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Handling the smallest amounts of liquids down to the microlitre range requires high levels of precision and flexibility because of the changing fluid properties of the different media. Pressure-controlled liquid handling systems enable precise, scalable liquid handling. Festo has suitable solutions for these systems, whether for pipetting, dispensing or aspirating. Individual modules are available, such as the smart pipette head DHOP, but as well the complete multi-axis gantry EXCL, which can process several tasks at the same time thanks to...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Smart pipetting for safe laboratory processes

Handling the smallest amounts of liquids down to the microlitre range requires high levels of ...
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Festo is both a global player and an independent family-owned company based in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company has become one of the global market leaders in its sector over the past 60 years thanks to its innovations and problem-solving competency, as well as a unique range of technical education. Festo has been developing components and system solutions for equipment manufacturers who specialise in the automation of laboratory processes and the manufacture of medical devices since 2004.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

The Festo Group

Festo is both a global player and an independent family-owned company based in Esslingen am Neckar ...
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The Festo Group has achieved the highest turnover in its history for the 2021 financial year. After a double-digit growth in turnover of around 18% to 3.36 billion euros (previous year 2.84 billion euros), the company started the first quarter with a double-digit order intake. This puts the innovation leader in automation and technical education in a good starting position to push ahead with its strategic orientation towards digitalisation and sustainability at full speed in 2022. The company expects further growth even under the current...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Festo on course for growth

The Festo Group has achieved the highest turnover in its history for the 2021 financial year. After ...
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Finally, live on-site and hands-on: At Hannover Messe, visitors to Festo's Stand C22 in Hall 6 can once again experience the learning environments of Festo Didactic. Festo Didactic, the specialist for technical education and training, will be drawing highlights from its portfolio - from the Festo LX digital learning portal, the Festo Learning Experience, to learning systems and content focused on Electrical Engineering and Factory Automation.    
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Festo Didactic SE
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Global

Competence development as an answer to the ...

Finally, live on-site and hands-on: At Hannover Messe, visitors to Festo's Stand C22 in Hall 6 can ...
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Algae are small climate savers. Even in their natural state they are extremely efficient photosynthesizers and absorb ten times more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than land plants. In bioreactors equipped with appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. This shows that they have a significant potential for a climate-neutral circular economy. With the PhotoBionicCell research project Festo demonstrates a potential approach for the industrial biologisation of...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Automated cultivation of biomass

Algae are small climate savers. Even in their natural state they are extremely efficient ...
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Portugal is the cork world champion: with the largest acreage under cork oaks, the Portuguese are also the largest cork exporters worldwide. Although cork itself is light, it is all the more voluminous if it is packaged inefficiently. In order to save energy and CO₂ emissions during transport, the ESI Group developed a system for packaging corks that requires 30 per cent less packaging volume and does without plastic. On board: automation technology from Festo.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Save 30 per cent volume

Portugal is the cork world champion: with the largest acreage under cork oaks, the Portuguese are ...
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The pneumatic extension modules VTOP from Festo enable custom closed-loop control solution designs in combination with a positioner, all without any external piping and the leaks associated with it. Compared with conventional solutions, cost savings of up to 30% are possible with the VTOP. And installation takes just a fraction of the time.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Piping is now a thing of the past

The pneumatic extension modules VTOP from Festo enable custom closed-loop control solution designs ...
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The number of vehicles with electric powertrains is growing globally by more than 40% each year. At the same time, the manufacturing processes for the electrified powertrain are changing. While the classic manufacturing process for cars with internal combustion engines was predominantly based on semi-automatic production methods, both battery cells and electric motors are increasingly produced fully automatically. As a leading manufacturer of automation technology, Festo has the right solutions for this process along the entire value chain,...
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Battery Pack Handling
Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

From battery cell production to the installation ...

The number of vehicles with electric powertrains is growing globally by more than 40% each year. At ...
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Festo and Q.ANT, a wholly owned subsidiary of TRUMPF, are entering into a strategic partnership to cultivate biomass on an industrial scale. The two companies aim to achieve this using a combination of automation technology from Festo and quantum technology from Q.ANT. Algae offers significant potential in this context.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Q.ANT and Festo agree strategic partnership

Festo and Q.ANT, a wholly owned subsidiary of TRUMPF, are entering into a strategic partnership to ...
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DEERFIELD, Chicago and Mason, OH– April 26, 2022 – Oracle and Festo are joining forces to help educators create new opportunities and solve tough challenges at the Oracle Industry Lab. Opened today, the facility provides hands-on, simulated industry settings for customers to experiment, learn, and bring transformative technologies to life.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada
USA

Festo Helps Customers Harness the Power of Worker ...

DEERFIELD, Chicago and Mason, OH– April 26, 2022 – Oracle and Festo are joining forces to help ...
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Operating costs for pneumatic equipment can be reduced by up to 60% if system operators put into practice the results and analyses of the Compressed Air Energy Efficiency Audit GFAA by Festo. Energy efficiency experts from Festo use an integrated approach to analyse the entire compressed air system, from the compressor to the application, and recommend measures to reduce energy consumption. Climate protection is also included in the service, since the cost and energy savings naturally result in lower CO2 emissions and higher productivity.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

How many users of compressed air know where the ...

Operating costs for pneumatic equipment can be reduced by up to 60% if system operators put into ...
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With the tubing PUN-H-F and the stainless-steel push-in fitting NPQR, manufacturers of food and packaging machines are on the safe side. This product combination from Festo guarantees compliance with food safety requirements. But Festo has suitable tubing/fitting combinations for other extreme situations too.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

On the safe side

With the tubing PUN-H-F and the stainless-steel push-in fitting NPQR, manufacturers of food and ...
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"For challenging tasks in thermoforming, ILLIG is your best bet," is a frequent refrain from manufacturers of branded goods. ILLIG Maschinenbau is a pioneer and market leader in the manufacture of machines and tools for producing plastic packaging using thermoforming. Its new thermoforming system RedLine RDF 85 now enables the use of off-system tool systems. This is how the company is setting new standards in flexibility. Also integrated is a stack handling system with electric axes from Festo.  
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Compatible with many tools

"For challenging tasks in thermoforming, ILLIG is your best bet," is a frequent refrain from ...
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If you want to be fit for Industry 4.0, you need a plan. The I4.0 curriculum combines a wide variety of learning paths that Festo Didactic has developed for training and continued education in an industrial context, such as for the profession of the mechatronics engineer. Festo Didactic’s flexible learning also enables people in professional life to keep pace with rapid technological developments for continued learning throughout their careers .The Curriculum I4.0 has been recognized with the “eLearning Innovation 2022” award from  “eLearning...
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Festo Didactic SE
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Global

Curriculum I4.0 receives award

If you want to be fit for Industry 4.0, you need a plan. The I4.0 curriculum combines a wide variety ...
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