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Keyence Corporation, founded in May 1974 by Takemitsu Takizaki and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, began as Lead Electric Co., Ltd. before rebranding to Keyence (derived from “KEY of sciENCE”) in 1986. As a global leader in industrial automation, the company designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of high-precision products, including sensors (photoelectric, laser, proximity), machine vision systems, measurement instruments (laser displacement sensors, 3D scanners), control systems (PLCs, HMIs), laser markers, digital microscopes, and safety equipment.

Keysight Technologies is a leader in the field of testing and measurement, helping electronics OEMs and suppliers alike bring products to market to fit industry standards and specifications. Keysight specializes in the communications market, but also supplies into the government, automotive, industrial, and semiconductor manufacturing markets. Keysight’s solutions include testing tools, analytical software, and services. The firm’s stated objective is to reduce time to market and improve efficiency at its more than 30,000 customers.

Semight Instruments Co Ltd is engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and service of electronic measuring instruments and semiconductor testing equipment.

Teledyne Technologies Inc provides enabling technologies to sense, analyze and distribute information for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. The firm operates in four segments: Digital Imaging, Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense Electronics, and Engineered Systems. The Digital Imaging segment, that derives maximum revenue, includes high-performance sensors, cameras and systems, within the visible, infrared and X-ray spectra for use in industrial, government and medical applications, as well as MEMS and high-performance, high-reliability semiconductors including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Geographically, the company operates in United States, Europe, Asia, and All other.

Chroma Ate Inc manufactures and sells automated testing systems, electronic testing instruments, signal generators, and power supplies. The reportable segments of the company are the Test Instrument Department, the Automatic Equipment Department, and Others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Test Instrument Department segment. The Corporation designs, assembles, calibrates, manufactures, sells, repairs, and maintains software/hardware for computers and peripherals, computerized automatic test systems, electronic test instruments, signal generators, power supplies, telecom power supplies, and others.

Fortive is a diversified industrial technology firm with a broad portfolio of mission-critical products and services that include field solutions, product realization, health, and sensing technologies. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including manufacturing, utilities, medical, and electronics. Fortive generated roughly $6.2 billion in revenue in 2024.

MKS Inc delivers foundational technology solutions for leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. The company provides instruments, components, subsystems, systems, process control solutions, and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance and optimize productivity. Its solutions address challenges of miniaturization and complexity in device manufacturing, enabling increased power, speed, and feature enhancement. MKS Inc operates through three divisions: Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Materials Solutions Division (MSD). The company operates in the United States, which generates maximum revenue, as well as China and other countries.

Trimble Inc is a technology solutions provider that enables office and mobile professionals to connect their workflows and asset lifecycles to drive a more productive, sustainable future. The company has three reportable segments: Architects, Engineers, Construction, and Owners (AECO). This segment provides software solutions that sell through a direct channel to customers in the construction industry. Field Systems. This segment provides hardware and associated software solutions that sell through dealer partner channels. Transportation and Logistics (T&L). This segment provides solutions for customers working in long-haul trucking and freight shipping markets.

Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group Co Ltd operates in the domestic flat panel display industry. The company is mainly engaged in the research and development, production and sales of flat panel display detection systems. The company's main products include module test system, panel test system, OLED test system, AOI system, touch panel test system and FPD automation equipment.

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co Ltd is engaged in the research, development, production, and sale of infrared thermal imaging technology. The company’s main business includes the development of infrared focal plane detector chips, thermal imaging devices, and integrated optoelectronic systems centered on infrared imaging technology. Its activities also extend to the provision of complete equipment systems, as well as the production of traditional non-lethal munitions and information-based ammunition.

Shimadzu Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture of precision instruments, measuring equipment, and medical devices. The firm operates in four segments: Aviation Equipment, Industrial Equipment, Measuring Equipment, Medical Equipment, and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Measuring Equipment segment, which is engaged in the provision of X-ray television (TV) systems, angiography systems, X-ray imaging systems, and others.

Sensata Technologies is a global supplier of sensors for transportation and industrial applications. Sensata sells a bevy of pressure, temperature, force, and position sensors into the automotive, heavy vehicle, industrial, heating, ventilation, and cooling, and aerospace markets. The majority of the firm’s revenue comes from the automotive market, where it focuses on bumper-in applications.

Horiba Ltd provides analytical and measurement equipment. The company operates through five segments. The Automobile segment offers automotive validation, verification technologies, and consulting services. The Environment/Accounting Process segment provides measurement technologies for air, water, and soil quality to support environmental conservation. The Medical segment develops and distributes in vitro diagnostic systems, mainly in the field of hematology. The Science segment delivers high-performance scientific instruments and analytical solutions. The Semiconductor segment specializes in fluid control, measurement, and analysis technologies for researchers, developers, and manufacturers across regions.

Ciqtek Co Ltd is engaged in the research, development, production and sales of high-end scientific instruments. Its main business includes Electron Microscopy (FIB/SEM, TEM), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR/ESR) Spectroscopy, and BET Surface Area & Pore Analyzers. The company provides customized products and solutions across environmental science, biochemistry, semiconductor technology, and materials science.

Inficon Holding AG operates in the technology sector in Switzerland. It caters to the scientific equipment industry by offering products that find their use in various industrial applications such as air conditioning, automotive manufacturing, the manufacture of LEDs, semiconductors, and optical and solar devices. Its main products are leak detectors and gauges, which help reduce the harmful effects of gases on the environment and reduce energy consumption. The other products in its portfolio comprise chemical detectors, electron beam gun control, mass spectrometers, gas concentration monitors, vacuum gauge controllers and cables, and vacuum transmitters. China drives maximum product sales, with the rest from Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and other regions.

Renishaw Plc is an engineering company specializing in precision measurement and healthcare technologies. It operates in two reporting segments: Manufacturing technologies, and Analytical instruments and medical devices. Its products include coordinate measuring machines, machine tool probes, metal 3D printers, neurosurgical systems, and dental technologies. The company generates the majority of its revenue from exporting these products to the markets in countries like China, the USA, Japan, and Germany. Renishaw has operations in several countries and focuses on research, development, and manufacturing prominently in the UK, Ireland, and India. The company serves diverse industrial and healthcare sectors.

Itron Inc provides solutions that measure, manage, and analyze energy and water use. The company offers grid edge intelligence, energy and water management, smart city applications, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and critical infrastructure and related services. It operates under the Itron brand and has four reportable segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, Resiliency Solutions, and Outcomes. Key revenue is generated from the Networked Solutions segment, which includes a combination of communicating endpoints (e.g., smart meters, modules, endpoints, and sensors), network infrastructure, network design services, and associated headend management and application software designed and sold as a complete solution for acquiring and transporting robust application-specific data.

Badger Meter is a provider of water management solutions. The company's solutions encompass measurement and control hardware, connectivity and communication, data visualization and software. Badger Meter has globalised operations, with the vast majority of revenue derived from the USA.

Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd manufactures satellite navigation and positioning systems and equipment, geographic information and disaster monitoring system and equipment. It provides positioning solutions for surveying, construction, GIS and marine applications in various countries. The company offers products for GIS data collection, GNSS infrastructure, unmanned aircraft systems, marine construction, optical surveying, GNSS survey and engineering, and precision agriculture.

Comet Holding AG is a vendor of x-ray, radio frequency (RF) power and ebeam technology. It markets its systems and services, under the Comet, Yxlon and ebeam brands. Yxlon x-ray systems for non-destructive testing are supplied to end customers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and energy sectors. Under the Comet brand, the group builds components and modules such as x-ray sources, vacuum capacitors, RF generators and impedance matching networks, marketed to manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, semiconductor and solar industries as well as the security sector. The Group has three operating divisions: Plasma Control Technologies (PCT); X-Ray Systems (IXS) and Industrial X-Ray Modules (IXM).

Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co Ltd is a China based company engaged in the business of research, development and scale production of high-power fiber lasers and core devices. The company's product portfolio includes short pulsed fiber laser, single module fiber laser, high-power multimode continuous laser, fiber-delivered direct diode laser and others.

Anritsu Corp is an electronic components manufacturer. The company has three business segments: Measurement, Products Quality Assurance, and Others. The Measurement segment offers measuring devices for mobile phone acceptance testing by mobile phone operators. The Product Quality Assurance Segment offers automatic electronic weighing equipment and contaminant detectors for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries, and x-ray detectors for contaminants. Anritsu's x-ray machines can detect and remove metal fragments. The Other business segment has a variety of interests, including telecommunication equipment, logistics, and real estate. The company earns the vast majority of its revenue in Japan.

Vaisala Oyj is engaged in the provision of measurement solutions and services for weather, environmental, and industrial applications. The company operates through two reportable segments: Industrial Measurements and Weather and Environment. The Industrial Measurements segment provides measurement instruments and solutions to optimize processes, product quality, and energy efficiency across industries. The Weather and Environment segment offers weather and environmental monitoring solutions, as well as data and software services, to support safety, operational efficiency, and decision-making.

Test Research Inc designs testing equipment for industrial applications. The firm focuses on designing, assembling, manufacturing, sales, repairing, and maintaining automated inspection and testing equipment. The firm receives a majority of its revenue from Asia and the rest from America, Europe, and other regions.

Jeol Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of scientific and measuring instruments, industrial equipment, and medical equipment. The group has three reportable segments: Scientific and Measuring Instruments, Industrial Equipment, and Medical Equipment. The Scientific and Measuring Instruments segment manufactures and sells electron microscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance devices, and mass spectrometers. The Industrial Equipment segment manufactures and sells electron beam lithography equipment, electron beam metal 3D printers, and high-frequency power supplies. The Medical Equipment segment manufactures and sells automatic analyzers and related products. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Scientific and Measuring Instruments segment.

Oxford Instruments PLC is engaged in researching, developing, manufacturing, renting, selling, and servicing high-technology tools and systems. The company's operating segment includes Materials and Characterisation; Research and Discovery and Service and Healthcare. It generates maximum revenue from the Materials and Characterisation segment. The Materials and Characterisation segment focuses on applied R&D and commercial customers, enabling the fabrication and characterization of materials and devices down to the atomic scale. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Asia and also has a presence in Europe, North America, and the Rest of the World.

Beijing Aerospace Shenzhou Intelligent Equipment Technology Co Ltd formerly Beijing Ctrowell Technology Corp Ltd is engaged in manufacturing railway vehicle safety detection technology.

Wintech Nano (Suzhou) Co Ltd is engaged in semiconductor third-party testing and analysis services.

Sensirion Holding AG is engaged in the manufacturing of high-quality sensors and sensor solutions for the measurement and control of humidity, gas flow, liquid flow, and machine diagnostics. The firm offers its services and products to various industries such as Industrial, Automotive, Medical, Industrial, and Consumer. It operates in APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.

Kraken Robotics Inc is a Canadian company that supplies sonar and optical sensors, batteries, and underwater robotics equipment and services for military and commercial applications. The company operates in the business segments of Products segment, which is the design, manufacture, and sale of equipment, including underwater vehicle platforms, Synthetic Aperture Sonar, and subsea power equipment; and the Services segment, which is the provision of services for underwater sonar and laser scanner sensor equipment and underwater vehicle platforms. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Products segment.

Santec Holdings Corp develops, manufactures and sells optical parts and optical measuring instruments. It operates in three segments namely the optical parts segment, the optical measuring instruments segment & the system solution segments. The company's product has application in White Papers, Optical Communication, Medical Imaging, Opto-electronics, Optical Instruments and AV Cable.

Park Systems Corp is a manufacturer of atomic force microscopy systems. It provides sample and automated AFM systems; park AFM options and modes; Park SmartScan, an operating software for Park AFM systems; and analytical services. The company offers its products for researchers and industry engineers in chemistry, materials, physics, life sciences, semiconductor and data storage industries.

Naruida Technology Co Ltd is engaged in providing full polarization active phased array radar system solutions.

Chengdu RML Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, testing and sales of millimeter wave active phased array microsystems.

Norbit ASA is l provider of tailored technology to selected applications by solving challenges through solutions. It operates in three segments namely, the Oceans segment which delivers tailored technology and solutions to the maritime markets, Connectivity (ITS) segment which offers tailored connectivity solutions based on short-range communication technology to intelligent traffic systems and truck applications, and The Product, Innovation & Realization (PIR) segment offers R&D services and contract manufacturing services to key customers. It has manufacturing facilities in Selbu and Roros. It derives maximum revenue from Oceans Segment.

Ituran Location and Control Ltd is a provider of location-based services. The company operates in two segments, namely Telematics services and Telematics products. The Telematics services segment consists of regionally-based stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) services, fleet management services, and value-added services comprised of personal locater services and concierge services. The Telematics product segment consists of short and medium-range two-way machine-to-machine wireless communications products that are used for various applications, including automatic vehicle location and automatic vehicle identification. Its geographical segments include Israel, Brazil, and Others. The company derives maximum revenue from Israel.

Vishay Precision Group Inc manufactures and markets sensors, and sensor-based measurement systems, as well as specialty resistors and strain gages based on proprietary technology. The company provides precision products and solutions, many of which are designed-in by customers, specializing in the growing markets of stress, force, weight, pressure, and current measurements. The company reports in three product segments: Sensors segment, Weighing Solutions segment, and Measurement Systems segment. It has a business presence in the United States and other countries. It generates the maximum of its revenue from the United States.

TOKYO KEIKI Inc is engaged in the manufacture of marine devices, sensors, construction systems, flow and level measurement devices, radars, fluid power systems, among others.

Mesa Laboratories Inc manufactures life sciences tools and critical quality control products. It operates in four divisions: Sterilization and Disinfection Control, which manufactures and sells biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization, decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes. Clinical Genomics division develops, manufactures, and sells highly sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput genetic analysis tools and related consumables. The Biopharmaceutical Development division develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. The Calibration Solutions division develops, manufactures, sells, and services quality control products.

Catapult is a technology company that provides analytics solutions to the global sports industry. It is the world’s largest sports technology company for professional sports teams and helps over 5,000 teams in over 40 different sports to gain a competitive edge through athlete monitoring, video analysis, and athlete lifecycle management.

Qualitau Ltd is a supplier of' reliability test equipment and services for the semiconductor industry. Its products and services include MIRA, Infinity, ACE, and Multi-Site Probe System as well as Test Lab Services & package and wafer level testing of a device under test. It develops and manufactures products to support the European and Far-Eastern markets.

Arad Ltd designs, manufactures, sells and supports water meters such as advanced water automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions. The company provides water meters to residential, bulk, irrigation and water management companies.

Judges Scientific PLC is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and sale of scientific instruments. The company operates in two main segments namely Materials Sciences and Vacuum. The firm specializes in the acquisition and development of a portfolio of scientific instrument businesses. The company has operational footprints across the United Kingdom, the Rest of Europe, North America, and the Rest of the world.

Datalogic SpA is an Italian company that provides services to the data capture and factory automation markets. It specializes in designing and producing bar code readers, mobile computers, RFID, sensors for detection, measurement, and safety, machine vision, and laser marking systems. The company's products are used in various processes throughout the Retail, Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics, and Healthcare industries. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from Italy, followed by the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the EMEAI (excluding Italy) region.

IMV Corp is engaged in developing, producing, selling, repairing, and maintaining vibration test and measuring systems. Its electrodynamic vibration test systems include single and multi-axis systems, and compact systems, as well as temperature, humidity, and vibration environmental testing systems; and vibration controllers. Product-wise, the company's segment includes Vibration Simulation System, Test & Solutions Service, and Measuring System Total. Geographically, the company generates sales from Japan, Europe, Asia, the United States, and others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Vibration Simulation system sales.

NSE SA is engaged in developing, designing, and selling integrated systems and support services in the defense, aerospace and electronics sectors. It offers onboard electronic and electromechanical navigation systems and equipment, Flight data monitoring and tracking, Intelligent geolocation systems.

Nynomic AG is a German company who is an international manufacturer of products for permanent, non-contact and non-destructive optical metrology. Its smart photonics solutions are based on a technology platform based on spectral sensor technology. It uses a miniaturization-based technology change as the basis for the medium-term above-average growth.

Quartix Technologies PLC is a supplier of vehicle telematics services. It has two reportable segments: Insurance and Total Fleet operations. The Total Fleet segment has been sub-divided into two further categories. Customer Acquisition includes sales and marketing costs of acquiring new fleet customers and the cost associated with units installed for those customers. Fleet Telematics Services includes recurring revenue associated with the group's active subscription base and the cost of servicing that subscription base. The main source of revenue for all segments is from the provision of vehicle telematics services. The group's revenue by geographical markets is highest in the UK, followed by France, the USA, and other European territories.