Drinktec

B&R at drinktec 2025

September 15th - 19th, 2025
Trade fair Munich

The world's leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry

Visit us at this year's drinktec 2025 – the world's leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry – in Hall C5, Booth #480. Experience firsthand how our innovative automation solutions take efficiency, flexibility and sustainability in production to the next level. Let practical applications and the latest technologies inspire fresh ideas – we look forward to welcoming you!

Our booth at drinktec 2025

Welcome to the beverage automation of tomorrow. We're not just predicting the future of bottling. We're shaping it with agile, productive and intelligent automation. How? B&R's automation solutions support adaptive, high-performance beverage production with quick changeovers and efficient small-batch handling.

Come and visit us at drinktec 2025 in hall C5 / booth 480 to find out how our innovative solutions could transform your beverage production.

Wlady Martino

Global Industry Segment Manager, CPG | Packaging

Wlady Martino

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Seamlessly connected: Boosting efficiency through smart automation

Flexible, productive, data-driven

B&R's automation solutions support adaptive, high-performance beverage production with quick changeovers and efficient small-batch handling. Seamless interoperability — enabled by open, secure protocols like OPC UA FX — connects isolated systems, accelerating line development, start-up and troubleshooting. It also drives continuous improvement through data-driven optimization, enhancing efficiency, transparency and responsiveness across all operations.

#SmartBeverageProduction #AdaptiveAutomation #FutureOfPackaging #drinktec2025

Designed for market demand

In a market driven by personalization and Stock Keeping Units (SKU) proliferation, agility is increasingly critical. B&R's adaptive automation technologies — such as ACOPOStrak and ACOPOS 6D — allow manufacturers to respond quickly to changing product demands and batch sizes.

Machine builders benefit from faster time to market, reduced programming and the ability to offer customizable machine variants. End users enjoy quick changeovers, cost-effective customization, and higher productivity within a smaller machine footprint, making agile production practical, scalable and profitable.

Adaptive manufacturing

Drive peak performance

B&R's value proposition for productivity in beverage manufacturing focuses on maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) — a key performance indicator (KPI) that reflects throughput, availability and quality. This is accomplished through the seamless synchronization of machine processes.

Integrated safety systems help reduce maintenance time and increase machine uptime, while microsecond-level control of filling valves ensures high product quality. High-performance motion control enhances throughput by enabling fast and precise operations across the production line. Combined, these capabilities contribute to sustainable, efficient and high-output manufacturing.

B&R innovations

Unlocking smart value

Intelligent automation connects industrial systems with digital tools for smarter, more efficient operations. Technologies like Digital Twin, IIoT and Edge computing enable real-time simulation, monitoring and optimization.

Machine builders benefit from faster development, AI integration and remote diagnostics. End users gain advanced analytics, simplified operations and reduced downtime — driving sustainable, cost-effective production across the beverage industry.

IIoT from B&R

Enhancing safety, quality and sustainability in breweries

ABB supports the beverage industry with solutions that are Engineered to Outrun the challenges of today's market – making their operations leaner and cleaner. Our innovative technologies – from process control to digital twins – not only optimize production processes but also contribute to a more sustainable future for the beverage industry.

We will utilize the enhanced ABB Ability™ BeerMaker, which we have integrated into all brewing production areas, from raw material handling to BBT.

Everything is under control.

drinktec will take place from September 15th to 19th, 2025 in Munich

We look forward to welcoming you in hall C5, booth #480!

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Highlights & demos

B&R offers a unique combination of hardware and software for control, motion, HMI, safety and mechatronics, combined with open connectivity and seamless integration of new technologies such as image processing, robotics and simulation.

Discover the innovations we'll be showcasing at the drinktec.

All Adaptive Demo

The All Adaptive Demo impressively demonstrates the flexible, modular and adaptive production of the future.

At the heart of the demo are the ACOPOStrak and ACOPOS 6D transport systems, which enable highly dynamic, single-product and freely configurable product movement. The system is supported by a Codian robot that transfers products between platforms, as well as a vision system with two cameras for position detection, quality inspection and image evaluation.

#ThinkAdaptive

B&R portfolio

B&R has the most comprehensive automation portfolio on the market and the right solution for every industry.

Seamless coordination between B&R products gives machine builders a competitive edge in performance and quality.
The B&R software ecosystem provides a powerful combination of integration and open standards that unlocks exciting possibilities.

#ThisIsAutomation

Open Connectivity

B&R's automation solutions for the beverage industry are built on a foundation of open connectivity, with native support for OPC UA. This ensures seamless, vendor-neutral communication from the machine level to the cloud, empowering beverage producers to easily implement IIoT strategies for enhanced line efficiency and data transparency.

#DigitalTransformation

Smart service

B&R offers smart service with its web-based System Diagnostic Manager (SDM), an intuitive, zero-cost tool included with the system. It offers instant, plain-text diagnostics for all components, accessible from any standard web browser. Combined with central data storage, this empowers technicians to reducing troubleshooting time and costs.

#Diagnostic

#DriveGreenAutomation

For B&R, intelligent automation means intelligent care for the world in which we live. By developing the best solutions for today's industry, we help to achieve the best results for tomorrow's society.

Our automation solutions empower customers in virtually every industry to do more with less – boosting productivity, minimizing space and energy use, and reducing waste for a more sustainable future. We are equally committed to advancing social progress in close collaboration with our suppliers.

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The world of digital twins

Sustainable right from the start: B&R supports the seamless integration of simulation tools at every level of the automation pyramid. Simulation accompanies a machine throughout its entire lifecycle and helps to make manufacturing systems more compact, productive and energy efficient.

Experience the fascinating world of live digital twins demos, where the future of manufacturing comes to life right before your eyes. Our live demonstrations, featuring fully functional digital replicas, powerfully showcase the seamless integration of our comprehensive portfolio.