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openSAFETY, the first completely open safety-oriented data transfer protocol for use in all areas of automation, has been declared an official communication standard by the DDASCA Consortium (Dependable Distributed Architecture for Safety Critical…

The extremely flexible configuration possibilities offered by B&R's new POWERLINK X67 bus controller with IP67 protection make it an indispensable standard component for any demanding automation application. Equipped with 12 digital channels that can…

With their innovative "Fennek" vehicle, students from the Technical University of Graz presented an energy-efficient concept car that uses an absolute minimum of fuel. Comprehensive testing on the rolling friction test stand – equipped with B&R…

Wie sich mit der Verwendung offener Standards wie POWERLINK und openSAFETY bei Automatisierungsanwendungen gleichzeitig Kosten reduzieren und die Produktivität optimieren lassen, war Thema der Open Automation Technology Conferences 2011, die am 21.…

It's not uncommon for software projects to suffer delays during the development process. One reason for this is that the software itself is simply too complex and inflexible. Nevertheless, this process can be accelerated considerably by employing an…

At this year's Hanover Trade Show, B&R and the EPSG officially handed over the 500,000th POWERLINK system to the international packaging machine manufacturer MediSeal, a member of the KÖRBER MEDIPAK Group. With their main focus on the pharmaceuticals…

A targeted selection of current topics for machine and system manufacturing combined with a special series of presentations focused on POWERLINK recently brought 270 participants to Salzburg. In addition to insights into B&R's latest technologies and…

For complex machines and systems, B&R offers the ACOPOSinverter P84 with an integrated POWERLINK interface. It has a performance range of 0.37 to 500 kW. The P84 has a selection of onboard digital and analog I/O channels to control a wide range of…

Wo schnelle Achsen die Produktivität von Maschinen und Anlagen bestimmen und Maschinen- und Sensordaten in harter Echtzeit übertragen werden, ist POWERLINK das heute weltweit meistgenutzte Industrial Ethernet Protokoll. Allein im Jahr 2010 kamen über…

B&R and Maplesoft announced a partnership that will bring together products from both companies to save time, effort and cost for hardware-in-the-loop simulations.