ABB has opened a new global innovation and training campus at the headquarters of B&R in Eggelsberg, Austria, its global center for machine and factory automation. The new campus will create up to 1,000 additional high-tech jobs and includes world-class research and development laboratories, as well as global training facilities for up to 4,000 people per […]
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Operator terminal for demanding web-based HMI applications from B&R
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 […]
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. […]
New control functions for model-based control servo drive from B&R
B&R has extended its model-based control for the ACOPOS P3 servo drive to include three new control functions. The functions are integrated into B&R’s Automation Studio engineering environment and allow the controller to be adjusted more precisely. This way, machine productivity and speed can be increased. Vibrations and oscillations decrease, so that machine components are […]
Servo drive controls highly dynamic processes with greater precision
With the latest upgrade to its ACOPOSmulti multi-axis servo drive, B&R now enables even shorter cycle times down to 50 μsec. Highly dynamic processes can now be controlled more precisely than ever. For demanding motion control applications, such as those found in the printing and packaging industries, movements must be controlled quickly and precisely. The […]
Motion systems application examples: Controllers advance
Motion controllers range from single-axis smarts to programmable automation controllers (PACs) that synchronize hundreds of axes and plant IT. These brains of precision motion are at the heart of today’s motion-system innovation. But controls are increasingly advanced in mobile applications as well. Consider just one example: Trust Automation Inc., known for standard and custom motion […]
B&R simplifies packaging automation for ladder-logic fans
North American packaging machinery users and OEMs benefit from familiar ladder-logic programming, but new packaging-automation software is easier. As machine functionalities become more sophisticated, ladder programs can become too complicated, even when supplemented by function blocks. Modular application (mapp) technology from B&R maintains familiar, IEC compliant ladder and function block programming – except with mapp components, […]
The hardware and software of a PC-based motion controller
Physically, a PC-based controller is made up the same kinds of hardware components as most personal computers — a processor, some memory and an interface bus. The interface bus is a high-speed dedicated bus that provides all types of information to and from the processor. In personal computing, the hardware I/O consists of a keyboard […]
Revamped servomotors from B&R more powerful
Revamped 8LS series servomotors from B&R are now more powerful than ever. A more compact housing, optimized design and additional sizes are other improvements. Size 2 and 3 servomotors with the same technical capabilities are now much more compact for maximum compatibility and higher power density. Size 5 and 7 motors come in additional lengths for better dynamics and torque. Inductive […]
Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) get smart software and mobile access
Recent years have brought major advances in HMI technology—increasingly affordable multitouch screens, a shift from resistive displays to projected-capacitive displays, and displacement of proprietary design platforms by web-based HTML5 platforms. That’s according to Derrick Stacey, solutions engineer at B&R Industrial Automation. The spread of capacitive displays has expanded HMI use in industries needing bezel-free designs, […]
