertrain. The tire and the ContiTech divisions fall under the rubber group. The powertrain division is divided into five business units, viz. engine systems, fuel and exhaust management, hybrid electric vehicles, sensors and actuators, and transmission. The company operates in 554 locations in 61 countries including China, Brazil, France, Germany, Canada, and the US.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 2001 Workforce: ~600 Company Working: Trocellen GmbH (Trocellen) is one of the leading manufacturers of physically and chemically cross-linked polyolefin foams. It operates as the wholly owned subsidiary of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. It operates through the automotive, insulation, sports, leisure, and home, ProGame tatami, adhesive tapes, footwear, packaging, business solutions, and industrial foam business units. Engine encapsulations that are made from Trocellen polypropylene foam is used as acoustic absorbers in the engine compartment. The company has production plants in Germany, Italy, Spain, Hungary, and Malaysia.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1879 Workforce: ~10,393 Company Working: : ElringKlinger AG (ElringKlinger) is one of the leading OEMs and suppliers of plastic housing modules, transmissions, exhaust systems and underbody, exhaust gas purification technology, cylinder-head and specialty gaskets, shielding components for engines, as well as battery and fuel cell components. It operates through five business segments—original equipment, after market, engineered plastics, services, and industrial parks. It offers engine encapsulation under the original equipment segment. The company operates through 43 locations across the globe.ElringKlinger South Africa (Pty) Ltd, PT ElringKlinger Indonesia, HURO Supermold SRL, and Elring Parts Ltd are some of the subsidiaries of the company.

Company Headquarters: Switzerland Founded: 1901 Workforce: 1,3128 Company Working: Autoneum is a leading provider of acoustic and thermal management solutions for vehicles. The company manufactures lightweight and multifunctional components and systems for optimum noise and heat protection. It offers products for application in the engine bay, which includes engine encapsulations, hood liners, engine top covers, battery covers, and water box shields. The company also offers interior floor products including inner dashes, non-woven carpets, tufted carpets, spacers and crash pads, and floor insulators and mats. The company has 55 production facilities in 25 countries. Engine bay, interior floor, dampers and stiffeners, underbody systems, and heatshields are some of the major products of the company. Autoneum operates through four segments BG North America, BG Europe, BG Asia, and BG SAMEA, which includes South America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1969 Workforce: ~ 11,400 Company Working: Adler Pelzer Holding GmbH (Adler Pelzer) is one of the leading companies in the designing, engineering, and manufacturing of acoustic and thermal components and systems for the automotive industry. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ADLER GROUP. Adler Pelzer offers engine, passenger, trunk, and exterior compartments. It also offers various materials, processes, and acoustics. The company has a presence in 21 countries with more than 60 manufacturing plants.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1822 Workforce: 10,929 Company Working: Röchling Group is one of the leading designers and manufacturers of components and system solutions in the fields of aerodynamics, drives, and new mobility. It operates through three divisions, namely, industrial, automotive, and medical. The automotive division has three business segments—aerodynamics, powertrain, and new mobility. Engine encapsulation is offered under the aerodynamics segment. The automotive division operates at 36 of the company’s 77 locations across the globe. Röchling Automotive USA LLP, Röchling Engineering Plastics SE & Co. KG, Röchling Industrie Verwaltung GmbH, and Röchling Automotive Germany SE & Co. KG are some of the subsidiaries of the company.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1855 Workforce: ~ 3,600 Company Working: Horizon Global Corporation (Horizon Global) is engaged in the business of designing and offering a wide range of products for the global automotive industry. The company operates through two business segments, namely, Horizon Americas and Horizon Europe-Africa. It offers various products such as trailers, tow bars, nudge bars, cargo, sports bars, side steps, cycle carriers, bumpers, and other related accessory products. The company offers its products and solutions through various brands, such as Draw-Tite, Reese, Fulton, Reese, Westfalia, and Tekonsha. The products offered by the company are served to its customers through multiple sales channels, including OEMs, retail, aftermarket, and e-commerce channels. Horizon Global Corporation has more than 25 manufacturing facilities located in 17 countries across the world. The company offers its tow bars products to a wide range of car manufacturers, including Ford Motor Company, Toyota, Volkswagen Group, BMW AG, Citroën, Fiat, Chrysler, and General Motors.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1989 Workforce: ~3,500 Company Working: TriMas Corporation (TriMas) manufactures and develops products for aerospace, consumer goods, and industrial markets globally. The company offers a wide range of products, which include dispensers, jar products, sprayers, fasteners, cylinders, and other products. It operates through three segments, namely, packaging, aerospace, and specialty products. The company offers a wide range of tow bars for all types of automotive through its subsidiary, Parkside Towbars. TriMas has 80 different facilities in more than ten countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. TriMas Company LLC, Parkside Towbars, Rieke Corp, Norris Cylinder, and Arrow Engine Company are a few of its subsidiaries.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1987 Workforce: ~45,468 Company Working: Cree, Inc. operates as an innovator of lighting-class light emitting diode (LED) products, lighting products, and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. It operates through the following segments: Wolfspeed, LED Products, and Lighting Products. The Wolfspeed segment consist of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) based components, power devices. The LED products segment includes LED chips, LED components, and SiC materials. The lighting products segment consists of LED lighting systems and bulbs for commercial, industrial, and consumer markets. The power and RF products segment include power and RF devices.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1940 Workforce: ~23,401 Company Working: ROHM Company Ltd (ROHM) designs and manufactures integrated circuits and other electronic components. The company operates through three segments: integrated circuits, discrete semiconductor devices, and modules. The integrated circuits segment offers analog ICs, logic ICs, memory ICs, amplifiers and linear ICs, power management, digital power, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, data converters, and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Under its discrete semiconductor devices segment, the company manufactures light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, and transistors. The company manufactures optical modules, print-heads, and power modules in the modules segment. It manufactures power devices such as silicon carbide power devices, intelligent power modules (IPMs), and insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs).

Company Headquarters: UK Founded: 1858 Workforce: ~500 Company Working: Welton Bibby & Baron Ltd (Welton Bibby & Baron) is a leading paper and packaging company that is engaged in offering paper carrier bags with handles, block bottom SOS paper bags, flat and side gusset paper bags, printed reels and rolls, reusable products, and polythene and polypropylene bags. Its product portfolio includes gift boxes, jute and cotton carrier bags, paper sheets and wraps, trayliners, waxed paper, can-end paper bags, paper counter bags, potato bags, fast-food paper bags, cat litter paper bags, rope handle paper carrier bags, and others. It also offers account management and logistics services. The company offers its products for applications in fashion, fast food, luxury, flour, ingredients, sugar, and pet care markets.

Company Headquarters: Finland Founded: 1920 Workforce: ~17,714 Company Working: Huhtamaki Group (Huhtamaki) is a global manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging for food and beverages. It operates through three segments, namely, foodservice packaging, flexible packaging, and fiber packaging. The foodservice packaging segment supplies paper and plastic disposable tableware to foodservice operators, fast food restaurants, and coffee shops. The flexible packaging segment produces flexible packaging materials, pouches, and labels for food, pet food, household, hygiene, and pharmaceutical products. The fiber packaging segment uses recycled fiber to produce egg cartons, fruit trays, bottle dividers, and cup carriers. The company offers standardized products, customized designs, and complete packaging systems and solutions. Food and beverage companies, quick service and fast-food restaurants, foodservice operators, and fresh produce packers and retailers are some of its major customers. Huhtamaki has 77 manufacturing units and 24 sales offices in 34 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1958 Workforce: ~ 7,866 Company Working: Fanuc Corporation (Fanuc) is a multinational corporation that provides automation products and services such as robotics and computer numerical control wireless systems. The company offers products in four categories FA Products, ROBOT Products, ROBOMACHINE Products, and FIELD system Products. Under the FA Products category, the company offers CNC Series, servo motor, servo amplifier, and laser. Under the Robot Products category, the company offers Articulated Robots, Delta ROBOTs, Intelligent Features. Under the Robomachine Products category, it offers Robodrill, Roboshot, Robocut, and Robonano. Under the Field system Products category, it provides FANUC Intelligent Edge Link & Drive system. The company does also offer services for minimizing downtime in a call center, preventive maintenance, and lifetime maintenance for factory Repair services. The company has a global presence with offices across Japan, America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1898 Workforce: ~56,000 Company Working: International Paper is a global producer of paper bag packaging products. It manufactures packaging products to protect and promote goods for businesses worldwide. The company operates through three business segments, which are industrial packaging, global cellulose fibers, and printing papers. It is a leading manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated packaging. Paper bags products are offered under its corrugated packaging segment. It offers packaging products for applications in various sectors and industries, such as beverage, fruit & vegetable, protein, processed foods, consumer goods, industrial goods, shipping & distribution, and e-commerce. It operates in more than 150 countries and serves more than 25,000 customers globally. TempleInLand, International Paper S.A., Hammermill, and Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A., are some of the subsidiaries of the company

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1998 Workforce: ~2,250 Company Working: Stratasys Ltd (Stratasys) is a provider of three dimensional (3D) printing and additive manufacturing solutions used in the processes of designing and manufacturing products and for the direct manufacturing of end parts. The company offers systems like desktop 3D printers for idea and design development, various systems for rapid prototyping, and large production systems for direct digital manufacturing. It also develops, manufactures and sells materials for use with its systems and provides related service offerings to its customers. The company serves various sectors, including aerospace, healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics and education. The company’s solutions are industry-specific and geared towards accelerating business processes, optimizing value chains and driving business performance improvements. Its customers range from individuals and smaller businesses to large, global enterprises. The company has presence in Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East and Africa.