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With the comprehensive Automation Studio 4 software package, B&R has forged an entirely new path when it comes to smart engineering. Many convenient automated functions as well as true-to-life architecture modeling, version control, support for…

Around 200 students from the nearby technical high school (HTBLA) in Braunau were able to get a firsthand look at many different career options during their visit to the B&R Open House held on December 20-21.

Building a future for children and teenagers – that is the goal of the Project Sonneninsel (Sun Island) follow-up care program undertaken by the Austrian Childhood Cancer Organization. With their donation of three thousand euros, B&R is making a…

In the area of consumer electronics, multi-touch has not only changed the ergonomics of devices, it has changed user habits as well. In industrial automation, this technology has the potential to make machine operation more intuitive, faster and…

Now that B&R's SafeLOGIC safety controller is available for Profinet networks, Smart Safe Reaction technology can be quickly and easily integrated into Profinet automation applications. Based on openSAFETY, B&R's Smart Safe Reaction product set is…

According to a recent study published by ITQ in cooperation with universities and the trade magazine Computer&AUTOMATION, 16% of all German machine and system manufacturers are already programming their control systems using Automation Studio. As a…

B&R is expanding their line of drives with a series of motor-mounted servo drives with IP65 protection. The ACOPOSmulti has always been extremely modular, and it was the next logical step to merge inverters with the motor to create servo actuators…

After extensive testing by the certification institute Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the B&R X20 system has achieved the coveted seal of quality for maritime applications. All of the X20 modules tested – CPUs, I/O modules and bus controllers – proved they…

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…