Steffen Appel

Part of Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG is a leading technology provider in the field of high pressure hydraulics. The company is based in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The German company develops, produces, and supplies modular drive systems, including hydraulics pumps, motors, variators for CVT, valves, electronics, systems, and functions. Linde Hydraulics powers ideas, machines, and markets with hydraulic components, both today and in the future. The company was founded in 1904 by Carl von Linde, Georg von Krauss, Hugo Güldner. Jörg Ulrich has been the CEO of the company since 2014. Linde Hydraulics was acquired by Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding SARL from Superlift Holding SARL on December 27, 2012 for $338.70 million.

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co. KG designs, develops and manufactures integrated power systems for use in the aerospace and marine industry. The firm's products and services include civil aerospace, defence aerospace, nuclear, marine and power systems. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Blankefelde-Mahlow, Germany.