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Festo is now showing customers and prospects several new life science automation innovations including the company’s wide-range flexible pipetting. Each of the new and customizable solutions combines Festo components into dynamic subsystems. Festo collaborates with OEMs and integrators to bring proven commercial technologies to labs around the globe.
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Festo Develops a New Flexible Pipetting Solution

Festo is now showing customers and prospects several new life science automation innovations ...
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From recently completed production lines, Festo introduces the DHPL, a new generation of competitively priced long-stroke grippers that offers a host of advantages for high load and torque applications. The DHPL is interchangeable with competitive long-stroke grippers. It provides the added benefits of lighter weight, higher precision, and no maintenance. The new long-stroke gripper is ideal for stacking boxes, gripping plates and shaped parts, and keeping bags open.
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Festo Introduces a Competitively Priced Long ...

From recently completed production lines, Festo introduces the DHPL, a new generation of ...
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From recently completed production lines, Festo introduces the HPPF, an innovative flat parallel gripper that ranges in height from 19 mm to 41 mm among its four sizes: 8, 12, 16, and 20. The stroke ranges from a narrow 8 mm to a wide 80 mm, and gripping forces span from 60 N to 377 N. HPPF flat parallel grippers are ideal in space-constrained applications for small parts and electronics assembly, including batteries due to low copper, zinc, and nickel content – less than 1%. These units are attractively priced thanks to manufacturing...
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Festo Introduces a Flat Parallel Gripper for Space ...

From recently completed production lines, Festo introduces the HPPF, an innovative flat parallel ...
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From recently completed production lines, Festo introduces a new generation of competitively priced compact grippers that offer a host of advantages for precision electronics and small part assembly. The DHPC parallel gripper offers ≤ 0.01 mm repetition accuracy, while the DHWC angle and DHRC radial gripper variants offer ≤ 0.2 mm accuracy. The DHPC, DHWC, and DHRC are interchangeable with competitive grippers. They provide the added benefits of smaller size, higher grip force, long service life, and improved precision.
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Festo Introduces the Company’s Most Compact ...

From recently completed production lines, Festo introduces a new generation of competitively priced ...
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The Festo Power Up initiative for food and beverage machine builders aims to spur the efficient adoption of electric automation and in the process support the development of the next generation of compact, flexible, energy efficient, and data-rich machines.
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Canada
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The Festo Power Up Initiative Aims to Transform ...

The Festo Power Up initiative for food and beverage machine builders aims to spur the efficient ...
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At the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) 2023, Festo is showcasing its latest motion control technology for performing simple or complex tasks and almost anything in between. CMTS visitors also can see examples of how Festo has leapt into the forefront with production solutions for fast-growing sectors like electric vehicles and life sciences. Hardware on display includes new CMMT multi-protocol series drives for servo and stepper motors that unlock additional value with their combination of networking flexibility and simplicity...
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Festo at CMTS 2023: Presenting best-in-class ...

At the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) 2023, Festo is showcasing its latest motion ...
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Festo introduces the CMMT MP family of multi-protocol servo drives. Every drive in this family is configurable as EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, PROFINET, and Modbus TCP. Using this single-family multi-protocol strategy, machine builders supporting multiple communications protocols can reduce servo-drive inventories. A unified drive family improves engineering productivity through familiarity with a single platform, simplifies tech support, and gains a robust supply chain for competitively priced servo drives. Festo showed the power of...
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New Festo Family of Multi-Protocol Servo Drives ...

Festo introduces the CMMT MP family of multi-protocol servo drives. Every drive in this family is ...
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With the recent introduction of its distributed I/O solution CPX-AP-A, along with its established CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O, Festo now offers a range of electric and pneumatic automation solutions that is unmatched in North America in terms of performance, flexibility, cost savings, and engineering productivity. AP stands for Automation Platform and this backplane-based remote I/O system has been in development for a decade.
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Festo Electric and Pneumatic Motion Reaches a ...

With the recent introduction of its distributed I/O solution CPX-AP-A, along with its established ...
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The Fast MDx testing system is not only a game-changer in pathogen detection, it promises to be a life saver. Available starting in June, Fast MDx is the world’s first fully automated, high-throughput, near-patient molecular diagnostic testing system.  Developed by the London, England-based social enterprise company of the same name with engineering support and automation technology from Festo, this extremely compact, mobile platform cuts the typical 24-48-hour turnaround time for test results to just 1-2 hours. Faster results mean earlier...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada

Saving lives with low-cost molecular diagnostic ...

The Fast MDx testing system is not only a game-changer in pathogen detection, it promises to be a ...
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For the first time at Automate, exhibits from Festo Didactic, the learning arm of Festo, are within the Festo booth. The joint appearance of Festo and Festo Didactic illustrates the importance the company places on workforce development as North American reshoring accelerates. (Huntington Place Convention Center, Detroit, May 22-25, Booth #1026)
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Festo Didactic Showcases Mechatronic Learning ...

For the first time at Automate, exhibits from Festo Didactic, the learning arm of Festo, are within ...
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Festo showcases its UR+ certified multi-axis solution for Universal Robots (UR) at Automate 2023. The UR system offers unique capabilities in the UR collaborative ecosystem by allowing up to four additional axes of motion beyond the UR cobot’s six axes. (Huntington Place Convention Center, Detroit, May 22-25, Booth #1026)
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Festo Features a UR+ Certified Multi-Axis System ...

Festo showcases its UR+ certified multi-axis solution for Universal Robots (UR) at Automate 2023 ...
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At Interphex 2023, Festo demonstrates export of CPX valve manifold configuration to Emerson DeltaV DCS systems for fast, simple, and effective programming, commissioning, and validation of Festo-based pneumatics for skids and machines. (April 25-27, Javits Center, New York City, Festo Booth #1437)
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The New Festo Solution for DeltaV DCS Expands ...

At Interphex 2023, Festo demonstrates export of CPX valve manifold configuration to Emerson DeltaV ...
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Digitalization is changing the way people learn, and not just because in-person learning became so difficult with pandemic lockdowns. Trends such as mobile, micro, adaptive, and virtual reality learning were already beginning to exert an influence in technical education and training. To further these and other trends, Festo Didactic developed a digital learning portal – the Festo Learning Experience, or Festo LX – to make it easier to create individual learning experiences for trainers and trainees.
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Festo Didactic’s digital portal makes new ...

Digitalization is changing the way people learn, and not just because in-person learning became so ...
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