Mauro Fontana

Agie Charmilles Management AG manufactures electrical discharge erosion equipment. The company supplies machines, automation solutions and services to the tool and mold making industry as well as to manufacturers of precision parts and components. The firm's products include electric discharge machines (EDM), high-speed (HSM) and performance milling (HPM) centers through tooling, services, spare parts, wear parts and consumables to automation solutions. Agie Charmilles Management was founded in 1861 and is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Saurer AG manufactures textile machinery and components. It offers pre-spinning, roving frame, ring spinning, compact spinning, rotor spinning, winding, twisting and embroidery machines. The firm’s brands include Allma, Jintan, Saurer Embroidery, Schlafhorst, Volkmann and Zinser. IIt offers machinery components under the brand names that include Accotex, Daytex, Fibrevision, Heberlein, Temco and Texparts. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Wattwil, Switzerland.

MWS Friedrichshafen GmbH is an aluminum foundry based in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The German company was acquired by HAL Aluminiumguss Leipzig GmbH from Georg Fischer AG on May 15, 2004.