B&R’s new flexible transport system is designed to deliver ultimate production effectiveness, from mass production down to batches of one. Playing a pivotal role in making this possible are the system’s purely electromagnetic diverters, which are able to divide and merge product flows at full production speed. B&R will be presenting its transport system from April 23-27 at the Hannover Messe in Hall 9, Booth D26.
Seamless connectivity
The B&R booth will also showcase how OPC UA TSN makes it possible to implement advanced manufacturing concepts with seamless connectivity from the field level up to ERP systems. Another Industrial IoT highlight will be B&R’s Orange Box solution. This custom hardware/software package makes it easy to tap into the data of digitally isolated brownfield equipment so it can be utilized by higher-level systems.
Industrial PC premiere
B&R will be presenting a new generation of compact industrial PCs for the first time at the 2018 Hannover Messe. The PCs offer high performance and an extended array of options for connecting display units. B&R will be showing how the high-speed diverters of its flexible ACOPOStrak transport system can significantly increase the effectiveness of production lines at the Hannover Messe in Hall 9, Booth D26.
B&R expands Gilgenberg site
Automation specialist invests in production, office space and logistics
B&R is investing in its Gilgenberg site, located a few kilometers from the B&R headquarters in Eggelsberg. The expansion adds new offices, training rooms and production space. A new logistics hall has also been opened at the site.
The aim is to establish Gilgenberg as a competence center for the development and production of electromechanical products. B&R motors are already assembled there. In the future, Gilgenberg will also host development and production of the intelligent ACOPOStrak transport system. B&R’s expansion project in Gilgenberg is in response to increasing demand for production and office space. To keep pace with its steady growth, the company is already planning further investments in infrastructure and production facilities.