industrial automation

· New campus serves as ABB global R&D center for machine and factory automation, AI and software solutions

· Global innovation hub expanded significantly to host machine builders, manufacturers, start-ups, research and educational institutions

B&R introduces a new PLC family: X20 Embedded. The PLCs combine high performance and numerous integrated interfaces in a housing only 55 mm wide. That makes them only half the width of comparable devices. 
With their powerful Intel Atom processors, the new PLCs are also suitable for demanding applications with short cycle times. The compact devices can even control a full-fledged robotics application. Machine builders save both costs and cabinet space.

With a new bus controller, B&R has added a gate measurement module to its portfolio for efficient monitoring of machinery and processes. The new gate measurement module joins the X67 lineup to help keep manufacturing processes consistent and reduce the rate of rejection, thus increasing both quality and productivity.

B&R is simplifying the implementation of safety functions on mobile machinery by equipping its X90 safety controllers with the CANopen Safety protocol.

CANopen Safety provides secure data transfer in accordance with SIL 2, fulfilling a significant requirement for machine safety certification.

Direct, safe connection of external devices

CANopen Safety is available via a simple software update and requires no new control hardware. Following the software update, CANopen Safety devices such as joysticks can be connected directly to existing B&R X90 controllers.