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If manufacturers of automation technology want to create real added value for their customers, digitalisation solutions are the way to do it. “That is why Festo developed the Festo Automation Experience, or Festo AX for short,” explains Dr. Oliver Niese, Vice President Digital Business at Festo. Festo AX boosts the performance of machines and systems, thus making customers even more successful.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Artificial intelligence in real time (with example ...

If manufacturers of automation technology want to create real added value for their customers ...
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Festo has extended the capabilities of its Handling Guide Online (HGO) to include 3D cantilever systems in addition to linear, planar surface and 3D handling systems. These improvements mean that design engineers can now plan extremely compact or extremely dynamic Cartesian robots in a matter of minutes using the HGO’s intuitive configuration and ordering software. They can also benefit from the complete documentation package, including circuit diagram service from Eplan and commissioning files.  
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Ireland
United Kingdom

Design Cartesian robots in minutes

Festo has extended the capabilities of its Handling Guide Online (HGO) to include 3D cantilever ...
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"Festo will massively reduce its CO2 footprint over the next two years. As a result, by the end of 2023, all our production and logistics sites as well as the German sales locations and the corporate headquarters in Esslingen will be CO2 neutral", explains the Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG, Dr. h.c. Oliver Jung, in his end-of-year address to the staff.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Festo on the way to climate neutrality

"Festo will massively reduce its CO2 footprint over the next two years. As a result, by the end of ...
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When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, protective equipment was in short supply. Nursing staff didn’t have enough face masks, protective goggles, full-body protective suits, or hygienic disposable rubber gloves. To overcome at least the shortage of  gloves, AFA Technologies offers packaging machines and automated systems for quality control. The Malaysian company relies on pneumatic valve technology from Festo for its machines.
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AFA Technologies
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Global

Disposable gloves never again in short supply

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, protective equipment was in short supply. Nursing staff didn’t ...
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Festo continues to broaden its expertise and resources to support the automotive industry's changing needs as it transforms from the internal combustion engine (ICE) towards electrification. From its comprehensive product portfolio, Festo offers coordinated solutions for the robust, safe and precise gripping and transport of battery cells, along with many years of experience to help optimise machine safety and energy efficiency.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Ireland
United Kingdom

Festo automation and support help accelerate the ...

Festo continues to broaden its expertise and resources to support the automotive industry's changing ...
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Festo SE & Co. KG and the joint venture FlexFactory GmbH of MHP, Munich Re and Porsche are consolidating their strategic partnership and entering the market with a joint offering for machine and plant manufacturers as well as plant and equipment operators. The aim of the partnership is to enable the production of a wide range of product variants in a more flexible and cost-efficient manner.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Festo and FlexFactory bundle their solutions for ...

Festo SE & Co. KG and the joint venture FlexFactory GmbH of MHP, Munich Re and Porsche are ...
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With the Handling Guide Online, design engineers can create the right ready-to-install handling system from Festo in record time, whether for a 2D linear and planar surface gantry, a 3D gantry or a new 3D cantilever system. Not only can they now plan extremely compact or extremely dynamic Cartesian robots using the intuitive configuration and ordering software, but they also benefit from the circuit diagram service from Eplan and commissioning files.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

The right handling system in a matter of minutes

With the Handling Guide Online, design engineers can create the right ready-to-install handling ...
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Degassing and sealing are core processes in battery cell production that directly follow the initial contacting of the battery cells with electrical voltage. The battery cells are pierced with lances and the forming gas produced during contacting is extracted. Pneumatic and electric actuators from Festo are used to handle and pierce the battery cells.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Reliable degassing in battery cell production

Degassing and sealing are core processes in battery cell production that directly follow the initial ...
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Precisely gluing smartphone displays, applying thermal paste or gluing micro cameras in place are just a selection of the adhesive processes that represent the dosing and dispensing competencies of ViscoTec. Now the company has brought out cartridge applicator units designed for exact and clean feeding of adhesives, pastes and silicones of different viscosities, supported by a pneumatic control module supplied by Festo right to the ViscoTec assembly line as a ready-to-install module.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

High-precision dosing with different viscosities

Precisely gluing smartphone displays, applying thermal paste or gluing micro cameras in place are ...
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New servo technology from Festo is helping Grolsch to put the iconic swing tops on its bottles of lager. The ‘swing-top transfer unit’ was custom-designed by Festo in conjunction with system integrator MCA Linear Motion Robotics and is installed at the Grolsch Enschede plant in The Netherlands.
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Festo S.E.
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Ireland
United Kingdom

Grolsch bottling plant upgrade goes with a swing ...

New servo technology from Festo is helping Grolsch to put the iconic swing tops on its bottles of ...
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Recognising digital trends quickly and implementing them with maximum benefit for customers is becoming increasingly important for business success. Festo, a global player in automation and technical education, has opened its new Digital Sales Hub in one of the trend hotspots, Barcelona. With its dynamic environment, the start-up metropolis offers best conditions for this.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Festo opens Digital Sales Hub in Barcelona

Recognising digital trends quickly and implementing them with maximum benefit for customers is ...
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Product dimensional inspection skills are key for manufacturing excellence and quality control in a globalized, competitive world. To ensure strict product compliance with design specifications, expertise in product measurement, interpretation of technical drawings, and statistical techniques should become second nature so that workers can correctly apply these skills as soon as they hit the shop floor.
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Festo Didactic
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Global

Strengthening dimensional metrology skills to ...

Product dimensional inspection skills are key for manufacturing excellence and quality control in a ...
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