Press Room

With ACOPOS 6D, B&R heralds a new era of manufacturing. Shuttles carry individual products freely through the machine, powered by magnetic levitation.

B&R has added Fredrik Holmberg to its business development team as an expert in the field of medical device assembly.

With exOS, machine builders can use any Linux code in their B&R system. This gives them unprecedented freedom in the design of their automation solutions.

B&R is adding the new 8LW and 8LS servo motor series with high torque density to its portfolio. Machine builders can make their machines substantially more compact and economical.

B&R simplifies centralized, factory-level user management with its new software component mapp UserX and LDAP. mapp UserX makes it possible to use services based on the LDAPS communication protocol.

In September, Ömer Yücel took over as managing director of B&R Turkey. The B&R subsidiary has been on a steady course of growth. Yücel aims to further expand B&R's market presence.

Motor segments for the intelligent ACOPOStrak system are now also available with built-in liquid cooling. This further expands the track's performance spectrum.

ABB Jokab's proven range of safety sensors can now be used directly with B&R's integrated safety technology. The combination will make it easier than ever to implement safety concepts.

ABB has acquired Codian Robotics B.V., a leading provider of delta robots, which are used primarily for high-precision pick and place applications.

B&R has updated the user management functionality of the APROL process control system. Distributed, autonomous security cells provide simple yet efficient protection for systems against malicious software and attacks from hackers.