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"They did it!" B&R team creates battery recycling prototype in just three days

team reached its goal of developing a machine that evaluates the health of a battery cell in an automated way," said Patrick Haberstroh, head of B&R's Education Network. "I must admit we had our doubts [...] "Recycling battery cells using renewable energy is a perfect example of the important role intelligent automation can play in accelerating the energy transition – for the benefit of our customers and society as [...] environmental impacts, and preserving resources – one of the primary aims of the makeathon was to help address the global shortage of skilled workers in this space. "To make faster progress on climate

A successful HUSUM WindEnergy trade fair for B&R

went out of their way to visit our booth and learn about our solutions for wind energy. They couldn't help but be excited by the outstanding advantages we have to offer." During the course of the exhibition [...] provided by the B&R solution not only reduce the amount of on-site service work to a minimum, but also help keep a lid on these associated costs for wind turbines. More advantages were on display at B&R's [...] customers can save hard cash when it comes to peripherals as well. Components from the mobile automation product range – perfect for use in pitch systems – also attracted their share of attention. Wind

B&R products speak OPC UA over TSN

devices and the network itself, as well as assignment of access rights, is all handled in B&R's Automation Studio engineering software. Not only does that allow the configuration to take place automatically

Concrete dreams

The control software runs on a powerful industrial PC from B&R's Automation PC series. "In addition to the control software, the Automation PC will also run the web-based HMI application," says Kohout. The [...] insect. The project is being conducted in cooperation with the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Klokner Institute of the Czech Technical [...] cutting-edge R&D, scalability is key After a decade of cooperation with B&R, the research team knew the automation components would deliver not only the necessary performance, but also the scalability to grow along

Autonomous agriculture

"That helps farmers boost their yield while also keeping their costs down, since each plant gets exactly the dose it needs," explains Stefan Taxer, B&R's product manager for mobile automation. It's also [...] requirement for any autonomous machine," says Taxer. Standard control systems like those used to automate production machinery are not enough. Big gains in productivity can be attained through big data [...] modularity in compact PC form," notes Taxer. B&R is able to draw from 40 years of experience in automation and PC production for industrial manufacturing. B&R's PC for mobile machinery has an Intel processor

Career guidance for young engineers at B&R

interesting that B&R also provides continued training to all of their new employees, which is very helpful when you've decided to make the jump into a particular profession." B&R has had a close relationship [...] students the advantages provided by the many careers options available in the field of industrial automation. Teacher Johannes Fasching sees advantages for his students not just through this close cooperation

Sustainability

waste. We source raw materials with the maximum amount of sustainable content. Our leading automation technologies help our customers reduce and avoid GHG emissions. We promote social progress We create a safe [...] As a global leader in industrial automation, we have a big role to play and opportunity to contribute to the sustainability agenda by accelerating the energy transition. We take this responsibility seriously [...] everyone in our supply chain to do the same. For our machine builders and end customers, we are helping them to reduce their own emissions and environmental impact, by circular product design, optimal

In perfect harmony

" As machines grow increasingly complex, the interplay between their mechanical, electrical and automation components becomes increasingly difficult to orchestrate. Throughout development and commissioning [...] every aspect of the machine in a virtual simulation environment, you create a digital twin. With the help of the digital twin, it becomes easy to see during development how different components will interact [...] with virtual commissioning. Philipp Wallner Industry Manager, MathWorks "Model-based development helps ensure early on that the machine will work as intended – thereby minimizing the risk of failure.

Plug-and-play SCARA robots join B&R Codian lineup

and ready-made software components needing only configuration and tuning, all in the familiar Automation Studio engineering environment. "With mapp Robotics and our integrated approach, machine builders can [...] performs at its best in the context of the entire machine. It's all part of a seamlessly integrated automation package – spanning software, hardware, and services – from a single source. Learn more about B&R's

New dimensions in decentralized drive architecture

drive series. As a result, it is possible to utilize all of the tools and features available in Automation Studio as well as applications created therein. With regard to topology, the new servo actuator can

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