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The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), America’s cyber defense agency, now includes Festo cybersecurity advisories on its website (www.cisa.gov). The CISA website is the authoritative source of vulnerability and remediation information in the United States and is a place where the leading connected products suppliers seek to post their security advisories.
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USA

Festo Products Considered Critical Infrastructure ...

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), America’s cyber defense agency, now ...
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Efficiency, process stability and energy savings are key factors in modern production, especially in applications involving sensitive goods. Achieving this requires an intelligent control concept that precisely and flexibly regulates pressure and flow while minimizing energy consumption. With Controlled Pneumatics, Festo offers the perfect solution by combining proportional technology, sensor systems, and digital control.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Why it is important to optimally regulate pressure ...

Efficiency, process stability and energy savings are key factors in modern production, especially in ...
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Festo Didactic is gearing up again for the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta, Georgia from June 23 - 27. In addition to sponsoring the mechatronics competition, Festo will join forces with certification entity NC3 and its industry partners for the third year in a row in the Exhibit Hall. Festo will also have a shared booth in Building C, Booth #844 with Dobot, one of the leading global providers of collaborative robots, and the creator of desktop-grade robotic arms.  
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USA

Festo Didactic and Dobot Robots Showcase the Next ...

Festo Didactic is gearing up again for the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference ...
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Hydrogen, the emerging clean energy source, will play a key role in the long-term sustainability of energy-intensive manufacturing, processing, and transportation industries. Regardless of the source of hydrogen, whether natural gas or H2O, automation is essential for efficient hydrogen production, storage, and transportation.
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Canada
USA

Automating Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen, the emerging clean energy source, will play a key role in the long-term sustainability of ...
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Festo is showcasing at Automate 2025 its most innovative automation solutions, including multi-axis positioning systems. Festo positioning systems can be specified in minutes and, after delivery, installed and functioning in hours instead of weeks. (Festo Automate Booth #1619, May 12-15, Huntington Place, Detroit, Michigan)
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Canada
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Festo Features Multi-Axis Positioning Systems at ...

Festo is showcasing at Automate 2025 its most innovative automation solutions, including multi-axis ...
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Festo Didactic, a leader in technical education solutions, is heading to Automate 2025 with the latest innovative education and training programs for the automation industry. Automate 2025 is a premier showcase for automation technologies and solutions, and Festo Didactic will be there to highlight the critical role of workforce development and acquiring new skills to advance the industry.   
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Canada
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Industrial Workforce Development Takes Center ...

Festo Didactic, a leader in technical education solutions, is heading to Automate 2025 with the ...
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It all began 100 years ago in a workshop in Esslingen am Neckar. Festo founder Gottlieb Stoll asked himself how technology could make work easier. From the initial production of machines for woodworking, the company developed into the production of pneumatic and electrical automation technology for mechanical engineering in a wide range of industries. Today, Festo is one of the world's leading automation specialists.
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Global

From a small impulse to a world of motion

It all began 100 years ago in a workshop in Esslingen am Neckar. Festo founder Gottlieb Stoll asked ...
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During a tour of the Hannover Messe at the Festo stand, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated the company on its 100-year success story: In the anniversary year, Festo welcomed the Federal Chancellor accompanied by Stéphane Dion, Special Envoy of the partner country Canada to the European Union, and Stephan Weil, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, with a special exhibit, the "Festo Incredible Machine". 
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"Incredible Machine" inspires German Chancellor

During a tour of the Hannover Messe at the Festo stand, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated ...
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The Festo Group achieved a positive result in the financial year 2024, on a par with the previous year. This was announced by the Chairman of the Management Board, Thomas Böck, at the press conference held during the Hannover Messe. The innovation leader significantly expanded its portfolio in electric and pneumatic automation, particularly in the areas of control technology and digital solutions, software and AI. The company will continue to invest heavily in innovations in the future. This enables Festo, as a partner in motion, to offer...
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Global

Festo: Optimistic Start into the Anniversary Year

The Festo Group achieved a positive result in the financial year 2024, on a par with the previous ...
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From digital twins to efficient circuit diagrams, from design tools to maximum energy savings – Festo supports its customers holistically and in every phase of their value creation process. This extends to the circular economy and the product carbon footprint, but also to lifelong learning with digital training tools for both trainees and long-term employees.
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AX Intelligence
Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

From consistent data to lifelong added value

From digital twins to efficient circuit diagrams, from design tools to maximum energy savings – ...
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"No matter what movement task customers approach Festo with, we can solve it. We are the only supplier to combine electrical and pneumatic automation technology that fits together seamlessly," explains Gerhard Borho, Member of the Executive Board for IT and Digitalization at Festo. In doing so, he emphasizes the core of the "Seamless Automation" approach at Festo. Seamless – this applies to Festo from a technological point of view, but also across all phases of the customer's value creation process.
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Electric Motion
Festo S.E. & Co. KG
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Global

Seamless automation removes technological ...

"No matter what movement task customers approach Festo with, we can solve it. We are the only ...
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Festo is an independent family-owned company and a global player in automation technology and technical education, with headquarters in Esslingen a.N. (Germany) – with over 20,000 employees at around 250 locations worldwide, a turnover of around 3.5 billion euros and an R&D rate of over 8%. As a partner in motion, Festo offers integrated and seamless pneumatic, electric and digital drive technologies across all industries – including software and AI solutions as well as customized training concepts – for 300,000 customers in over 35 industries...
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The Festo Group

Festo is an independent family-owned company and a global player in automation technology and ...
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Research conducted by Festo finds a new generation of its low-energy flow-control valves utilized by Front Opening Unified Pods (FOUPs) purge systems can reduce Nitrogen gas (N2)  consumption by as much as 75%. A new Festo white paper details how these piezo-based flow-control systems help semiconductor fabrication plants (Fabs) reduce their carbon footprint and lower energy costs.
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Canada
USA

New Nitrogen Purging Technology in Semiconductor ...

Research conducted by Festo finds a new generation of its low-energy flow-control valves utilized by ...
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Festo introduces Controlled Pneumatics, a digital closed-loop control strategy for delivering energy efficiency, high dynamic response, and precision movement. Controlled Pneumatics is an ideal solution for web tensioning; welding; surface processing; flexible gripping, including vacuum gripping; dispensing and pumping; PET bottle blowing; and diaphragm pump control.
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Canada
USA

Festo Takes Pneumatics to a New Level of ...

Festo introduces Controlled Pneumatics, a digital closed-loop control strategy for delivering energy ...
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