Sales growth and a successful exhibition in Hanover for B&R

B&R's booth in Hanover embodied the theme of this year's event - Integrated Industry. Hans Wimmer, managing director of B&R, says: "For several decades, B&R's core strategy has focused on providing complete and uniform automation solutions that apply open technologies to facilitate integrated industrial applications. As a result, our company continues to be excellently positioned as a technology partner, providing solutions not only to the challenges facing the field of automated industrial manufacturing today, but those on the horizon as well."

Last year alone, B&R invested more than 400 man-years in product research and development. In addition, 400 engineers around the world are hard at work implementing software for customers. It is this dedication to innovation that helps secure B&R's position as a technology leader and feeds its sustained organic growth. This growth is also reflected in B&R's ever-expanding global workforce, which currently numbers 2400 employees.

The Hannover Messe was also home to the leading international trade fair for wind generation technology, components and services. This is yet another area where B&R was able to celebrate success. Despite a volatile year that saw a slump in the photovoltaic and wind power industries, B&R was still able to overcome the decline by gaining new customers and achieving an overall increase in market share. Wimmer says:"Our customers in the field of renewable energy value our solutions as well, especially our safety and condition monitoring technology, and have expressed their appreciation with ever-increasing trust."

For more information about B&R automation technologies, please go to www.br-automation.com.