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B&R, a unit of ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business, announced the integration of ABB robots into its automation portfolio. With the ability to offer high levels of machine flexibility and precision, merging robotics with machine control into one unified architecture will enable manufacturers to embrace the trend of mass customisation and optimise their lot size one processes.

B&R has added three new model-based control functions for its ACOPOS P3 servo drive. The functions are available in B&R's Automation Studio engineering environment and allow for more precise control performance that increases machine productivity and speed.

At the Hannover Messe trade fair, B&R will show how a conventional plant can become a smart factory in Hall 9, Booth D26.

B&R has added new functions to its mapp Motion software package. It is now possible to represent the actual structure of a complex machine intuitively in the configuration.

With the latest upgrade to its ACOPOSmulti multi-axis servo drive, B&R now enables even shorter cycle times down to 50 µs. Highly dynamic processes can now be controlled more precisely than ever.

The new X20SO6530 digital output module provides six safety relays on a unit with the X20's standard 25mm width, allowing B&R to offer a cost-effective and space-saving solution for applications where numerous floating signals are needed.

B&R simplifies model-based machine development with the new B&R MapleSim Connector. It considerably reduces the time spent modelling machine components.

The openSAFETY safety bus protocol can now be transmitted via UDP using the black channel principle.