Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:30:11 +0000 By NATION REPORTER ABB, a world leader in industrial automation has acquired B&R, the largest independent provider of software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory robotics worldwide. B&R operates across 70 countries, generating sales of more than $600 million (2015/16) in the $20 billion machine and factory automation market segment. In an exclusive statement to the Daily Nation, ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer said the combination will result in an unmatched, comprehensive offering for customers of industrial automation, by pairing B&R’s innovative products, software and solutions for modern machine and factory automation with ABB’s world-leading offering in robotics, process automation, digitalization and electrification. Mr Spiesshofer said through the acquisition, ABB had now expanded its leadership in industrial automation and will be uniquely positioned to seize growth opportunities resulting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In addition, ABB takes a major step in expanding its digital offering by combining its […]
