
B&R company founder passes away
Erwin Bernecker, founder of B&R Industrial Automation, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 30, 2019. Together with Josef Rainer, Bernecker founded the industrial electronics company in Eggelsberg in 1979.
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Erwin Bernecker, founder of B&R Industrial Automation, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 30, 2019. Together with Josef Rainer, Bernecker founded the industrial electronics company in Eggelsberg in 1979.

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