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At the 2016 IEEE Industry Forum, representatives from industry, academia and politics met in Taiwan to discuss the topics of automation and smart manufacturing. B&R outlined ways that the requirements of tomorrow's intelligent production technology…

With POWERLINK, it's easy to integrate many different 3rd-party devices into B&R automation solutions. The same now applies to safety components with an openSAFETY interface as well as modular devices.

B&R has opened a new office in Mumbai. The new facility is located in Thane’s industrial belt and will cater to the areas in and around Mumbai with the help of a complete team from sales, application, support and training. This expansion is a part of…

The road to Industry 4.0 leads through uncharted territory. With the innovations and updates B&R will be presenting at the 2016 Hannover Messe (Hall 9, Booth D28), the automation specialists offer a vision and a roadmap to get there quickly, smoothly…

B&R's web configurator allows you to generate CAD data for hundreds of thousands of motor and gearbox configurations – which can then be used in all common CAD programs.

B&R has further expanded its portfolio of modular mapp software components. The new mapp RoboX and mapp Teach make it faster and easier than ever to get robotic systems configured and ready for operation.

At this year's bauma, B&R will be presenting its newly developed modular control and I/O system for mobile automation. Another highlight at Booth 314 in Hall A3 will be B&R's revolutionary mapp technology.

A convenient line monitoring system can be set up with minimal engineering effort using the APROL process and factory automation system from B&R. The solution is based on OMAC's PackML standard.

With the introduction of openROBOTICS, partners COMAU and B&R are opening up new dimensions of robotics integration for machinery and production lines. The solution is based on a full lineup of COMAU robots that handle payloads ranging from 3 to 650…

B&R customers will now be able benefit from integrating communication from the sensor layer to the ERP layer without any interfaces whatsoever. This will be made possible by a companion specification that is being developed by the OPC Foundation and…