# ABB invests in new R&D center and production capacity for B&R in Austria

ABB is investing in a new R&D center at B&R headquarters in Eggelsberg, expanded production capacity in Gilgenberg, and an expanded technical office in Salzburg to add 50 developers. No investment value was stated.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-10
- Where: Eggelsberg and Gilgenberg, Upper Austria; Salzburg, Austria
- Jobs: 50
- Status: announced
- Products: control systems, motion control, industrial IoT communication
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [B&R](https://endata.com/companies/1728.md)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [kundinger.com](https://kundinger.com/br-now-abbs-global-center-machine-factory-automation/), 2017-07-11: "ABB is investing in a new R&D center at B&R headquarters in Eggelsberg as well as expanded production capacity a few kilometers away in Gilgenberg."

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