The following companies are supporting the seminars in North America.

Altera
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is the world's pioneer in system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions. Combining programmable logic technology with software tools, intellectual property, and technical services, Altera provides high-value programmable solutions to approximately 14,000 customers worldwide.
www.altera.com

Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff Automation is a provider of advanced and open automation products based on proven industrial technologies. Manufacturers and machine builders can implement high performance Beckhoff control systems efficiently and at a low overall cost. Beckhoff has been a long-time proponent of open controls architectures, full system interoperability, seamless machine-to-machine communication and lean automation solutions. As more technology companies are calling for these types of cost-efficient solutions, Beckhoff is well-positioned today to support them.
www.beckhoffautomation.com

Hilscher
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH is a leading provider of products for industrial communication. The company currently employs about 250 people; with its own and its partners, it is at home all over the world. By certifying its business processes according to ISO 9001 and providing creative freedom for engineering, Hilscher meets the challenge of being a professional, capable partner for industrial communication technology.
www.hilscher.com

MKS Instruments
MKS Instruments, Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of process control solutions for advanced manufacturing processes, such as semiconductor device manufacturing, thin-film manufacturing for flat panel displays, optical storage media, architectural glass as well as electro-optical products and technology for medical equipment. Instruments, components and subsystems of MKS incorporate sophisticated technologies to power, measure, control and monitor increasingly complex vacuum and gas-related thin-film manufacturing processes.
www.mksinst.com

SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE is an internationally successful family-owned business and as one of the worldwide leading companies in drive technology, SEW-EURODRIVE is a motor for progress and its geared motors and frequency inverters, servo drive systems, decentralized drive systems and industrial gear units make sure that the world keeps moving every day. Drive systems from SEW-EURODRIVE have always set the trend and established new standards in drive technology. For this reason, the quality label "made by SEW" has become a hallmark of quality in the drive industry.
www.seweurodrive.com

Trio Motion Technology
Trio Motion Technology is a leading producer of motion control technology. It's products and software are used in industrial automation applications throughout the world. Trio designs its own electronics and software and uses subcontract manufacturers to manufacture. Trio also licenses its designs and software to large companies involved in motion control. Servo and stepper controls are a key technology in the design of high-speed machinery.
www.triomotion.com

Yaskawa
Established in 1915, Yaskawa is the world's largest manufacturer of servos, variable frequency drives, machine controllers, and robots for high-performance solutions ranging from simple to the most complex of motion control. Yaskawa's long-term stability and worldwide global support validates the company as the global leader in technology and factory automation products.
www.yaskawa.com