Press Room

At the WindEnergy expo in Hamburg (Hall B6, Booth B6.393), B&R will be demonstrating how wind turbine wear can be minimized through optimal yaw control. This is made possible by intelligent control concepts based on the ACOPOS P3 servo drive.

For its user-friendly approach to hardware configuration, System Designer was distinguished with 1st place by the Industrial Usability Award jury. Incorporated in the B&R Automation Studio, System Designer helps developers configure a project's…

B&R has developed a new operator terminal tailored to the needs of maintenance experts and service technicians in the field of automotive production.

B&R compact servo motors are now available with an optional multi-turn encoder without battery backup. The multi-turn position is retained even if the connection between the drive and motor is interrupted.

B&R now offers its compact ACOPOSmotor servo actuator with integrated network-based safety functions. Advanced safety solutions can now be implemented with minimum space requirements. ACOPOSmotor safety functions are certified up to SIL 3 / PL e /…

B&R's low-maintenance technology is based on 14 years of field experience and offers the industry-proven reliability required for today’s competitive 24/7 production environments.

B&R recorded sales of €585 million in 2015 for an impressive 10% growth over the previous year.

At the Hannover Messe, B&R announced its membership in the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).

OEMs now have a much easier way of managing the many variants of their machines. With mapp CodeBox, they can program options in ladder logic without affecting the machine's primary application.

B&R made an announcement at the Hannover Messe confirming development of the first field device for OPC UA. This now makes it possible to implement OPC UA communication from the sensor layer to the ERP layer without any interfaces whatsoever.