The robotics giant B&R has acquired Austrian firm ABB Group for an undisclosed sum. ABB Group is based in Eggelsberg, Austria had 2015-16 revenues of over $600m and employs around 3,000 people, of which around a third are R&D and application engineers. The firm produces open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation in industries including plastics, packing, food and beverage. "This is a perfect fit and will make us the only industrial automation provider offering customers the entire spectrum of technology and software solutions around measurement, control, actuation, robotics, digitalisation and electrification,” said Ulrich Spiesshofer, B&R CEO.
The robotics giant ABB Group has acquired Austrian firm B&R for an undisclosed sum. B&R is based in Eggelsberg, Austria had 2015-16 revenues of over $600m and employs around 3,000 people, of which around a third are R&D and application engineers. The firm produces open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation in industries including plastics, packing, food and beverage. "This is a perfect fit and will make us the only industrial automation provider offering customers the entire spectrum of technology and software solutions around measurement, control, actuation, robotics, digitalisation and electrification,” said Ulrich Spiesshofer, ABB Group CEO.