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Dosing, aspirating and controlling extremely small quantities of aggressive liquids and gases is not a problem with the media-separated solenoid valve VYKA from Festo. This compact powerhouse has a width of only 7 mm and can dose and aspirate the extremely small amounts of liquid very precisely. It also meets the strict requirements for leak-tightness for gas applications.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Compact and leak-tight powerhouse

Dosing, aspirating and controlling extremely small quantities of aggressive liquids and gases is not ...
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Seeds are the new gold. Why is that? Plant-based foods can feed an ever-growing world population. But climate change, pests and diseases threaten plant breeding. To help develop resistant seeds and make them available to agriculture, plant breeders need vast amounts of DNA. That is precisely why Synchron Lab has developed the "DNA factory", which is automated with handling gantries, electric axes, pneumatic grippers and sensors from Festo.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global
Germany

A real modular DNA factory

Seeds are the new gold. Why is that? Plant-based foods can feed an ever-growing world population ...
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Higher demands on throughput and precision – this is only possible with more automation in laboratory technology. Sensapex already equips more than 800 customers worldwide with high-precision micromanipulators, microscopes, and pressure controllers – from neuroscience research to in vitro fertilization (IVF) – to name only a few application examples. To work successfully the pressure controllers from Sensapex rely on the decentralized pressure and vacuum generator PGVA from Festo.
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Sens
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Global
Germany

Ensuring the right pressure

Higher demands on throughput and precision – this is only possible with more automation in ...
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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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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada
Mexico
USA

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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In Europe, Germany's mechatronics experts are simply top: at the European Skills Championship EuroSkills Gdańsk 2023 in Poland last September, Daniel Schmid and Timo Oßwald, both apprentices at Festo, won the gold medal in the skill mechatronics. They thus completed the extremely successful record of the German national team, which came second behind Switzerland in the 'Best of Nations' ranking in 42 trades.
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WorldSkills Germany
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Global

Simply top in Europe

In Europe, Germany's mechatronics experts are simply top: at the European Skills Championship ...
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Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, creates an open ecosystem for collaboration between customers, Siemens, and certified partners, from large technology companies to independent software developers. Festo and Siemens announced their latest partnership at this year’s Hannover Messe trade fair. Festo has joined the Industrial Edge ecosystem. To kick this off, Festo is offering the Festo AX Data access app, effective immediately, on the Siemens Industrial Edge Marketplace, where industrial customers can purchase numerous apps...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Festo joins the Siemens Industrial Edge ecosystem

Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, creates an open ecosystem for collaboration ...
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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 SE & Co. KG
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Canada

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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Oliver Jung (61) will leave his position as Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG as planned on expiry of his current mandate. The Supervisory Board has appointed Thomas Böck (52) as his successor. Mr. Böck will join the family-owned company as the new Chairman of the Management Board on 1 January 2024.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Passing on the baton: New Chairman of the ...

Oliver Jung (61) will leave his position as Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG as ...
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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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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada
USA

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 SE & Co. KG
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Canada
USA

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 FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) research project, which was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, was concluded at Festo in Esslingen-Berkheim. At the event, all project participants – as well as interested public – were on site or presented their results live from Canada.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

International research project FLAIROP ...

The FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) research project, which was sponsored by the ...
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"The shortage of skilled workers is a challenge for companies in Europe. We need to invest much more in education and training. That is why I propose to make 2023 the European Year of Skills," said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The highlight of this Year of Skills will be the 8th EuroSkills competition of professions in September in Gdańsk, Poland. Mechatronics is one of the most attractive and promising skills, and it will be held on the MPS, Festo's Modular Production System.
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WorldSkills
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Global

Addressing the shortage of skilled workers through ...

"The shortage of skilled workers is a challenge for companies in Europe. We need to invest much more ...
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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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