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BSH Hausgeräte GmbH manufactures electrical household appliances. It product portfolio includes stoves, ovens, extractor hoods, dishwashers, washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, consumer products such as vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, electric kettles, irons and hairdryers as well as accessories, auxiliary materials and tools. The firm offers its products under the Bosch and Siemens brands as well as other special and regional brands including Gaggenau, Neff, Thermador, Constructa, Viva, Ufesa, Junker, Zelmer, Balay, Pitsos, Profilo and Coldex brand names. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Bosch Solar Energy AG stands for the Solar Energy division of the Bosch Group and, together with its subsidiaries, it is a leading provider of silicon-based photovoltaic products with a consistent focus on product quality. From small-scale plants for single-family homes to finished large-scale photovoltaic projects - Bosch Solar Energy offers high-quality solar cells and modules for photovoltaic power generation. With its high-efficiency crystalline and thin-film products, Bosch Solar Energy focuses very deliberately on the sustainable and environmentally friendly form of silicon-based solar power generation.

Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH operates as a non-profit corporate foundation. The firm finances researchers related to education, health, science, society, and international relations. It also engages in the funding of projects and scholarships. The company was founded by Robert Bosch in 1964 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Bosch Rexroth AG manufactures components and machinery for industrial hydraulics and control technology. It offers assembly technology, electric drives and controls, gear technology, industrial hydraulics, linear motion technology, mobile hydraulics, moulding and casting technologies, tightening and welding technology. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lohr am Main, Germany.

Part of Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG functions as an investment holding Swiss company. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH engages in the production of heating equipment. Its product portfolio includes floor-standing and wall-hung heating boilers, heat pumps, solar thermal systems, solid fuel boilers, co-generation plants, and industrial boilers. The company was founded on August 3, 1911 and is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.

Berkenhoff GmbH manufactures spark erosion wires, brazing and welding wires, and electronic wires. The firm's products include coated EDM wires, brass wires, micro-erosion wires, and copper wires. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Heuchelheim, Germany.

Pieroth Wein AG distributes sparkling wines. The firm serves the retail, wholesale, wine producing estates, logistics and travel markets. The company was founded in 1675 and is headquartered in Burg Layen, Germany.

HT TROPLAST GmbH manufactures plastic and synthetic profiles for windows and doors. The firm manufactures synthetic profiles for windows and doors. It also supplies PVC-U sheets. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

ConMoto Consulting Group GmbH provides business management consulting services. The company was founded by Ralf Feierabend in 1990 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

BCG Baden-Baden Cosmetics Group GmbH manufactures and distributes beauty care products. Its products include perfume, cosmetics, and toiletries. The company’s brands include BiodrogaMD, Sans Soucis, and SkinBio. BCG Baden-Baden Cosmetics Group was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Baden-Baden, Germany.

Part of Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Bosch Power Tec GmbH develops and supplies electronic power components. The company is based in Boeblingen, Germany. The CEOs are Randolf Eugen A. K Müller, York zu Putlitz. The German company was founded in 2011.

RUAG International Holding AG engages in the acquisition, management, and disposal of participating interests in firm, particularly in the space and aerostructures sector. It also establishes companies as well as acquire, hold, manage, and dispose intangible assets. The company was founded on May 27, 1998 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG provides driveline and chassis as well as active and passive safety technology solutions. The company was founded on August 20, 1915 by Alfred Count von Soden-Fraunhofen and Alfred Colsman and is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Fortuna Spezialmaschinen Gmbh manufactures and supplies skiving and splitting machines. Its products include skiving machines, splitting machines, liquid packaging machines, skiving and hemming, and gluing machines. The company is headquartered in Weil der Stadt, Germany.

MTU Aero Engines North America, Inc. is a leading engine manufacturer and an established global player in the industry. It engages in the development, manufacture, marketing and support of commercial and military aircraft engines in all thrust and power categories and industrial gas turbines. The German manufacturer employs approximately 7900 people overall and with its various affiliates has a presence in all significant regions and markets worldwide. In the years ahead, MTU will focus its resources on its core business, seek stakes in emerging engine programs and expand its service offerings. MTU Aero Engines North America (MTU AENA) is located in the immediate vicinity of East Hartford, Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney, MTU's strategic partner. MTU AENA offers a variety of engineering services for the aviation industry and in the field of power generation. The company was founded in 2000

Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA operates as a holding company with interests in paper, fabrics, and hydro power generation. The firm’s principal activities are manufacturing of paper machinery, textile machinery, hydro fluid machinery, and turbo power transmission engineering. Its products and services include automation and digital solutions, drives & transmissions, connection components & couplings, hydropower components, hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling, braking systems and papermaking components. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Heidenheim, Germany.

American Academy in Berlin GmbH operates as an independent and privately funded non-profit center for advance study in the humanities, public policy, social sciences, and arts. Its aim is to maintain the long-term intellectual, cultural and political ties between the United States and Germany. It offers residential fellowships at its Hans Arnhold Center to American scholars, writers, journalists, policy experts, and artists. It also brings leading Americans to Berlin for visits to facilitate an exchange of views between the people of Germany and the United States. The company was founded by Richard C. Holbrooke in 1994 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Wirthwein AG manufactures and sells plastic parts and molds for the automotive, railway, electrical and home appliance industries. It serves automotive, railway, electrical, medical, and interior design Industries. The company was founded by Walter Wirthwein in 1949 and is headquartered in Creglingen, Germany.

Folio Photonics Inc. engages in the design and development of optical data storage disc with two terabyte scale capacity. Its technology is based on a multi-layer disc produced by polymer co-extrusion, a manufacturing method used primarily for food packaging. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Singer in 2012 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

The Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network provides operational consulting, strategy marketing, and technology consultancy services. The private company is based in Cleveland, OH.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vadxx Energy LLC operates as an alternative energy company. It converts recyclable and non-recyclable plastic into higher value energy products. It develops a proprietary technology for recycling waste plastic and converting it to Ecofuels. The firm’s plastic recycling technology produces no hazardous by-products and continuously converts waste plastic to oil, fuel and energy products. The company was founded by William Ullom in 2009 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

MöbelFirst GmbH is an online furniture retailer based in Bonn, Germany. The German company offers a wide selection of discounted furniture from top brands such as Rolf Benz, Hülsta, Cor, Stressless, and Walter Knoll. Customers can purchase showroom pieces, including TV chairs with footrests, at reduced prices and receive immediate delivery within Germany. MöbelFirst was founded in 2016 by Christoph Ritschel, Dennis T. Franken, Ralf Struthoff, and Christoph Schug, with Christoph Ritschel and Dennis T. Franken serving as CEOs since then.

STEAG GmbH engages in the planning, development, construction, and operation of power plants and storage facilities. Its services include conventional power generation, energy trading and optimization, district heating, as well as distributed generation. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.