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Positioned at the top end of its portfolio of industrial PCs, B&R, ABB’s Machine Automation Division, has launched the Automation PC 50A (APC50A). It exhibits exceptional graphics performance and improved scalable architecture to accommodate PCIe extension cards. As the challenges of industrial automation grow ever more complex in regard to Cybersecurity, AI and reliability concerns,… Read More…
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The Power Panel C650 from B&R Industrial Automation is a high-performance Human-Machine-Interface (HMI), optimized for applications where cost and resource management are high priorities. It delivers advanced functionality and responsiveness systems that may not require or support high end hardware. This makes it ideal for a wide range of industrial use cases that require simplicity,… Read More…