Industrial automation specialist Festo has introduced the VYKA range of media separated solenoid valves offering high precision control of virtually any fluid or gas. Just 7mm in width and with an orifice size of 1.2mm, the VYKA range has a class leading pressure-to-orifice size ratio and offers a compact solution to a wide variety of dosing and continuous flow applications.

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are mega trends that are opening up potential savings in process automation at every phase of a plant's lifecycle. Industrial automation specialist Festo already offers a digital field device, the VTEM Motion Terminal, and Festo Dashboards are available that visualise plant conditions, indicating that AI is becoming a reality in process automation.

BionicSoftHand 2.0 uses a combination of compact valve technology, sensors, electronics and mechanical components to emulate the movements of a human hand.

Industrial automation specialist Festo has introduced a new cantilever axis with toothed belt that has been optimised for vertical applications where short cycle times are important. Ideal for pushing and pressing, the ELCC series is particularly suited to the requirements of the packaging, automotive and machine tool sectors.

The new SBRD smart camera from industrial automation specialists Festo lies at the heart of an intuitive image processing system that opens up new perspectives in automation and robot technology.

Automation specialist Festo takes compact pneumatic drives to a higher level with the introduction of the industry’s most compact slide unit – the DGST. It is being launched together with a new range of compact cylinders and guided cylinders to provide the ideal drive combination for compact assembly systems.