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The Austrian company B&R participated in SPS with a range of high tech solutions, offering industrial automation, motion control, vision and communication systems.

Mapp View. Among the concern’s new creations is Mapp View, a technology which changes the way operator interfaces are made. It can be used from any platform (PC, tablet, smartphone or wearable device).
With Mapp View, designers can access web technologies directly from the development environment, and the graphic interfaces that can be made - ergonomic, powerful and intuitive - are based on web standards such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Specific knowledge of these languages is not required: all GUI functionalities are contained in modular control widgets that are simply dragged to the work area and configured to create the perfect operator interface.

SuperTrak.  For transport systems, B&R offers SuperTrak, a technology based on magnetic linear motors. Highly decentralized and modular architecture enables creating systems of any size. This technology is easy to run and maintain (segments and motors can be replaced without disassembling the track), combining high performance in different areas for reliable and flexible intensive production.
Low latency and hard real time synchronization with all axis types (including CNC and robotic systems) guarantee precision and quality.

ACOPOS P3. The concern also offers new motion control solutions with the new models of the ACOPOS P3 series. The drives are able to control 1, 2 or 3 motors and are also available with extended power values. Even though they integrate advanced safety functions, sophisticated control algorithms - including virtual sensors - and energy regeneration optionals, they guarantee 30%-70% less bulk than conventional solutions, depending on the model selected.

Aprol. For factory and process control, finally, the brand new open DCS platform Aprol enables gathering and analyzing production data, reducing wastage and costs for maximum competitiveness. Thanks to Aprol’s extraordinary modularity and scalability, it is adapted to every installation type and concerns of any size.

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