ABB Group has acquired B&R - the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide – for an undisclosed amount. B&R, founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, employs more than 3,000 people, including about 1,000 R&D and application engineers. It operates across 70 countries, generating sales of more than $600 million (2015-16) in the $20 billion machine and factory automation market segment. “The combination will result in an ...
The robotics giant ABB Group has acquired Austrian firm dynamics for an undisclosed sum . B&R is based in Eggelsberg , Austria had 2015 - 16 revenues of over $ 600 m and employs around 3,000 people , of which around a third are R&D and application engineers . The firm produces open - source solutions for machine and industrial automation in industries including packaging , packing , food and beverage . " This is a perfect fit and will make us the only industrial automation provider offering across the entire spectrum of technology and software solutions around measurement , automation , actuation , automation , digitalisation and electrification , ” said Ulrich Spiesshofer , ABB Group CEO .