State: North Carolina

SCILM America, Inc.

Scilm, family owned and operated offers leading-edge technology to the global furniture industry. Our products and systems offer the manufacturing professional innovative solutions and enhancements to the woodworking industry. Since 1977 Scilm has been specializing in the kitchen/cabinetry/furniture component industry. We are a long standing supplier to major Italian and European kitchen designers. This success has been achieved thanks to technology, taste and the “Made in Italy” euro style and standard.

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Sciencix, Inc.

Sciencix was founded in 1985 by a service engineer as a manufacturer and supplier of HPLC and Mass Spec repair and maintenance parts for the top OEM brand instruments used in medical and pharmaceutical R&D and production, environmental and agricultural analysis and research, forensics and toxicology, energy and fuels, food and beverage science, and vaccine and drug research/clinical trials/production. We are referred to as the “Napa Auto Parts” of the lab industry. Our parts are manufactured in the U.S. and cost up to 30% less than their comparable OEM parts. We ship same-day on all orders to anywhere in the U.S. and ship internationally to customers in over 100 countries. We were honored at the White House and awarded as the U.S. SBA’s National Exporter of the Year and also the recipient of the President’s E Award for our contributions to innovation and global business impact. Sciencix is committed to exceptional quality performance of our parts. Under our ISO9001:2015 Certified Quality Management System, our team of engineers takes each product through a rigorous quality control process. Every component is engineered and tested according to our guiding principles of OEM comparability in form, fit, and function. We offer a lifetime warranty on all parts, and we provide teamwide support to our customers around the world with unlimited free technical support and fast response from our Customer Relations Team.

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SCHUNK

SCHUNK is a worldwide leader for equipping modern manufacturing and robot systems. More than 3,500 employees in 9 plants and 34 owned subsidiaries ensure an intensive market presence. With more than 11,000 standard components, SCHUNK offers the world’s largest assortment of gripping systems and clamping technology from one source. | This year, SCHUNK is bringing four focused themes to Automate, each one designed to show you practical ways to build smarter, more capable automation. Robot Plus: A complete lineup of end-of-arm accessories, including tool changers, compensation units, and force/torque sensors, built to work together and extend what your robot can do. SCHUNK Engineering: Deep industry expertise and a proven development process, backed by a broad component portfolio, to deliver customized gripping, clamping, and automation solutions from concept through after-sales support. Gripping: Pneumatic and mechatronic gripping technologies designed for reliability, flexibility, and performance across a wide range of applications and production environments. The Future of Automation: See how dexterous hand technology, AI, and advanced controls are moving from concept to real-world application, and how SCHUNK is helping customers prepare for what comes next. About SCHUNK For 80 years, SCHUNK has been a technology pioneer in toolholding, workholding, gripping, and automation technology. With one of the broadest component portfolios in the industry and deep application expertise, SCHUNK develops solutions for automotive, e-mobility, life science, aerospace, electronics, and more, helping manufacturers build production processes that are more efficient, more flexible, and ready for the future. | SCHUNK is a competence leader for gripping systems and clamping technology. About 3,000 employees in 9 plants and 33 directly owned subsidiaries ensure an intensive market pres-ence. With more than 11,000 standard components SCHUNK offers the world’s largest as-sortment of gripping systems and clamping technology from one source. Since 2012, Goal-keeper legend Jens Lehmann is brand ambassador for safe, precise gripping and holding. | SCHUNK builds the future of industrial automation and manufacturing. A global innovation leader, they develop and digitalize products, services, and technologies to make industrial processes more efficient, transparent, and sustainable. The family-owned company with headquarters in Germany is a global leader in toolholding and workholding, gripping technology and automation technology. Approximately 3,500 employees in 8 plants and 34 directly owned subsidiaries and distribution partners in more than 50 countries throughout the world ensure an intensive market presence.

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Schubert & Salzer, Inc.

We offer a multitude of control and actuated valves for a wide variety of process industries. These valves serve a variety of disciplines where durability, precision and value are important.

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Schubert North America LLC

Schubert North America offers solutions that are flexible, efficient, and future-ready. Serving industries from food and bakery to cosmetics and pharmaceuticals—with local support across North America. Schubert ofrece soluciones flexibles, eficientes y preparadas para el futuro. Prestamos servicio a industrias que van desde la alimentaria y panificadora hasta la cosmética y farmacéutica; y con apoyo local en toda Norteamérica. La principal ventaja de los sistemas de empaquetado de Schubert North America reside en su diseño modular, lo cual permite personalizar cada solución de manera de responder a las necesidades específicas del cliente. Utilizando un sistema de ocho componentes estandarizados, Schubert crea sistemas de empaquetado robotizados de gran flexibilidad basados en un concepto modular de eficacia comprobada. Tanto si se trata de módulos de pick & place, envoltura flow pack, encartonado, empaque en cajas, termoformado o llenado y sellado, las máquinas Schubert están diseñadas para manipular prácticamente cualquier tipo de producto, con una precisión, eficiencia y adaptabilidad inigualables. | Schubert is a global leader in automated packaging solutions, specializing in modular, robot-based systems. Known for precision, flexibility, and innovation, Schubert designs machines that handle primary and secondary packaging with ease. From food to cosmetics, its technology ensures efficient, high-performance packaging tailored to diverse product and industry needs. | Schubert North America combines German engineering excellence with local expertise to offer unparalleled service and support. The Schubert Group is a recognized leader in packaging equipment solutions, dedicated to innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Our Top Loading Machine (TLM) technology, offers future-proof packaging equipment solutions that are easy to operate, adaptable for format changes, high-performing, and consistently reliable. TLM machines package products of all types and from all sectors—from food, confectionery, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and technical products—into trays, cartons, boxes, or into flow-wrap bags.North America remains one of the most important growth markets for the Schubert Group. Since 2015, Schubert North America has coordinated business in this market through its Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters. Along with its service center in Dallas, Texas, and Schubert Packaging Automation, service and sales located in Ontario, Canada, the company ensures the best possible service for customers throughout North America.At Schubert-Pharma, we offer innovative, modular packaging solutions for a variety of pharmaceutical products, including vials, ampoules, syringes, and devices. Our focus on robotics and intelligent software ensures product safety, quality, and traceability, with a single point of contact for all your pharmaceutical packaging needs. Additionally, we provide comprehensive engineering services, from project management to line optimization, ensuring production reliability for the healthcare industry.Schubert Packaging Systems, develops comprehensive, turnkey packaging solutions that go beyond simply connecting machines. With over 45 years of experience, we specialize in designing packaging lines for various industries, including pharmaceuticals, and offer consulting services for medium-sized businesses and global corporations. Our Schubert-Pharma unit focuses on creating innovative packaging machines and complete lines for the pharmaceutical sector, with nearly 1,500 solutions implemented worldwide. | Pioneering Packaging Automation with Precision, Flexibility, and InnovationSchubert is a global leader in modular, robot-based packaging solutions. Headquartered in Germany, the company is known for developing highly flexible systems that combine cutting-edge robotics, vision technology, and intelligent software to automate the packaging of products across industries—including food, bakery, confectionery, dairy, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.With a focus on modularity, scalability, and sustainability, Schubert machines are built to adapt to changing market demands and packaging formats. From primary to secondary packaging, Schubert’s solutions offer gentle product handling, quick changeovers, and maximum efficiency—ensuring long-term performance and a fast return on investment.Schubert North America, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, provides local sales, service, and technical support to customers across the U.S. and Canada.

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School of Hospitality Leadership, East Carolina University

Who are we? School of Hospitality Leadership: The School of Hospitality Leadership (SHL) was established as a program in 1987. The school is now the largest hospitality school of its kind in North Carolina, and one of the largest in the Southeastern United States. Enrollment is between 350-400 students. Students can complete the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management either on campus or via distance learning. The students can concentrate in food and beverage management, lodging management and or meeting and convention management. Our goal is to educate and train our students to be the next generation of leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry. We also, offer a minor in hospitality management, a graduate certificate in hospitality management and or sustainable tourism, and a Master of Science in Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality. Hospitality is a high-growth career with much potential for qualified workers. Globally, hospitality and tourism continue to experience steady growth. In the United States, travel and tourism is the first, second, or third largest employer in 30 of the 50 states. Hospitality offers great diversity in its career opportunities and is known for promoting skilled workers quickly through the ranks to supervisory and management positions (www.ahlei.org/workforce/). The SHL is well positioned to help meet the demand for the next generation of hospitality and tourism leadership. State of the School of Hospitality Leadership: The mission of the School of Hospitality Leadership (SHL) program is to offer an outstanding hospitality education through teaching, research, innovation, outreach by delivering relevant experiences and products to students and creating strong ties with alumni and industry partners. It is notable that our faculty utilize a wide variety of engagement projects with businesses, local governments and non-profits. We at the School of Hospitality Leadership are providing the best in service business education and leadership. We as a school can provide service management, marketing and leadership for the breadth and depth of service industry and beyond. Obviously, our niche is tourism and hospitality with segments that include; lodging, food and beverage, meetings, events and tourism, recreation marketing and management, which include; public and private entities, i.e. man- made attractions, natural attractions and cultural attractions.

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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Schneider Electric is your Trusted Buildings and portfolio management technology partner! Your mission is to grow a high-performing, future-ready portfolio. Ours is to help you do it with greater efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. As expectations rise and risks evolve, our digital solutions and global expertise help you make confident, data-driven decisions, and unlock long-term value — every step of the way. | Nuestra misión es ser tu socio digital para la sostenibilidad y la eficiencia. Impulsamos la transformación digital mediante la integración de tecnologías energéticas y de procesos líderes a nivel mundial para hacer realidad todas las oportunidades de eficiencia y de sostenibilidad para tu negocio. | Somos tu socio en tecnología energética. Electrificamos, automatizamos y digitalizamos cada industria, negocio y hogar, impulsando la eficiencia y la sostenibilidad para todos. Siempre hemos estado a la vanguardia de la energía y la tecnología, liderando la convergencia de la electrificación, la automatización y la inteligencia digital en lo que definimos como tecnología energética. Creamos la tecnología que hace posible el Nuevo Panorama Energético, permitiendo que edificios, centros de datos, fábricas, plantas, infraestructura y redes eléctricas operen como sistemas abiertos definidos por software. A través de plataformas como EcoStruxure, vamos más allá de la conectividad: integramos inteligencia en cada nivel, lo que permite liberar todo el valor de la energía y los recursos para nuestros clientes al simplificar la complejidad y habilitar operaciones más inteligentes y eficientes en todos los sectores. Nadie más ofrece nuestra amplitud, desde el borde de la red eléctrica hasta la línea de producción. No solo conectamos sistemas; creamos ecosistemas donde la inteligencia artificial, los datos y las personas trabajan juntos de manera fluida. Como Empresa de Impacto, creemos que el desempeño y el propósito van de la mano. Con una cultura inclusiva como pilar, empoderamos a todas las personas para que formen parte de la construcción de un futuro más sostenible y resiliente. | Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has been named the “World’s Most Sustainable Company 2025” by TIME Magazine. As a technology company, our goal is to be the trusted partner of our customer to deliver efficiency and sustainability. | We are leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. From energy and sustainability consulting to optimizing the lifecycle of your assets, we provide products and services to meet your needs. Our technologies help you become more efficient, reduce costs, and meet your sustainability goals. | Schneider Electric is your trusted energy technology partner in healthcare. We electrify, automate, and digitalize critical healthcare environments to enhance operational efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. Our solutions ensure that reliable power, optimized energy use, and advanced digital systems support safety and care continuity for every patient. Together, we drive innovation that is engineered for every moment of care and empowers healthcare organizations to deliver better outcomes for all. | Product Manufacturer and Integrator | Re: SOURCES making impact. Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency. Together with AVEVA, we empower our mining customers to contribute to the energy transition, societal, economical and industrial progress through sustainable mining – responsible, efficient and profitable – with digitally integrated automation, power and process, along a unified value chain and asset life-cycle. | About Schneider ElectricSchneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all. | Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers. We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all. | Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability. | Schneider Electric is your trusted energy technology partner in healthcare. We electrify, automate, and digitalize critical healthcare environments to enhance operational efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. Our solutions ensure that reliable power, optimized energy use, and advanced digital systems support safety and care continuity for every patient. Together, we drive innovation that is engineered for every moment of care and empowers healthcare organizations to deliver better outcomes | Schneider Electric, together with its portfolio of companies—AVEVA, ETAP, and RIB—is advancing digital transformation across the Water and Environment industry. We’re helping customers modernize their operations with cutting-edge digital tools that drive efficiency and resilience. Join us at booth #2349 to discover how our integrated digital solutions deliver a comprehensive view of water operations—enabling smarter decision-making, optimizing performance, and preparing infrastructure for future demands. From open platforms and software-defined automation to connected hardware, Schneider Electric continues to lead with innovative technologies tailored to the evolving needs of the industry. Learn more at www.SE.com/US | Schneider Electric, including AVEVA, ETAP, and RIB, is supporting digital transformation across the Water/Wastewater industry, helping customers automate and modernize their operations with digital tools to be more sustainable, resilient, and efficient for the future. Visit us in booth #4641 as we demonstrate digital solutions that allow commercial and industrial Water/Wastewater customers to gain a more holistic view of their operations to increase efficiency. With more than 20,000 U.S. employees, Schneider Electric continues to lead with innovative open platforms, software defined solutions, and connected hardware offers that prepare Water/Wastewater operations to meet today’s needs and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges. Learn more at www.SE.com/US

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SCHMALZ

Schmalz is the global market leader in vacuum industrial automation and ergonomic material handling solutions. With more than 10,000 components, the Vacuum Automation unit includes suction cups and vacuum generators, as well as complete robotic gripping systems and clamping solutions for holding workpieces, for example, in CNC machining centers. The Handling Systems unit offers innovative handling solutions with vacuum lifters, servo hoists and workstation crane systems for industrial material handling applications. The Intelligent Factory solutions make production and logistics processes more flexible, productive and efficient, while also preparing them for the increasing trend toward digitalization. Schmalz now offers more packaging, food and pharma, ergonomic and robotic solutions, thanks to our investment in new technologies and the acquisition of products from Binar Handling, Palamatic and mGrip. For more information, visit our website at www.schmalz.com. | Schmalz is the global market leader in vacuum industrial automation and ergonomic material handling solutions. With more than 10,000 components, the Vacuum Automation unit includes suction cups and vacuum generators, as well as complete robotic gripping systems and clamping solutions for holding workpieces, for example, in CNC machining centers. The Handling Systems unit offers innovative handling solutions with vacuum lifters, servo hoists and workstation crane systems for industrial material handling applications. The Intelligent Factory solutions make production and logistics processes more flexible, productive and efficient, while also preparing them for the increasing trend toward digitalization. Schmalz now offers more packaging, food and pharma, ergonomic and robotic solutions, thanks to our investment in new technologies and the acquisition of products from Binar Handling, Palamatic and mGrip. For more information, visit our website at www.schmalz.com. Palamatic, a Schmalz company, is at the cutting edge of innovative design and production for industry and hygiene lifting and powder handling. Palamatic products allow for damage-free handling of plastic and paper sacks, simultaneous handling of several workpieces and safe handling of barrels up to 200 liters. The Palamatic JumboErgo GMP lifter, JumboSprint GMP and JumboFlex GMP food and pharma hygienic grade lifters are made of FDA-compliant materials that are easily cleaned with standard sanitizing agents used in the food and beverage industry. More information available at www.palamatic.com. Schmalz continues to grow as a global leader in vacuum solutions for industrial automation. Safety, hygiene, and reliability are essential in the automated handling of food products. With the mGrip finger gripper and its wide range of configuration options, Schmalz always offers the right solution for direct food handling. Compared to mechanical gripper systems, pneumatic finger grippers are more adaptable and extremely sensitive when gripping a wide variety of sensitive workpieces. They are easy to control, lighter due to their design, and the risk of contamination is reduced by the absence of additional drives and the closed pneumatic circuit. More information available at www.schmalz.com. | Schmalz es el especialista líder a nivel mundial en tecnología de vacío para la automatización industrial y ergonomía, ofreciendo soluciones innovadoras que optimizan los procesos de empaque, manipulación, final de línea y logística interna. La tecnología de vacío de Schmalz permite la manipulación segura y precisa de una amplia variedad de productos y empaques, incluyendo cajas de cartón, bandejas, frascos, bolsas, blísteres, films, envases primarios y secundarios, así como empaques flexibles y superficies complejas. | Schmalz is the global leader in vacuum industrial automation and ergonomic material handling. Our 10,000+ components span suction cups, vacuum generators, complete robotic gripping systems, and Handling Systems with vacuum lifters, servo hoists, and workstation cranes. We’re expanding solutions for packaging, food, and pharma through new technologies and acquisitions including Binar Handling, PalVac (formerly Palamatic), and mGrip. PalVac (formerly Palamatic), a Schmalz company, designs hygienic lifting and powder-handling systems for damage-free handling—covering plastic/paper sacks, multi-piece picks, and barrels up to 200 liters. The PalVac Sprint Hygienic lifters use FDA-compliant materials and clean easily with standard sanitizing agents. For direct food handling, our mGrip finger grippers provide adaptable, gentle gripping across a wide range of sensitive products. Compared with mechanical grippers, they’re lighter, simple to control, and reduce contamination risk via a closed pneumatic circuit. More at www.schmalz.com | Schmalz is the global market leader in vacuum industrial automation and ergonomic material handling solutions. The wide range of products in the Vacuum Automation unit includes individual components such as suction cups and vacuum generators, as well as complete robotic gripping systems and clamping solutions for holding workpieces, for example in CNC machining centers. The Handling Systems unit offers innovative handling solutions with vacuum lifters, servo hoists and workstation crane systems for industrial material handling applications. The intelligent energy saving solutions make production and logistics processes more flexible, productive and efficient, while also preparing them for the increasing trend toward digitalization. For more information, visit our website at www.schmalz.com. | Schmalz offers the most complete line of ergonomic handling solutions for the wood industry. Our vacuum gripping and vacuum clamping systems meet the unique challenges of the wood working industry such as irregular stacking patterns, varying work piece dimensions, undefined loading position, fast cycle times, and tough environmental conditions due to dust, shavings and sharp edges. | At MODEX, Schmalz will showcase material handling solutions designed to improve ergonomics, efficiency, and throughput across supply chain and warehouse operations. Visitors will see a live truck and container unloading application using the Destuff-it system. Packages move from the container onto a conveyor where operators use the new two-trigger JumboFlex vacuum tube lifter to unload cartons quickly and safely. Schmalz will also feature the Mobile Order Picker, a flexible lifting and palletizing solution that mounts to the front of a fork truck. Used with either the JumboFlex or JumboErgo depending on load weight, the system enables operators to handle cartons throughout the warehouse while supporting palletizing and order fulfillment tasks. For roll handling applications, Schmalz will demonstrate a Binar Handling QLA servo hoist equipped with a custom tool designed to lift and manipulate coils of packaging material. Automation will also be featured, including a palletizing system with a FANUC CRX cobot using Schmalz PXT modular tooling and GCPi mobile electrical vacuum generator. A second palletizing setup mounted on a mobile AMR platform will demonstrate flexible robotic palletizing in dynamic warehouse environments. Schmalz will also display a miniature version of Cellumation’s intelligent sorting conveyor system. Integrate it with an SPZ layer gripper, and create a fully automated palletizing and depalletizing of full product layers. These palletizing solutions can be custom engineered to handle boxes, bags, slip sheets, and other packaging formats. Schmalz also will have on display offerings from our broad portfolio of vacuum components, gripping systems, and ergonomic lifting devices supporting every stage of packaging and supply chain operations—from primary packaging and case packing to end-of-line palletizing and logistics handling. | Schmalz is the global market leader in vacuum industrial automation and ergonomic material handling solutions. With more than 10,000 components, the Vacuum Automation unit includes suction cups and vacuum generators, as well as complete robotic gripping systems and clamping solutions for holding workpieces, for example, in CNC machining centers. The Handling Systems unit offers innovative handling solutions with vacuum lifters, servo hoists and workstation crane systems for industrial material handling applications. The Intelligent Factory solutions make production and logistics processes more flexible, productive and efficient, while also preparing them for the increasing trend toward digitalization. Schmalz now offers more packaging, food and pharma, ergonomic and robotic solutions, thanks to our investment in new technologies and the acquisition of products from Binar Handling, PalVac (formerly Palamatic), PalPharma and mGrip. For more information, visit our website at WWW.SCHMALZ.COM. | Schmalz is the global market leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic material handling solutions, helping packaging companies improve safety, efficiency, and throughput. With more than 10,000 components, our Vacuum Automation portfolio includes suction cups, vacuum generators, and complete robotic gripping systems that enable reliable picking, packing, and palletizing—even with complex or delicate packaging materials.Our Handling Systems unit offers innovative lifting solutions such as vacuum tube lifters, servo hoists, and workstation crane systems that improve ergonomics in environments handling bags, boxes, buckets, or shrink-wrapped goods.Through our Intelligent Factory solutions, we help packaging operations streamline logistics, boost productivity, and prepare for the digital future. Schmalz now delivers expanded capabilities for packaging, food, and pharma through our investments in new technologies and the acquisitions of Binar Handling servo hoists, PalVac (formerly Palamatic) hygienic lifters, and mGrip flexible grippers.For more information, visit www.schmalz.com. | Schmalz is a global market leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic handling solutions. Schmalz products are used worldwide in applications in the food/pharma, logistics, glass, metal, automotive, packaging, and wood industry sects. The wide range of products in the Vacuum Automation unit includes individual components such as suction cups and vacuum generators, as well as complete gripping systems and clamping solutions for holding workpieces. Our Handling Systems unit offers innovative handling solutions with vacuum lifters and crane systems for industrial applications. With comprehensive consulting, a focus on innovation and first-class quality, Schmalz offers its customers long-lasting benefits. Schmalz’s intelligent solutions make production and logistics processes more flexible and efficient, while also preparing them for the increasing trend toward digitalization. With its own locations and its sales partners, Schmalz is represented in more than 80 countries and in all important markets. The family-owned company has over 1,800 employees at its headquarters in Glatten (in the Black Forest region of Germany) and its 20 international subsidiaries. Schmalz’ US headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., has been in operation since 1993 and employs over 125 people.

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