B&R Industrial Automation

B&R is an innovative automation company headquartered in Austria with offices all around the world. In 2017, B&R became part of the ABB Group. As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technology with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and factory automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With Industrial IoT communication standards like OPC UA, POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront of industrial automation is driven by a commitment to simplifying processes and exceeding customer expectations.

Whether your machinery is stationary or mobile, whether your products are consumer goods or industrial goods and whether you’re automating an assembly line, packaging line, industrial complex or power plant – in today’s globalized world, innovation is the key to your success. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of versatile products and a wide array of preprogrammed technology functions for machinery and equipment. These allow us to design custom solutions that significantly reduce both overall costs as well as the number of components used.

From conceptual design to after-sales service, we accompany our customers through every step the way. Together we develop the hardware and software solutions that best satisfy their unique requirements and provide them with a technological edge in their market.

Together with ABB, we are the only company in the world to offer a complete portfolio of robotics, automation and software. Closeness to our customers has always been our greatest strength. As part of the ABB family, we continue to be guided by the same values: Creating more productive and sustainable manufacturing solutions together with our customers. We share our automation expertise through training and during collaboration.

We're always close by
With several locations across North America and over 70 offices globally, we are always close by – allowing us to serve our customers, using our greatest resource, our people. We offer full support and expertise ranging from project conception to implementation of the application, including well-established training programs – and all on-site at your location.
Adaptive Manufacturing
B&R enables adaptive manufacturing through track-based and planar product transport systems integrated with robotics, machine vision, and digital twins and controlled with our core automation platform.