ABB's planned acquisition of Austrian company B&R

摘要

In April, ABB announced the acquisition of B&R (Bernecker+Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH), a provider focused on product- and software-based open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide. It operates across 70 countries, generating sales of more than 600 mill.$ (2015/16) in the 20bn$ machine and factory automation market segment. The combination is epxected to »result in an unmatched, comprehensive offering for customers of industri- al automation, by pairing B&R>s innovative products, software and solutions for modern machine and factory automation with ABB's offering in robotics, process automation, digitalization and elec-trification.«