B&R Industrial Automation, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, is a leading provider of automation technology and industrial control systems. The company offers a wide array of products, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial PCs, servo drives, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs). B&R serves various industries such as automotive, packaging, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals, delivering solutions that enhance efficiency, flexibility, and productivity. As part of the ABB Group, B&R continues to innovate in the fields of machine automation, motion control, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Standby mode on the X90 CP150 compact controller provides the option of restarting a machine or vehicle immediately after the engine was shut down for a short time.
The new innovations at B&R include shuttles and IP69K standard for ACOPOStrak, 90° curve segment for SuperTrack, and aseptic & hygienic shuttle at ACOPOS 6D.
B&R has added a new function to its Automation Studio development environment. With FMU Export, machine code can be exported and integrated as a PLC simulation into any simulation tool, allowing simulation experts to work in the familiar software ecosystem of their choice. This saves both valuable time and resources during interdisciplinary development.
The ACOPOS 6D, B&R's disruptive technology, will be on display at ABB's Hispack stand (H3-F184), an example of adaptive manufacturing for a medical vial filling and capping process with machine vision validation through a Smart camera that will position the shuttle at the two workstations. Finally, an ABB GoFaTMcollaborative robot will pick up the vial and unload it in another work area.
As B&R’s new Industry Segment Manager for e-mobility, Ronny Guber offers automation expertise for solving the battery production challenges that come with the shift to electric vehicles.