B&R

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH is an Austrian automation and process control technology company. It was founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, and is headquartered in Eggelsberg, near Braunau in the state of Upper Austria.

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH
TypeGmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)
Founded1979 in Eggelsberg, Austria
FounderErwin Bernecker & Josef Rainer
Headquarters
Eggelsberg, Upper Austria, Austria
Number of locations
190 offices in 68 countries
Key people
Hans Wimmer, Peter Gucher, Clemens Sager
ProductsIndustrial Automation
Revenueapprox. 620 Mio. € (est. 2016)
Number of employees
3000 worldwide (as of Nov. 2016)
WebsiteB&R Homepage

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.

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]
    1987: Eggelsberg headquarters expands to 7,000 m2
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 7 August 2017.
  2. "B&R verzeichnet 10 Prozent Umsatzwachstum". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "B&R knackt erstmals halbe Umsatzmilliarde". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. "B&R: Neue Tochtergesellschaft in Singapur". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. "B&R mit 11% Wachstum". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. "Mit neuer Tochter weiter auf Expansionskurs". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. "Konkurs aufgehoben: B&R übernahm Mondial". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. "B&R gründet neue Tochtergesellschaft in der Türkei". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. "Heimischer Automatisierer B&R eröffnet Singapur-Tocher". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. "ABB kauft oö. Automatisierer mit 3.000 Mitarbeitern". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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