B&R Industrial Automation, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, is a leading provider of automation technology and industrial control systems. The company offers a wide array of products, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial PCs, servo drives, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs). B&R serves various industries such as automotive, packaging, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals, delivering solutions that enhance efficiency, flexibility, and productivity. As part of the ABB Group, B&R continues to innovate in the fields of machine automation, motion control, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
B&R now incorporates typical operating functions directly into the glass of its touch screen panels, replacing hardware elements such as function keys and rotary switches.
The 838 millimeter-wide curved segment for SuperTrak is particularly suitable for automated assembly lines, where larger assemblies have to interact with the track system.
At the Smart Green Island Makeathon, student teams had three days to turn an idea and countless hardware components into a functioning garbage sorting machine.