Humans and Robots, Hand in Hand
BR presents new solutions at Anuga FoodTec
New solutions for cooperation between humans and robots in the food and beverage industry will be the focal point of BR's exhibit in Hall 7 / Booth 39 at the Anuga FoodTec trade fair being held March 24-27 in Cologne, Germany.
"Our SafeROBOTICS functions eliminate the need for a safety cage and allow robots and human operators to work hand in hand," explains Enrico Paolucci, B&R's global account manager for the food and beverage industry. In addition to the already well-established functions for monitoring the speed of a robot's joints and tool center point (TCP), B&R's range of SafeROBOTICS functions has been expanded to include monitoring of workspace boundaries and the orientation of the tool mounting flange. "This makes it even easier to achieve the higher levels of flexibility and tighter integration of robotics and automation demanded by Industry 4.0."
"With the fourth industrial revolution, the complexity of production processes is growing rapidly," says Paolucci. In an effort to adapt to these new challenges, food and beverage companies are increasingly turn-ing to automation technology. "That's why we're making our first appearance at Anuga FoodTec this year." B&R offers food and beverage producers integrated automation solutions that can increase their competitive edge as they transition to Industry 4.0.
B&R technology provides the high degree of production flexibility essential for companies in the food and beverage industry to meet the challenges of the future. A control and drive system from B&R allows this palletizer to react to changes in the production process – flexibly and fully automatically. Photo: KRONES AG
B&R company profile
As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technology with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and process automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With industrial fieldbus communication standards like POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering.
B&R Industrial Automation, Inc. North America, based in Atlanta, GA, has been working closely with its customers since 1987. Since then, B&R North America has continuously grown as a sales and support organization through both direct sales offices and B&R’s unique Automation Partner distribution network. Today, B&R North America has a network of more than 25 offices throughout the USA and Canada and is there for its customers locally.  For more information, please visit www.br-automation.com.
