David Faulkner

Cimetrix, Inc. designs, develops, markets and supports factory connectivity and equipment control products. Its factory connectivity software allows for rapid and reliable implementation of the SEMI SECS/GEM, GEM 300, PV2, and EDA standards. The flexible equipment control framework software enables equipment suppliers to design and implement their supervisory control, material handling, operator interface, platform and process control, and automation requirements of manufacturing facilities. Its products include SECSConnect, TESTConnect, CIMConnect, CIM300, and CIMPortal Plus. The company was founded by Linda L. Dastrup and Lincoln M. Dastrup in 1989 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

GE Fanuc Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation solutions. The company's products include embedded systems, software tools, hardware components, motion control, operator interfaces, industrial computers and lasers. GE Fanuc Automation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.