BASF is the world’s leading chemical company – The Chemical Company. With about 111,000 employees, six Verbund sites and close to 370 production sites worldwide we serve customers and partners in almost all countries of the world. In 2011, BASF posted sales of €73.5 billion and income before special items of approximately €8.4 billion. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future.

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eta plus electronic enjoys an international reputation as an experienced manufacturer of medium pressure UV lamps and perfectly matched electronic ballasts. Based in Germany near Stuttgart we are part of the IST METZ group and employ over 60 highly qualified staff dedicated to R&D, manufacturing and after-sales support. We can produce the ideally engineered individual solution for every customer. As exclusive supplier we have met the highest expectations of IST METZ, the world’s leading manufacturer of UV curing systems, from the very beginning. Today an increasing number of OEMs world-wide are enjoying customised solutions from eta plus for their UV disinfection systems. But we do not stop at the perfectly engineered solution. For our partners the plus also means quick and reliable after-sales support.

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HELLA is a global, independent, family-owned company with more than 27,000 employees at 70 locations in more than 30 countries. The HELLA Group develops and manufactures lighting and electronic components and systems for the automotive industry and also has one of the largest trade organizations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis and services throughout Europe. Complete vehicle modules, air-conditioning systems and vehicle electrical systems are produced in joint venture companies. With more than 4,800 people working in research and development, Hella is one of the most important innovation drivers on the market. In addition, its sales of 4.8 billion Euros in fiscal year 2011/2012 make the HELLA Group one of the top 50 automotive suppliers in the world and one of the 100 largest German industrial companies.

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A byword in innovation and quality, Integration Technology Ltd. (ITL) is a world pioneering designer and developer of ultra-violet (UV) curing solutions for ink jet printing as well as other, emerging technologies. Founded in 2000, the company serves the industry's foremost OEMs, integrators and system developers with support from the company’s regional offices in Europe, the USA and Far East. Anticipating noticeable synergy effects, IST METZ has struck up a partnership and taken an equity stake in the company. The companies collaborate in sales and development and thus can offer an even wider range of UV solutions.

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As a premium label for coating systems LANKWITZER is the international leader in many fields of industrial applications. Our laboratories excel by innovation power and excellent competence in the development of future oriented coating systems. We are listed as a quality supplier by many of our customers. Highest professionalism from the stage of development to the production as well as passion for the fascinating potential of modern coating systems are our prerequisites to successfully be the leading brand. Since the startup in 1952 Lankwitzer has evolved to an international successful company. Our worldwide operating employees are highly motivated thus contributing to the development and prosperity of the company. As in the past our family owned company aims also in future to remain independent and prefers to follow middle- and long-term goals rather than to give priority to short term profits.

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Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG), one of Germany's traditional paint manufacturers (established in 1895 and based in Hamburg), leads the field in the production of both solvent-based and water-dilutable high-tech coating systems for industrial series production. Today, Mankiewicz supplies its high-quality paint products to various different markets such as machine construction, capital goods, automotive, aviation, railway, medical technology and yachts. The in-house research and development department permits the development of all paint systems in all colour shades, gloss grades and textures, tailor-made to suit each customer’s requirements. Worldwide more than 900 staff members are committed to the realisation of “Coating Concepts of the Future” in accordance with current quality standards. The high quality of the products and processes is guaranteed by a quality management system which was established many years ago. Mankiewicz is certified in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, VDA 6.3, EN 9100 and ISO 14001.

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Sprimag designs and manufactures industrial automated paint finishing systems for everything from appliances and automotive parts to high speed production lines for coating beverage cans and bottles. Our staff has decades of experience working with vitually every type of paint and coating manufactured today. We have forged valuable relationships with not only the major paint manufacturers but also with the industry's best process and material handling equipment manufacturers. This enables us to provide top-quality automated industrial coating equipment around the world.

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S1 Optics GmbH is a coating service provider - we develop and produce optical functional layers. We offer coatings on glass, metal and plastics substrates. Moreover we offer the entire process chain for these substrate materials like optical component design, production-oriented engineering, assembly/manufacturing, development and coating. With optical functional layers the reflection resp. transmission behaviour of optical components can specifically be set. Consequently the required functionality of a product can be realised. We offer dielectrical (interference coating systems without absorption) as well as metallic coatings.

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VTD Vakuumtechnik Dresden GmbH offers customers a wide variety of customised solutions for application and technology-specific coating systems to be used in production as well as for training and research purposes. The company's core competencies focus on the development of energy-efficient PVD systems for coating parts made of plastic, glass, ceramic and metal in a vacuum. VTD has decades of experience and skills in the field of the research and development of innovative processes based on electron-beam technology and their implementation for sophisticated surface engineering application, thus enabling the company to make a key contribution to the customers' success.