ABB opens training campus for machine automation at B&R in Austria

ABB has opened a new global innovation and training campus at the headquarters of its B&R division in Eggelsberg, Austria, its global center for machine and factory automation. The campus will create up to 1,000 high-tech jobs and includes R&D laboratories, as well as global training facilities for up to 4,000 people per year in collaboration with universities.

The $100.8 million expansion brings the total area of B&R's headquarters to more than 1 million sq. ft., making it one of the largest sites for integrated production, research, and training in central Europe, with currently around 2,400 employees. The expansion frees up space for additional production capacity for B&R products.

The campus will serve as an open innovation hub where B&R will collaborate closely with international customers, companies, and startups from across the region, as well as research and educational institutions to co-develop automation solutions and train the workers needed for the factories of the future.