Carole Ackermann

Ionbond AG Olten designs and manufactures surface coating tools and coating equipment. It offers a range of wear resistant and low friction coatings for mechanical components in industrial, aerospace, racing applications; coatings for automotive components; biocompatible carbon, metallic thin film coatings for medical implants, instruments, including orthopedic, spine, trauma, cardiovascular, instruments and tools,, cell attachment surfaces; decorative PVD coatings for architectural, interior, sport, leisure, automotive, firearms, musical instruments and applications. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Olten, Switzerland.

Saurer AG manufactures textile machinery and components. It offers pre-spinning, roving frame, ring spinning, compact spinning, rotor spinning, winding, twisting and embroidery machines. The firm’s brands include Allma, Jintan, Saurer Embroidery, Schlafhorst, Volkmann and Zinser. IIt offers machinery components under the brand names that include Accotex, Daytex, Fibrevision, Heberlein, Temco and Texparts. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Wattwil, Switzerland.

Founded in 1896, Gornergrat Bahn AG is a Swiss regional railway company that operates and owns railways. Part of BVZ Holding AG, the company is based in Brig, Switzerland.