SICK is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications in the industrial sector. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. e. h. Erwin Sick, the company with headquarters in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg ranks among the technological market leaders. With 63 subsidiaries and equity investments as well as numerous agencies, SICK maintains a presence around the globe. SICK has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 2.1 billion in the 2024 fiscal year.

ANDRITZ Environment & Energy is committed to environmental responsibility and offers a broad range of technologies focusing on sustainable solutions for various industries. The extensive product portfolio includes technologies for the production of green hydrogen and renewable fuels, for carbon capture and emission reduction, mechanical and thermal solid/liquid separation, grinding, pelletizing, and for pumping fluids. Complemented by cutting-edge automation and digitalization as well as comprehensive services, they enable efficient and innovative solutions in processes such as water and wastewater management, recycling, waste/sludge-to-value, resource-saving battery-related mining, desalination, feed and food valorisation, air emission reduction and P2X."

DMT provides engineering services and consulting, globally and with 280 years of experience. With 13 engineering and consulting companies at 30 locations around the globe, we focus on the markets of plant engineering & process technology, infrastructure & construction, energy, and mining. Excellence and innovation in everything we do – that is our claim as an independent global engineering services and consulting company. Sustainable value creation for our clients is the goal. Knowledge, digitisation and globalisation are the keys to this. The group's headquarters (DMT GmbH & Co. KG) is located in Essen, Germany. We lead the engineering division of TÜV NORD GROUP, have numerous state-approved experts and accredited testing laboratories, and employ more than 100 recognised experts in this area alone. We are involved in more than 40 innovation projects, the majority at international level, and work on the digitisation of existing and new business models, services and products for ourselves and our customers. Furthermore, we act in partnership, in a spirit of trust, solution-oriented, sustainable and ethical – without exception and for the benefit of our customers. This is what we call engineering performance, and this is our attitude and our commitment to the good of a future that we all work to develop positively at all times.

Voith is a global technology company with a broad portfolio of systems, products, services, and digital applications. Voith sets standards across a wide range of industrial markets, including energy, oil and gas, papermaking, raw materials, transport, and automotive. Voith technologies are used worldwide, from hydropower generation and paper production to highly demanding industrial drive applications.

A substantial part of Voith’s portfolio is applied within the mining and bulk material handling industry. Voith supports mining operations worldwide with drive solutions and digital technologies focused on large-scale rotary equipment and belt conveyor systems. These solutions are used in demanding environments where reliability, efficiency, and system availability are critical.

With over 150 years of experience in belt conveyor systems, Voith has built deep expertise in solving complex drive challenges together with customers worldwide. Voith’s mining portfolio spans key areas such as conveyor belt drives, pulleys, and associated digital tools for system design, optimization, and operational support. Through robust mechanical drive solutions and engineered equipment, Voith enables reliable material transport, while digital services and root cause analysis help customers improve performance, reduce downtime, and operate their belt conveyor systems efficiently over the long term.