Katja Windt

SMS group GmbH engages in the development and design of nonferrous metal, steel, and aluminum products. It specializes in digitalization, technical services, electrical and automation, design and manufacturing, additive manufacturing, lifecycle, SMS TECademy, sustainability, and intralogistics. The company was founded by Carl Eberhard Weiss in 1871 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH (biba) is an engineering research institute based in Bremen, DE. The private company is involved in the Bremen Research Cluster for Dynamics in Logistics (LogDynamics) and in the International Graduate School for Dynamics in Logistics. Biba conducts application-oriented research and industrial contract research in the areas of production and logistics, including in important sectors such as logistics services, automotive, aviation, and wind energy. Biba has a service center for the development and testing of innovative mobile technologies for logistic processes and systems. The German company was founded in 1981, and the CEO is Olaf Simon.