Deep Intelligence Across Industries

Headquarters: Baoding, China Founded: 1998 Workforce: Approximately 9,217 Company Working: Yingli Solar manufacturers silicon solar cells and photovoltaic products, fans, thermal power generation products, controllers, and inverters. It has exported more than 65 million solar panels to countries including Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, France and United States. The company has operations in countries such as Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands and the U.K. Yingli offers solar power solutions for residential, commercial business, power plant and off-grid applications. In China, the company has more than 30 regional subsidiaries and branch offices and has distributed more than 15 GW of solar panels to customers, worldwide. Some of the subsidiaries of the company are Yingli China, Hainan Yingli, Yingli Tianjin, Yingli Lixian, and Yingli Hengshui’s HNTE. The company is one of the members of the Global Silicon Module Super League that supplies modern solar PV’s worldwide. Yingli Solar is a part of WWF Climate Savers Initiative that spearheads the global shift towards low carbon economy and is committed to reducing its operational carbon footprint.

Company Headquarter: Austria Founded: 1981 Workforce: ~11,168 Company Working: ams AG is an Austria-based company that designs, manufactures, and develops sensors, sensor interfaces, power management, analog semiconductors, and wireless solutions. The company provides products that include power management integrated circuits, sensors, sensor interfaces, and wireless integrated circuits for customers in the consumer, industrial, medical, mobile communications, and automotive markets. The company operates through three segments, namely, consumer, non-consumer, and foundry. Moreover, the company provides wireless connectivity products, time-to-digital converters for high-precision time interval measurement, sensor interfaces, and analog and mixed signal applications. The company was formerly known as austriamicrosystems AG and changed its name to ams AG in May 2012.

Company Headquarter: Taiwan Founded: 1984 Workforce: ~68,000 Company Working: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. is a Taiwan-based company, that manufactures, designs, and sells semiconductor products. The company offers semiconductor testing, packaging, and electronic manufacturing services. The company operates through four segments, namely, testing, EMS, packaging, and estate. The company is also engaged in assembling, manufacturing, designing, and selling electronic components and telecommunications equipment and computer motherboards. Additionally, the company is also involved in the substrate production, as well as sale and leasing of real estate properties. The company is a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

Company Headquarter: Taiwan Founded: 1987 Workforce: ~48,600 Company Working: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC) engages in the manufacture and sale of integrated circuits and wafer semiconductor devices. The company offers a range of wafer fabrication processes including manufacturing of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, BiCMOS mixed-signal, and other semiconductors. Apart from this, the company also provides design, mask making, bumping, probing, assembly, and testing services. TSMC offers a range of CMOS image sensors, characterized by technology features including low dark current, high sensitivity, small pixel size, and high dynamic range achieved through integration with mixed mode processes. Its chips are used in personal computers and peripheral products, information applications, wired and wireless communications system products, and automotive and industrial equipment including consumer electronics such as digital video compact disc player, digital television, game consoles, and digital cameras. Geographically, the company caters to the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and other regions.

Company Headquarters: Italy Founded: 2014 Workforce: NA Company Working: Energica Motor Company S.p.A designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles across the globe. It operates as a subsidiary of CRP Group. It offers electric bikes namely Energica EGO, Energica EVA, and Energica EVA ES. Its major business operations comprise design, research & development, manufacturing, and sale of two-wheel vehicles. Furthermore, it offers batteries and chargers, as well as other components and accessories of electric two-wheeled vehicles. It has sales offices located in the US, the UK, Germany, Spain, Austria, Poland, Norway, and Kuwait.

Company Headquarters: China Founded: 2014 Workforce: NA Company Working: Niu International designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance electric scooters. It offers electric scooters under three categories, namely N, M, and U. Furthermore, the company sells spare parts and offers after-sale services through retail dealers as well as overseas operations and independent distributors. It has sales offices located in Germany, the UK, France, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Finland, Sweden, India, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

Company Headquarters: Australia Founded: 2001 Workforce: NA Company Working: Vmoto Limited is a global scooter manufacturing and distribution group that offers high-quality electric-powered two-wheel scooters and other vehicles. The company offers high-performance and competitive products through three primary brands—Vmoto, E-Max, and Super Soco. Vmoto caters to the demand in Asia, whereas E-Max targets the international B2B markets with high-end premium products. Furthermore, the Super Soco is a third-party brand Vmoto markets in the international B2B markets. The company has registered corporate offices in West Perth, Western Australia, and manufacturing operations in Nanjing, China, and a European distribution warehouse in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It marks presence in 29 countries, represented by more than 30 distributors in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. Vmoto Europe, Nanjing Vmoto Co., Ltd., e-max ev's Germany Ltd., Vmoto E-max International Ltd, Nanjing Vmoto E-max Electric Vehicles Development Co, Ltd, and Freedomotor Company Limited are some of the subsidiaries of the company.

Company Global Headquarters: South Korea Founded: 1977 Workforce: ~4,334 Company Overview: Hanwha Techwin, currently called Hanwha Aerospace, (Hanwha) belongs to the parent organization Hanwha Group. It currently engages in the business of aircraft engines, security, gas turbine engine, energy equipment, and industrial machinery. The company offers total security solutions including optical design, manufacturing, and image processing technologies. The company has been in video surveillance business for almost 25 years after launching its first video surveillance camera in 1991. The company offers a complete line of security solutions from CCTV to integrated management software and video recorders. The company’s product lines are designed to meet the requirements of urban surveillance, transportation, banking, and retail. The company operates globally in the regions of Korea, the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Company Global Headquarters: Canada Founded: 2004 Workforce: ~16,000 Company Overview: Avigilon Corporation offers solutions to solve the biggest challenges regarding physical security and safety. The company designs, develops, and manufactures video analytics surveillance cameras, network management video software and hardware, and access control solutions. The company was acquired by Motorola Solutions Inc. in March 2018. The product category of Avigilon Corporation is diversified into three main categories—video surveillance, access control, and video analytics. The company offers an extensive portfolio of products, which includes network video recorder, analog video encoders, access control, and security products. The products offered by Avigilon Corporation are used by transportation systems, healthcare centers, schools and colleges, public venues, financial institutions, and government. The company also offers application solutions for various industry verticals like banking, business intelligence, airports, casinos, city surveillance, critical infrastructure, commercial, education, healthcare, logistics, public transit, retail, and stadiums. The company operates globally in five main geographic regions: North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

Company Global Headquarters: Sweden Founded: 1984 Workforce: 1,566 Company Overview: Axis Communications AB (Axis) is one of the market leaders providing network video surveillance and access control solutions. The company invented the world’s first network camera in 1996 and is constantly innovating in video surveillance technology ever since. The company has 90,000 partners across around 179 countries and delivers its products and solutions worldwide. The company specializes in network cameras and offer a variety of cameras such as fixed box cameras, modular cameras, thermal cameras, and fixed dome cameras. It also offers IP-surveillance video management software solutions for offices, schools, small stores, retail, and manufacturing clients. On April 15 2015, Canon acquired 76.1% of the issued shares of Axis Communications AB, becoming its majority stakeholder. Axis serves as a single point of contact for both Axis and Canon network video products and solutions, and Axis continues to serve Canon’s customers. The company offers various solutions for industries such as banking and finance, retail, transportation, healthcare, critical infrastructure, education, and government. The company also provides facial recognition, deployable surveillance, license plate recognition, people counting, perimeter protection, and mobile surveillance. Axis leverages different technologies to focus on enhancing image usability, reliability and quality, system integration, and secure network communication.

Company Global Headquarters: US Founded: 1978 Workforce: ~3,649 Company Overview. FLIR Systems Inc. (FLIR Systems) designs, develops, markets, and distributes the solutions such as thermal imaging cameras, imaging sensors, and their components. The company sells its products to various end markets, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), homeland security, industrial, consumer, military, enterprise, environmental, and infrastructure. FLIR Systems operates through six segments, namely surveillance, instruments, security, OEM & emerging markets, maritime, and detection. The surveillance segment offers recognition and enhanced imaging solutions under commercially developed, military qualified (CDMQ) models for law enforcement, military, public safety agencies, and other government customers. The company operates globally in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and Africa.

Company Global Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1886 Workforce: 286,084 Company Overview: Bosch Group is one of the leading global suppliers of technology and services. The company operates through four business segments—mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology, and energy and building technology. The company comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and around 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in around 60 countries. One the subsidiaries of Bosch Group is Bosch Security Systems Inc. which was founded in 1968 and has around 1,200 employees. Bosch Security Systems Inc. has its wide product portfolio which includes intrusion detection, fire detection, video surveillance, and voice execution systems. It is a privately held company and has broadly segmented its operations in two segments: Bosch security & safety solutions and energy & building solutions. Bosch security systems segment offers a complete range of specialized services and products for standard or customized applications. The company operates in Mexico, the US, China, Germany, and Portugal and has distribution partners in more than 150 countries. It also caters to various industry verticals such as banking, retail, education, commercial, hospital, hotel, and transportation. The company develops and manufactures security systems in its own production facilities in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Company Global Headquarters: China Founded: 2010 Workforce: ~34,392 Company Overview: Hangzhou HikVision Digital Technology Co., Ltd (HikVision) is a manufacturer and provider of video-centered IoT solutions, providing intelligent business, security, and big data services to its customers globally. The company is a major supplier of video surveillance products and solutions in China with the Chinese government being the major shareholder. The company has a diverse marketing network comprising 28 overseas regional subsidiaries and 35 branches across China. The company provides customized and professional solutions to meet diverse market requirements. The products offered by HikVision include network cameras, thermal cameras, analog cameras, PTZ, network video recorders, hybrid video recorders, and digital video recorders. The company offers solutions for various industry verticals like banking & finance, hotel, parking, retail, mobile transport, and traffic. In addition to the video surveillance industry, the company has extended its business to smart home tech, automotive electronics and industrial automation, based on the video intelligence technology for sustainable long-term development. The company mainly operates in China and offers its products in more than 150 countries.

Company Headquarter: Japan Founded: 1915 Workforce: ~5,571 Company Working: Japan Radio Co. manufactures and sells radio communication equipment. The company primarily operates through four segments, namely marine electronics equipment, communication equipment, solutions, specialized equipment, and others. The marine electronics equipment segment offers communication, navigation, fishing, and remote maintenance systems. The communication equipment segment offers global positioning system receivers, linear power amplifiers, digital commercial radio, surface acoustic wave filters, personal handy-phone system handsets, and measuring equipment for mobile communications. The solutions and specialized equipment segment specialize in providing broadcasting equipment, road traffic management, water and river management, meteorological information, disaster prevention information, and landslide monitoring systems. The others segment deals in specialized equipment and software development. Geographically, the company has a presence in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Company Headquarter: US Founded: 1995 Workforce: ~7,900 Company Working: ARRIS International PLC (ARRIS) specializes in media entertainment, data communications, and networking technology. It combines hardware, software, and services across the cloud, network, and home to power television and the Internet. The company operates through the three business segments namely, a customer premises equipment, network and cloud, and enterprise networks. The customer premises equipment segment offers broadband customer-premises equipment (CPE) which include digital subscriber line (DSL) and cable modem, broadband gateway, and video CPE. The network and cloud segment specializes in networks, software, and global service. The enterprise network segment composes of wi-fi access points, smart wireless services and software, campus network switches, and system management and control. The company offers set-tops, broadband access infrastructure platforms, digital video and IP television (IPTV) distribution systems, and associated data and voice CPE. It also provides services such as technical support, repair and refurbishment, and system design and integration.

Company Headquarter: UK Founded: 1984 Workforce: ~120 Company Working: ETL Systems Ltd engages in designing and manufacturing of RF distribution equipment for satellite ground stations and other microwave users. The company offers rack systems and RF components to meet stringent RF architecture and performance specifications. It also develops and designs RF products to meet the specific architecture and performance requirements of its customers. The company serves broadcasters, military, marine, government, private VSAT networks, and global satellite operators. It also sells its products through distributors in the UK and internationally.

Company Headquarter: Spain Founded: 1999 Workforce: ~70 Company Working: ACORDE Technologies SA designs, develops and manufactures RF front-ends for satellite communications systems from S band up to Ka band. The company provides robust and field-proven solutions to customers in telecommunications, space, military, and energy markets. The company actively participates in the collaborative projects of European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union (EU) in the fields of satellite communications, Galileo-GNSS, or smart wireless sensors networks. The company has been performing the role of the reliable RF partner in these projects for the last 15 years. The company has a presence in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Company Headquarter: Belgium Founded: 1994 Workforce: ~500 Company Working: EVS Broadcast Equipment SA engages in the development, marketing, and exploitation of audiovisual equipment. The company offers video servers, media transfer and exchange, control interfaces and storage, archiving, and editing solutions. The hardware and software suite offered by the company includes live slow motion, high speed slow motion, clips generation, quick clips editing, multi-camera recording, metadata association, real-time SD/HD video files transfer, graphics storage and play-out, digital transmission, audio record & edit, multi-format ingest and play-back, webcasting, and mobile phone clipping production platforms. The company offers solutions in the areas of live sports, entertainment, and news content. It has five developments centers spread across Belgium, Germany, and France.

Company Headquarter: France Founded: 1982 Workforce: ~1,294 Company Working: Euro Media Group is one of the leading providers of broadcast and film facilities in the European market. The company offers creative and technical services to various European producers, broadcasting networks, and companies. Euro Media Group provides its clients with a complete custom-made solution for the production and delivery of all media content. As a technical integrator, it engages in the entire production process, handling every aspect from filming to content delivery. The company offers the largest range of studios, stages and the fleet of broadcasting facilities in Europe, wherein it has operations in in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Company Headquarter: Singapore Founded: 1985 Workforce: ~2,600 Company Working: Global Invacom Group Limited specializes in research and development, design, and the supply of satellite communications products. The company operates through two business segments, satellite communications and contract manufacturing. The satellite communications segment develops, designs, and manufactures products for the satellite television market. The communications products segment operates contract manufacturing facility in China, which focuses on third-party printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, logistics and module assembly, and testing. The company offers a wide range of dish antennas, transmitters, switches, video distribution components, low noise block receivers, and electronics manufacturing services which have applications in the satellite communication and computer peripherals, and the medical and consumer electronics industries. It has seven manufacturing plants across China, Israel, Malaysia, the UK, and the US. Global Invacom, being a Sat Comms equipment market innovator, has 71 granted patents, 49 patent applications, and an industry experience of 34 years.

Company Headquarter: Virginia (US) Founded: 1990 Workforce: 216 employees Company Working: Luna is a leader in the optical measurement technology. The company is involved in developing, manufacturing, and marketing test and management products and fiber optic sensors globally. Luna majorly operates in two segments, namely, technology development and products and licensing.

Company Headquarter: US Founded: 1989 Workforce: ~4000 Company Working: Masimo Corporation, a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive monitoring technologies worldwide. The company offers Masimo Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximetry with measure-through-motion and low-perfusion pulse oximetry monitoring to address the primary limitations of conventional pulse oximetry. It also provides Masimo rainbow SET platform that includes rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry products that noninvasively monitor hemoglobin species, including oxygen saturation, pulse rate, perfusion index, pleth variability index, respiration rate from the pleth, noninvasively monitor hemoglobin concentration, carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin saturation, monitor arterial oxygen saturation, and acoustic respiration rate and calculates oxygen content and oxygen reserve index.

Company Headquarter: Maryland, US Founded: 1992 Workforce: 500+ Company Working: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (Osiris) researches, develops, manufactures, and commercializes regenerative medicines intended to improve the health and lives of patients and lower the overall healthcare costs. Osiris has achieved commercial success with products in orthopedics, sports medicine and wound care, including the Grafix product line, Stravix, BIO4 and Cartiform. The company has demonstrated more than 25 years of leadership in the field of regenerative medicine and currently markets regenerative medicines in wound care, orthopedics, and sports medicine in the form of skin substitutes, bone grafts, and articular cartilage grafts, respectively.

Company Headquarters: UK Founded: N/A Workforce: ~39,500 Company Working: Rentokil Initial plc is one of the leading companies in pest control, hygiene services, and plants & scenting. It operates through three reportable segments, which are pest control, hygiene, and protect & enhance. Vertical garden falls under its protect & enhance segment. The four businesses which are included in the protect & enhance segment are Workwear (France), Ambius (Global), Property Care (UK), and Dental Services (Germany and Sweden). Ambius is a division of Rentokil Initial plc, which is one of the most diverse business support service companies in the world. Ambius is engaged in providing design-led, functional interior landscaping for buildings. It has a global presence and operates in 75 countries around the world.

Company Headquarters: Ireland Founded: 1996 Workforce: ~ Company Working: Ryanair DAC operates an ultra-low cost, scheduled-passenger airline serving short-haul, point-to-point routes between Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe, and Morocco. The company provides low-fare airline-related services, scheduled services, ancillary services, car hire services, and other related services to third parties and across a European route network. Ryanair DAC provides its own aircraft and passenger handling and ticketing services at the Dublin Airport.

Company Headquarters: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Founded: 1980 Company Working: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd. is engaged in the production, sales, and research and development of precision motors, mini fans, and thermal modules. Its products include DC fan & blower series, AC fans, EC fans, fan trays, fan accessories, and ventilation fans. It also provides LED cooling solutions and technology services. The company focuses on the research and development of core motor technology, which enables it to launch numerous patented products. Its product portfolio covers Maglev, the first magnetic levitation motor fan product in the world, Mighty Mini series, the smallest/thinnest fan products in the world, and various thermal modules for LED panels. It offers solutions for clients across various industries such as IT, automobile electronics, optical electronics, and network communication. The company has a research and development team consisting of more than 400 professional engineers and a research and development budget that exceeds 10-12% of its annual turnover. This has enabled the company to obtain a total of 2568 patents worldwide in 2017. It has a global presence in regions such as Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Company Headquarters: Deeside, UK Founded: 2012 Workforce: NA Company Working: Itaconix PLC (Itaconix), formerly known as Revolymer PLC, manufactures and supplies specialty polymers. Revolymer PLC acquired Itaconix Corporation in 2016 and relaunched as Itaconix PLC in March 2017. Itaconix mostly caters to the home care, personal care, and industrial markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company also has distribution channels in 14 countries and collaborations with leading market players such as Akzo Nobel NV, Croda, and Solvay.

1.1.1 Company Overview Company Headquarter: U.S. Founded: 1978 Workforce: 9,523 Company Working: Trimble, Inc. engages in the provision of providing positioning, wireless, and software technology solutions. The company operates through various segments such as Geospatial, Resources & Utilities, Buildings & Infrastructure, and Transportation. The company focuses on R&D in order to introduce new products and make improvements in existing products. Due to the strong focus on R&D, the company has been able to launch and commercialize a number of new products in the recent past. In addition, the company's strong R&D has enabled it to add a number of important patents. At the end of FY2016, the company had approximately 1,200 unique issued and enforceable patents, the majority of which cover GNSS based technologies and other applications such as optical and laser technology. In April 2018, Trimble acquired Viewpoint a provider of innovative construction-specific software solutions.

Company Headquarter: Austria Founded: 1938 Workforce: Over 6,400 Company Working: Lenzing AG is an Austria based enterprise, specifically, deals with the production and marketing of textile and nonwoven cellulose fibers and polymer plastics. The company operates through three major segments: fibers, lenzing technique, and other. Fiber is company’s core segment, which almost accounts for the majority of the revenue as of 2018

Company Headquarters: California, US Founded: 1999 Company Working: Avista Technologies Inc. (Avista Technologies) is operating as a subsidiary of Kurita Water Industries Ltd from May 2019. The company is involved in the development and sale of water treatment chemicals for membrane systems, which include reverse osmosis (RO), microfiltration/ultrafiltration (MF/UF), and multimedia filtration (MMF). It offers coagulants for various applications such as to enhance the process of removal of slit, organics, and colloids; and to reduce turbidity and remove humic & fulvic acid in MMF. It has corporate offices in both the US and UK and distributors and regional offices in over 30 countries. It supplies water treatment chemicals in over 100 countries.