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TRUSTED ADVISORS IN ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MaxGrippers are the trusted advisors in Asset Performance Management (APM). MaxGrip was founded in the Netherlands over 25 years ago. Since then, we have grown into an internationally renowned consultancy firm in APM, including maintenance and integrity management. Our clients are market leaders in industries like Manufacturing, FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Power Generation & Distribution, Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater and Metals & Mining. Our consultants combine domain expertise with experience in realizing change to get the job done. They help industry leaders improve their asset performance with our well-known Asset Improvement Program, we deploy EAM systems and our consultants fill positions when companies are short on essential staff. MaxGrip also helps customers to take the next steps in their digital transformation by deploying, for example, connected frontline worker and predictive maintenance solutions. Around the globe and together with our clients, we resolve the asset management challenges of today and tomorrow. We operate on all continents and have a global presence with three main offices in the Netherlands (Utrecht), USA (Houston) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).

Rubber Road is a global leader in pop-culture collectibles, gaming accessories, and licensed products. We create and distribute fan-favourite brands including TUBBZ, Numskull, and Quarter Arcades, reaching millions of customers worldwide. With offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia, we combine in-house design with a global distribution network. Our products regularly feature in top global IP launches, from anime to film to gaming, cementing our position as a trusted partner for licensors and retailers alike.

Company History: Engineering PhDs from the University of Maryland’s Chemical Engineering Department teamed up with former Terps' and Ravens' Tight End Matt Furstenburg, and Entrepreneur Businessman Harry Geller in Summer 2012 to tackle one of the biggest problems with football gloves—the rapid decline in tackiness/grip of the gloves (especially after a trip through the washing machine!). Most football gloves lose their tackiness/grip quickly due to intense frictional contact (e.g. glove-jerseys, glove-ground) experienced throughout practices and games during the football season; usually the grip on a pair of brand-new gloves wears down after just a few days of practice. Two years of iterative product development between football players and chemical engineers led to the creation of Grip Boost Football Gel—the first product ever to restore grip to football gloves without leaving any residue on the ball. Grip Boost is a patent-pending invention and currently licensed by Grip Boost Inc. from the University of Maryland’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). The development of the Grip Boost Football Gel has been supported by seed grants from the Maryland Innovation Initiative, The VOLT Fund, The University of Maryland OTC, TEDCO's Technology Commercialization Fund and private investment. Additionally, in Spring 2014 the Grip Boost technology was chosen from over 150 inventions as a Finalist for UMD's Invention of the Year.