ABB to acquire B&R

摘要

to strengthen Lead in industrial automation ABB has announced its acquisition of B&R, the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide. B&R, founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecher and Josef Rainer is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, employs more than 3,000 people, including about 1,000 R&D and application engineers. it operates across 70 countries, generating sales of more than $600 million (2015/16) in the $20 billion machine and factory automation marhet segment.