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ABB Group has acquired B&R - the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide – for an undisclosed amount. B&R, founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, employs more than 3,000 people, including about 1,000 R&D and application engineers. It operates across 70 countries, generating sales of more than $600 million (2015-16) in the $20 billion machine and factory automation market segment.
“The combination will result in an unmatched, comprehensive offering for customers of industrial automation, by pairing B&R's innovative products, software and solutions
