Balluff – Innovating Automation Worldwide Balluff is a global leader in sensor and automation solutions, delivering high quality technologies that empower manufacturers across industries to optimize performance, increase reliability, and accelerate their digital transformation. Founded in 1921 in Neuhausen auf den Fildern near Stuttgart, Germany, Balluff has grown from a family run workshop into an international automation specialist with a presence in 68 countries worldwide. With more than a century of expertise, Balluff provides a comprehensive portfolio that includes sensors, RFID systems, machine vision and optical identification, industrial networking, safety components, power supplies, and automation software. These solutions help customers improve operational efficiency, reduce downtime, enhance quality control, and enable modern smart factory environments. Balluff is recognized for delivering rugged, reliable products designed to perform in the toughest industrial environments. Its offerings support a wide range of applications in industries such as packaging, food and beverage, automotive, electronics, robotics, and pharmaceuticals. From inductive, capacitive, magnetic, and photoelectric sensing to advanced measurement and identification technologies, Balluff’s portfolio enables precise monitoring, seamless data flow, and dependable automation performance. The company is also a pioneer in enabling IIoT ready automation, providing hardware, middleware, and systems that support connected, data driven operations. Its strong commitment to quality—known as “Balluff quality”—extends beyond products to engineering, consulting, and customer service, ensuring customers receive solutions tailored to their unique production needs. Headquartered in Germany with seven production sites and 38 subsidiaries worldwide, Balluff employs approximately 3,600–3,900 people and maintains a strong global footprint to support customers locally. In the United States, Balluff operates a key production and logistics facility in Florence, Kentucky, serving manufacturers throughout the Americas with rapid delivery, technical support, and application expertise. Balluff’s long standing family leadership continues to guide the company’s vision of “Innovating Automation,” emphasizing forward thinking technology, trusted partnership, and long term customer success. Whether unlocking new levels of productivity through advanced industrial networking or leading the development and deployment of IO Link architectures, Balluff remains a trusted partner in elevating automation to the next level. Balluff: Your Partner for Success in Automation. | Balluff is a global leader in sensor, networking, identification, vision, and connectivity solutions that help food and beverage manufacturers improve quality, safety, and efficiency. With deep industry expertise, Balluff supports demanding applications — from hygienic washdown environments to high‑speed packaging and beverage production. Our robust, washdown‑rated sensors, IO‑Link connectivity, and condition monitoring solutions are designed to optimize OEE, enable traceability, and reduce unplanned downtime. Partner with Balluff to bring smarter, more reliable automation to every stage of your food and beverage operation. We will be partnering with our premier distribution partner (Buchanan Automation – Booth 1012)! Please visit us!
ADVANTECH
Advantech offers customized solutions that can accommodate the unique needs of retail and hospitality businesses of varying sizes while maintaining scalability and achieving operational excellence. | Accelerating Digital Operations and Energy Management with Edge AI. Advantech IoT solutions focus on the processes of sensing, control real-time monitoring, and remote communication and by combing these technologies with cloud-enabled services that performs information integration and data analysis. These solutions will greatly enhance efficient operation and maintenance management and decision-making processes from Front-of-the-meter to Behind-the-Meter. | Advantech is a leading provider of customized, certified medical solutions, offering a broad portfolio that includes medical computing systems, panel PCs, tablets, patient monitoring devices, infotainment terminals, and more. As an industry pioneer, we continue to advance our medical solutions to help customers transition into the Edge AI era. With comprehensive customization and integration capabilities, along with IEC60601 certifications, Advantech’s iHealthcare group delivers AI-enabled technologies that meet stringent performance, compliance, and time-to-market requirements. | Advantech’s Gaming Solutions division is a prominent global gaming supplier. We specialize in designing and manufacturing industrial-grade hardware and customized software specific to the gaming industry. As part of the $2 billion Advantech Group, our gaming-focused business unit uniquely supports customers worldwide, with self-owned manufacturing facilities, dedicated engineering teams, after-sales and product support. Catering to both large and small enterprises, our DPX products and solutions have played a crucial role in delivering responsible, secure, and memorable gaming, sports betting, and lottery experiences across the globe for over three decades. | Advantech is a global leader in embedded computing, delivering medical-grade boards, systems, and software services designed with a strong customer-centric approach and supported by robust global logistics. With extensive experience in medical diagnostic and clinical equipment, Advantech solutions are widely used in ophthalmic OCT systems, endoscopy computers, surgical imaging host PCs, anesthesia machine HMIs, and controllers for CT and MRI scanners. | Advantech is at the forefront of providing innovative and rugged technology solutions for the mining industry. Our cutting-edge products, such as the TREK in-vehicle platform and ultra-rugged DLT computers, are designed to withstand the harshest conditions while delivering exceptional performance and reliability. With a focus on application-oriented hardware, Advantech enhances productivity and efficiency in application development. Our solutions not only improve the ruggedness and stability of mining operations but also contribute to lowering operator qualification criteria, thereby optimizing overall operational efficiency. Advantech is dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in the mining sector through reliable and robust technological advancements. | Video Solutions Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech VEGA Video Platforms and PCIe Adapters are designed to boost video infrastructure performance from acquisition to distribution at the lowest power budget while fully complying with the media industry needs. By providing access to the latest 4K/8K UHD video processing and IP media technologies on commercial-off-the-shelf IT platforms we accelerate the deployment of next-generation, open and more efficient video solutions across a wide range of applications from broadcast encoding and high-density OTT transcoding to cloud, mobile and 360° video. Advantech’s standard portfolio can be tailored to meet a range of system requirements, significantly reducing time-to-market effort for our customers. Contact: AIVideo@advantech.com | Founded in 1983, Advantech has the corporate vision to “Enable an Intelligent Planet”. The company is a global leader in the fields of IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms. To embrace the trends of IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence, Advantech promotes IoT hardware and software solutions with Edge Intelligence to assist business partners and clients in connecting their industrial chains. Advantech is also dedicated to working with domain focused partners to co-create solutions that deliver advanced solutions in Industrial IoT. Advantech’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) group is recognized as a leading manufacturer of intelligent automation technology and is consistently listed as one of the 50 top global automation suppliers. Product offerings include IoT Edge Intelligence Platforms, Industrial Computing Platforms, Servers, Intelligent HMI & Monitors, Automation Controllers, IoT Gateways, Automation Software, Industrial I/O, and Intelligent M2M & IoT Connectivity Solutions for wireless & wired networks. Specializing in intelligent connectivity at the “edge” of networks in remote and demanding environments, the company’s product solutions use Ethernet, serial, wireless, cellular and USB communication technologies. Specializing in intelligent connectivity at the “edge” of networks in remote and demanding environments, the company’s product solutions use Ethernet, serial, wireless, cellular and USB communication technologies. With over 17,000 products, Advantech offers solutions for multiple industries including Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing, Transportation, Power & Energy, Digital Healthcare, Digital Logistics, Intelligent Retail & Hospitality, Gaming, Intelligent Building, and Video Solutions. Global headquarters are located in Taipei, Taiwan with regional offices in 23 countries. The company has 2 manufacturing sites, 4 logistic centers, and 15 repair centers enabling them to provide reliable local services. Wherever you are in the world, Advantech will be quick to offer individual consultation and support, comprehensive technical services, and quick repairs. As of today, Advantech employees over 8,000 people globally. For more information, visit www.advantech.com.
4D1
4D1 delivers millimeter-level 3D indoor positioning and full 6-DoF orientation for robots, tools, devices, and people. Our plug-and-play RTLS provides driftless accuracy without SLAM or cameras, powering robotics, physical AI, and intelligent spaces. At Automate 2026, see bolt-level precision that error-proofs tasks and boosts autonomy. | 4D1 delivers millimeter-level 3D indoor positioning and full 6-DoF orientation for robots, tools, devices, and people. Our plug-and-play RTLS provides driftless accuracy without SLAM or cameras, powering robotics, physical AI, and intelligent spaces. At CES 2026, see bolt-level precision that error-proofs tasks and boosts autonomy.