B&R
| Company type | GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) |
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| Industry | Industrial automation |
| Founded | 1979 in Eggelsberg, Austria |
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| Headquarters | Eggelsberg, Upper Austria, Austria |
Number of locations | 190 offices in 68 countries |
Key people | Joerg Theis (CEO), Clemens Sager (CFO) |
| Revenue | approx. 620 Mio. € |
Number of employees | 3,000 (2016) |
| Parent | ABB Group |
| Website | B&R Homepage |
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.
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.