Helmuth Ludwig

CIRCOR International, Inc. engages in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing differentiated technology products and sub-systems for the defense markets. It operates under the Aerospace and Defense, and Industrial segments. The Aerospace and Defense segment is involved in the production of valves, pumps, electric motors, kinetic switches, high pressure pneumatic regulators and subsystems, and electromechanical assemblies. The Industrial segment includes positive displacement pumps, specialty centrifugal pumps, metering pumps, automatic recirculating valves, and control valves for mission critical applications. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Siemens Industry, Inc. provides building controls, fire safety, energy and environmental solutions, and security system solutions. It offers electrical engineering services and manufactures electrical products. The firm also provides communication, transportation, and power generation systems and services. The firms divisions include building technologies, drive technologies, industry automation, industry solutions and mobility. The company was founded on July 5, 1994 and is headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Siemens Industry Software, Inc. engages in the development and provision of product lifecycle management software solutions. Its products include mechanical design, electrical and electronics development, software engineering, simulation and test, manufacturing planning, factory automation, manufacturing operations, and performance analytics. The company is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is an organization that partners with professionals in academia, government, and industry to research solutions to manufacturing challenges. The private company is based in Disputanta, VA. William T. Powers has been the CEO of the company since 2016. CCAM's industrial operations board oversees all of the organization's operations, approving research funding and checking the progress of projects.