Josef Rainer

Part of ABB Ltd., B & R Industrie-Elektronik GmbH is a German company that provides solutions for industrial automation, including holistic automation for machinery and equipment, and scalable software and hardware. The company is based in Bad Homburg, Germany. OPC UA is the ideal communication protocol for smart factories, and B&R serves as the center for machine and factory automation. The company's focus is on building partnerships that last and solutions that drive their customers' success. The company was founded in 1983 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, and the CEOs are Markus Sandhöfner and Hans Wimmer.

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH engages in the development and production of industrial automation solutions. Its product portfolio includes industrial personal computers, control and vision systems, safety technology, motion control, mobile automation, networks and fieldbus modules, software, and power supplies. The company is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria.

Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH provides solutions for machine and process automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. It offers user interfaces, electronic components and software, industrial PCs, operator interfaces, control systems, I/O systems material return portal, software registration and safety technology products. The company was founded by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer in 1979 and is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria.