B&R

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH
GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)
Founded 1979 in Eggelsberg, Austria
Founder Erwin Bernecker & Josef Rainer
Headquarters Eggelsberg, Upper Austria, Austria
Number of locations
 190 offices in 68 countries
Key people
 Hans Wimmer, Peter Gucher, Clemens Sager
Products Industrial Automation
Revenue approx. 620 Mio. € (est. 2016)
Number of employees
 3000 worldwide (as of Nov. 2016)
Website B&R Homepage

Founded in 1979, B&R Industrial Automation GmbH., has its R&D and production headquarters in Eggelsberg, Austria, near Braunau in the state of Upper Austria.

As a manufacturer of automation technology, the company specializes in machine and factory control systems, HMI and motion control. In addition to scalable complete solutions, B&R also offers individual components. The product range is oriented toward machinery and equipment manufacturing, and the company is also active in the field of factory and process automation.

In July 2017, the company was acquired by the Swiss ABB Group.[1]

Performance

B&R concluded 2015 with a revenue of €585 million, a 10% increase over the previous year.[2] In 2014, the company posted growth of 13% to 535 million euros.[3] In the same year, B&R opened two new subsidiaries in Japan. and Singapore.[4]

The company's 2013 revenue of 475 million euros represented a growth of 11% over the previous year. 2013 also saw the founding of B&R subsidiaries in Turkey and Taiwan.[5]

Locations

The company headquarters are located in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria. In 1987, the headquarters in Eggelsberg, Austria grew to 7,000 m². The first building addition there took place in the year 2000, adding an additional 10,000 m² production plant. In March 2008, the company began a new expansion project. Approximately €50 million were invested to add 50,000 m² to the headquarters.

In 68 countries worldwide, B&R employees provide support ranging from conceptual design and application development to comprehensive training programs.

Local warehouses and global coordination ensure streamlined logistics. This gives customers access to the full product spectrum, while allowing them to maintain a lean inventory.

B&R is represented by subsidiaries in the following countries: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, USA and Vietnam. Cooperative partnerships expand B&R's presence to over 75 countries worldwide.

History

  • 1979: Company founded by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer
  • 1980: First freely programmable logic controller
  • 1983: B&R Germany founded as first subsidiary
  • 1987: B&R Switzerland, Italy and USA
  • 1988: B&R Netherlands and Great Britain
  • 1989: Market launch of Industrial PC 2000
  • 1991: First modular operating panel
  • 1996: B&R China and India
  • 1997: Market launch of Automation Studio development software; B&R Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • 1999: First servo motors; B&R Belgium
  • 2000: B&R Poland
  • 2005: Market launch of modular X20 control system
  • 2007: B&R Russia and Spain[6]
  • 2010: Acquisition of MONDIAL electronic GmbH[7]
  • 2012: Market launch of multi-touch HMI panels; B&R Turkey[8]
  • 2013: Market launch of ACOPOSmotor; B&R Singapore[9]
  • 2014: B&R Japan[12] and Finland
  • 2017: Acquisition by ABB Group[10]
    B&R's headquarters in Eggelsberg 1987
    1987: Eggelsberg headquarters expands to 7,000 m²
B&R's headquarters in 2000 (research and development offices and production)
2000: Headquarters expands to 17,000 m² (offices and production)

Products

The product portfolio of B&R includes:

References

  1. ↑ "ABB kauft oö. Automatisierer mit 3.000 Mitarbeitern". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "B&R verzeichnet 10 Prozent Umsatzwachstum". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ "B&R knackt erstmals halbe Umsatzmilliarde". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "B&R: Neue Tochtergesellschaft in Singapur". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ "B&R mit 11% Wachstum". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Mit neuer Tochter weiter auf Expansionskurs". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Konkurs aufgehoben: B&R übernahm Mondial". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ "B&R gründet neue Tochtergesellschaft in der Türkei". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Heimischer Automatisierer B&R eröffnet Singapur-Tocher". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ "ABB kauft oö. Automatisierer mit 3.000 Mitarbeitern". Retrieved 07.08.2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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