Innovation in stepper motor technology means the gap between stepper and servo technology is narrowing. In applications where the performance of a servo motor is not required because there are no highly dynamic loads or high speed demands, the stepper (with its choice of battery-less encoders and motor brakes) offers closed loop positioning.

Beim Rundgang über die Hannover Messe gratulierte Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz auf dem Stand von Festo zur 100-jährigen Erfolgsgeschichte des Unternehmens: Im Jubiläumsjahr begrüßte das Unternehmen den Bundeskanzler in Begleitung von Stéphane Dion, Sondergesandter des Partnerlandes Kanada bei der Europäischen Union und Stephan Weil, Ministerpräsident von Niedersachsen, mit einem besonderen Exponat, ...

Electric automation can deliver enhanced efficiency, consistency and precision over traditional pneumatics in many industrial automation applications. However, simple oversights during design and specification can cause serious problems, turning your electric automation dream into the ‘axis of all evil’, according to industrial automation specialist Festo.

A major manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs) has achieved ‘lights out’ operation in its production facility using a unique modular automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) featuring Festo robotic handling technology. The ASRS was architected and designed by DPB Automation, with the controls and safety solution designed by RH Electrical Engineering, and software developed by Lumico.