Brittany Langston, Product Manager – North America, B&R Industrial Automation BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida Brittany Langston is a North America Product Manager at B&R for a handful of technologies, primarily related to software. Her purpose in this role is to improve the success and acceptance of these products within North…
Spotlight on Women in Engineering –Apurva Deota
Apurva Deota, Technical Sales Representative, B&R Industrial Automation, Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada) Apurva is an Electrical Engineer working in the Technical Sales Team at B&R since August 2022 where she has had the exciting opportunity of working with OEMs in various industries like plastics, packaging, automotive,…
B&R presents impressive Power Panel for demanding web-based HMI applications
B&R has added the powerful T80 operator terminal to its Power Panel T-Series. A high-performance Intel Atom processor enables versatile, dynamic web-based HMI solutions. The elegant glass screen makes the Power Panels the perfect accent for a high-end machine design. The glass screen has integrated edge protection to endure harsh everyday operation. The shallow installation…
Industrial controllers are compact
The new B&R X20CP3687X controller combines the performance of an industrial PC with the compact design of the X20 controller series. With powerful processing, additional RAM and integrated onboard flash memory, the high-performance controller can handle complex control algorithms or even robotics applications that previously would have called for an industrial PC. With a TSN-enabled…
New compact remote drives from B&R for modular machines
Two new compact motor-mounted drives from B&R are additions to the ACOPOS motor series and will aid development of modular plants and machinery by reducing installation costs and saving cabinet space. The new devices cover a power range up to 0.35 kW, and the smallest version measures just 60 mm wide by 90 mm high. […]
Continued sales growth at B&R
Taking stock at the Hannover Messe, B&R was able to look back at a successful 2012 and present an optimistic outlook for 2013. With €430 million in sales, this innovative automation provider posted an increase of five percent over the previous year, continuing its steady growth since the brief downturn in 2009. In light of…
Energy Management is Big Business
by Natasha Townsend, Associate Editor In energy management systems, real-time monitoring and energy efficiency are major factors in performance and cost control. An energy management system (EMS) monitors, controls, and conserves energy in a facility. The importance of EMS is not only for manufacturing facilities, but for engineers as well. These systems have been used…
Over 100 new B&R products UL certified
All B&R products prove their high level of functionality and reliability within the framework of an acceptance test by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in the USA. In addition to meeting all criteria for UL compliant construction, the new automation components distinguish themselves through a high level of durability even in the harshest operating conditions. More than…