Private company

B&R

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Austrian automation and process control technology company

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH is an Austrian automation and process control technology company. It was founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, and is headquartered in Eggelsberg, near Braunau in the state of Upper Austria. The company specializes in machine and factory control systems, HMI and motion control.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1979Founded¹

HeadquartersEggelsberg¹
Websitewww.br-automation.com
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹
LEI549300UCDJBS2KW9DV37³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressB & R Strasse 1, 5142 Eggelsberg, Austria³
Registered withFederal Ministry of Justice, 459420v³

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Corporate structure

B&R is part of a group headed by ABB Group. 168 entities, 35 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

ABB Group Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB (Norway) Oslo, Norway
  - Robotnorge (Norway) Subsidiary · Kleppe, Norway
- ABB Holdings B.V. Zurich, Switzerland
  - B&R Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB AG Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB Robotics Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "АББ" Subsidiary · 100% · Москва, Russia
  - ABB B.V. Subsidiary · Rotterdam, Netherlands
  - ABB BULGARIA EOOD (АББ БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД) Subsidiary · София, Bulgaria
  - ABB d.o.o. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB E-mobility B.V. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB E-MOBILITY AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    - ABB E-MOBILITY INC. Subsidiary · Cary, North Carolina, United States
    - ABB E-Mobility Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia (ABB E-Mobility Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    - THOMAS & BETTS NETHERLANDS B.V. Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
  - ABB Engineering Trading and Servicing Ltd. (ABB Mérnöki Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB INVESTMENTS B.V. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB INZENIRING D.O.O. (ABB INŽENIRING D.O.O.) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB S.P.A. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB E-MOBILITY S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - ABB SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (ABB SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB BUSINESS SERVICES SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB Norden Holding Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Oy Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB A/S Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Robotics Sweden AB Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB (Canada) Subsidiary · Montreal, Canada
- ABB (Germany) Subsidiary · Mannheim, Germany
- ABB (Japan) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- ABB (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Warrington, United Kingdom
- ABB (United States) Subsidiary · Cary, United States
- ABB Stotz-Kontakt Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- Adtranz Subsidiary · Berlin
- Carl Maier & Cie Subsidiary · Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Combustion Engineering Subsidiary · Stamford
- Cylon Controls Ltd. Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
- Österreichische Brown, Boveri Werke Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
- Hitachi Energy Stake · 19.9% · Zurich, Switzerland
  - COET S.R.L. Subsidiary · San Donato Milanese, Italy
  - HITACHI ENERGY AUSTRIA AG Subsidiary · Guntramsdorf, Austria
  - HITACHI ENERGY BELGIUM Subsidiary · Zaventem, Belgium
  - HITACHI ENERGY BULGARIA EOOD (ХИТАЧИ ЕНЕРДЖИ БЪЛГАРИЯ) Subsidiary · Sevlievo, Bulgaria
  - Hitachi Energy Canada Inc. Subsidiary · St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada
  - HITACHI ENERGY CO., LTD (شركة هيتاشي الطاقة المحدوده) Subsidiary · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  - HITACHI ENERGY CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O. Subsidiary · Prague, Czechia
  - Hitachi Energy Denmark A/S Subsidiary · Ballerup, Denmark
  - HITACHI ENERGY DRY TRANSFORMERS SWITZERLAND SA Subsidiary · Tresa, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES CO. (KSCC) (هيتاشي اينرجي للتقنيات الهندسية ش م ك م) Subsidiary · Kuwait City, Kuwait
  - HITACHI ENERGY FINANCE LTD Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - Hitachi Energy Finland Oy Subsidiary · Vaasa, Finland
  - HITACHI ENERGY FRANCE Subsidiary · Massy, France
  - HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AG Subsidiary · Mannheim, Germany
  - Hitachi Energy Hong Kong Limited Subsidiary · Shek Mum, Hong Kong
  - HITACHI ENERGY HUNGARY KFT Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY IRELAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
  - HITACHI ENERGY ITALY S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - HITACHI ENERGY LLC (هيتاشي للطاقة) Subsidiary · Hamriya, Oman
  - HITACHI ENERGY MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
  - HITACHI ENERGY NORWAY AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O. Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY PORTUGAL, S.A. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY ROMANIA SRL Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - and 13 more
- A B B (ايه بي بي) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Industrial Solutions (Belgium) Subsidiary · Evergem, Belgium
  - ABB Robotics Solutions Subsidiary · Beersel, Belgium
- ABB (HONG KONG) LIMITED Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB AB Subsidiary · Vasteras, Sweden
- ABB AG Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Ausbildungszentrum Gemeinnuetzige GmbH (ABB Ausbildungszentrum Gemeinnützige GmbH) Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- ABB Aktsiaselts Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - UZDAROJI AKCINE BENDROVE ABB (UŽDAROJI AKCINĖ BENDROVĖ ABB) Subsidiary · Avizieniai, Lithuania
- ABB Asea Brown Boveri Subsidiary · Switzerland
- ABB Australia Pty Limited Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB AUTOMATION (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (บริษัท เอบีบี ออโตเมชั่น (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB Bailey Japan Limited (ABBベイリージャパン株式会社) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- and 52 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

automation

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

ABB Holdings B.V.³

Ultimate parent

ABB Group³

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

Jan 26, 2018Parent Directly consolidated by ABB Holdings B.V.³
1979Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataB&R on Wikidata
2
WikipediaB&R on Wikipedia
3
GLEIFB&R LEI record (549300UCDJBS2KW9DV37)
4
Wikimedia CommonsB&R logo by BRNA-Marketing, CC BY-SA 4.0
5
Wikimedia CommonsB&R photo by Monkhiker, CC BY-SA 4.0