Lutz Aschke

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Carl Mahr Holding GmbH operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing meteorology instruments. Its subsidiary Mahr manufactures high precision spinning pumps and rotary stroke bearings as construction elements in its product range. Mahr supplies the plastics, synthetic fiber and elastomere industries and in turn, their suppliers with spinning pumps and metering systems. The firm serves automoblile manufacturers, manufacturers of industrial machines and precision mechanical products, including the areas of optics and electronics. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Gottingen, Germany.

AppliedSensor GmbH develops and manufactures sensor components that are delivered as electronic components. It develops gas detection sensors, field effect sensors and quartz microbalance sensors. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany.

De Agostini SpA operates as a holding company with interest in publishing, industrial and finance sectors. The firm specializes in editoria, media & communication and gaming. The company was founded by Giovanni De Agostini in 1901 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. operates as an application-oriented research organization. The firm focuses on health, security, communication, as well as environment and energy. It develops technology, designs products, and improves methods and techniques. The company was founded on March 26, 1949 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Fraunhofer USA, Inc. is a non-profit, research and development organization, which provides applied research services. It conducts applied R&D to customers from industry and state and federal governments. The firm develops and validates scientific applications and technologies for industrial innovation in the USA. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Mckinsey & Co. SAS provides business and management consulting services. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

MeteoGroup Ltd. engages in the provision of weather forecasting services. Its products and solutions include SPOS9 for route planning and optimization, WeatherSuite, WeatherAPI (Application Programming Interface), NowCasting Pro, and dynamic line rating and hotspot analysis. Its product suites cater to various industries such as shipping, offshore, energy, road management, air travel, road management, insurance, water management, and automotive. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Abionic SA develops biomedical diagnostic devices. It specializes in in vitro diagnostic devices for allergies detection. The firm?s products include abioSCOPE and abioKIT. Its services encompass research, development, and commercialization of its products. The company was founded by Nicolas Durand, Iwan M?rki, and Theo Lasser in 2010 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Brolis Semiconductors Uab manufactures semiconductors and related-devices. Its products include mid-infrared laser products and systems, high-powered near infrared laser diodes, and molecular beam epitaxy foundry. The company was founded by Dominykas Vizbaras, Augustinas Vizbaras, and Kristijonas Vizbaras on August 9, 2011 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Engineering Synthesis Design, Inc. develops metrology instrumentation and software. Its Interferometers include MarSurf FI 2100 PS, MarSurf FI 3100 VB, MarSurf FI 2100 AS, MarSurf FI 1100 Z and MarSurf FI 1040 Z. The firm also offers IntelliWave, a de-facto software standard in wavefront analysis and interferometer independence. The company is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

TBG AG engages in the acquisition, disposal, holding, and management of participating interests in industrial firms. It also provides management and financing services. The company was founded on September 16, 2014 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Carl Mahr GmbH & Co. KG is an investment holding German company. The company is based in Goettingen, Germany. The CEOs of the private company are Stephan Gais, Udo Wilhelm Erath, Ulrich Kaspar.

PetrolValves SpA manufactures valves for oil, gas, and power generation industries. It offers ball top and ball side entry, axial flow, choke, globe, and orifice fitting control valves, and ball-trunnion and -floating, compact manifold, gate, globe, check, and axial flow on-off valves. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme (IKTS) is a research institute located in Dresden, Germany. The institute has three locations in Dresden, Hermsdorf, and Thuringia, making it the largest ceramic research institute in Europe. IKTS is currently working on various projects related to the production of green hydrogen. Additionally, the Sensor Space Summer School organized by IKTS teaches students from Hermsdorf about sensor technology and programming. Founded in 1992, IKTS conducts applied research for high-performance ceramics.