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Compact design for 30% shorter cycle times and 50% less vibration – those are the most important characteristics of the cantilever axis with toothed belt ELCC-TB from Festo. The axis fits in seamlessly with Festo's concept of complete connectivity for its electric automation technology.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Cycle times reduced by 30 per cent

Compact design for 30% shorter cycle times and 50% less vibration – those are the most important ...
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Gripping workpieces just as a chameleon's tongue grips insects – that is the operating principle of the adaptive shape gripper DHEF from Festo. This unusual gripper can pick up, gather and set back down again objects of many different shapes without the need for manual adjustment.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

The automated chameleon tongue

Gripping workpieces just as a chameleon's tongue grips insects – that is the operating principle of ...
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Grasping workpieces like a chameleon’s tongue – that’s the functional principle of Festo’s adaptive shape gripper DHEF. The gripper can thus pick, gather and place objects of many different shapes without any need for manual changeovers. This is why it won renowned distinctions in 2020 including the iF Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Chameleon’s tongue for industrial automation wins ...

Grasping workpieces like a chameleon’s tongue – that’s the functional principle of Festo’s adaptive ...
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Grasping workpieces like a chameleon’s tongue – that’s the functional principle of Festo’s adaptive shape gripper DHEF. The gripper can thus pick, gather and place objects of many different shapes without any need for manual changeovers. This is why it won renowned distinctions in 2020 including the iF Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada

Chameleon’s tongue for industrial automation wins ...

Grasping workpieces like a chameleon’s tongue – that’s the functional principle of Festo’s adaptive ...
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Whether its grabbing, holding or turning, touching, typing or pressing – in everyday life, we use our hands as a matter of course for the most diverse tasks. In that regard, the human hand, with its unique combination of power, dexterity and fine motor skills, is a true miracle tool of nature. What could be more natural than equipping robots in collaborative workspaces with a gripper that is modelled after this model of nature, that solves various tasks by learning through artificial intelligence? Festo shows the pneumatic robot hand...
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Ruediger J. Vogel
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Global

Pneumatic robotics meets artificial intelligence

Whether its grabbing, holding or turning, touching, typing or pressing – in everyday life, we use ...
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In future-oriented fields such as laboratory automation or biotechnology the requirements placed on the cleaning of production facilities and their purity are very high. With superconductor technology, objects can be moved and handled without contact, which is ideal for such applications. At the Hannover Messe 2020 trade fair, Festo will be presenting the SupraModule concept, which enables wireless control of functions on a magnetic, floating carrier with an autonomous energy supply.
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SupraModule
Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

SupraModule: Modulare Lösung für die ...

In future-oriented fields such as laboratory automation or biotechnology the requirements placed on ...
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