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Generating energy sustainably is one of the great challenges of our time - and green hydrogen is a building block of the solution. Hydrogen will play a key role in the future energy landscape and in the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries. Festo offers comprehensive automation solutions along the entire hydrogen value chain - on show at Hydrogen Expo in Hamburg from October 21 to 23, 2025 (hall B6, booth 6J40).
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Automation for green hydrogen

Generating energy sustainably is one of the great challenges of our time - and green hydrogen is a ...
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Festo, a global leader in industrial automation controls and systems and industrial training systems, announced today the launch of a clean energy project at its North American Regional Service Center along I-71. Roof-mounted solar panels will supply 48% of the facility’s electricity requirements – 2.6 million kilowatt hours (kWh) – after completion of the project, which is slated for next year. One of Ohio’s leading solar power companies, Kokosing Solar Power, Athens, Ohio, is the project’s general contractor.
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Festo Launches a Clean Energy Initiative at Its ...

Festo, a global leader in industrial automation controls and systems and industrial training systems ...
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Festo has created a seamless product environment for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) designing servo-motion solutions for electronic light assembly, packaging, automated laboratory devices, pharma tablet handling, cannabis processing, conveying, and more.
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Festo Introduces an Innovative Stepper Motor for ...

Festo has created a seamless product environment for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ...
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Festo Didactic and Universal Robots Academy announced today the release of the Festo MPS Universal Robot Station and Troubleshooting Training Package. The Festo MPS Universal Robot Station is available now for high schools, colleges, and universities across North America, and in most countries worldwide.
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Empowering Tomorrow’s Workforce: Universal Robots ...

Festo Didactic and Universal Robots Academy announced today the release of the Festo MPS Universal ...
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Wherever inert gases need to be precisely controlled, the mass flow controller VEFC from Festo is the right choice. Thanks to piezo technology, it is compact and flexible, and offers an excellent price/performance ratio. It is especially suitable for use in electronics manufacturing, food production, and anywhere in machine building where shielding gas is required.
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Global

Precise control of inert gases

Wherever inert gases need to be precisely controlled, the mass flow controller VEFC from Festo is ...
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The Olympic Games in Paris are over – now another French metropolis is taking center stage: Lyon will host the 47th WorldSkills from September 10 to 15, 2024. The WorldSkills Championships will bring together more than 1,500 young people from over 65 countries and regions to compete in 62 competitions.
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After the Olympics in Paris, now the WorldSkills ...

The Olympic Games in Paris are over – now another French metropolis is taking center stage: Lyon ...
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Festo introduces a line of pre-configured, assembled, and tested compressed air preparation units that not only makes specification and ordering faster and easier, but also ensures clean air in food and beverage production. Right out of the box, the new units meet the Safe Quality Food (SQF) guidelines of final filtration stage 0.01 micron (µm) and a particulate removal efficiency of 99.999% at the point of food and beverage contact.
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Festo Introduces Pre-Configured and Assembled Air ...

Festo introduces a line of pre-configured, assembled, and tested compressed air preparation units ...
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MassRobotics, in collaboration with Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Novanta, and MITRE, announces the opening of applications for the fourth cohort of the Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program 2024-25. This initiative aims to accelerate innovation and adoption in the healthcare robotics sector by providing startups with the resources, mentorship, and connections necessary for success.
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MassRobotics Healthcare Robotics Catalyst Program ...

MassRobotics, in collaboration with Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Novanta, and MITRE ...
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Festo Didactic is gearing up again for the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta, Georgia from June 24 - 28. In addition to sponsoring the mechatronics competition, Festo is joining forces with certification entity NC3 and its industry partners for the second year in a row in the exhibit hall. Booth #821 will become an innovative and immersive learning space that provides an in-depth look at factory automation, education and training.  
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SkillsUSA Leadership Conference & Skills ...

Festo Didactic is gearing up again for the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference ...
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Festo is expanding its portfolio to include multilayer manifolds made of plastic (bonded manifolds) in order to be able to offer manufacturers of medical and laboratory equipment solutions from a single source. To this end, Festo is taking over the production systems and processes for manufacturing these complex plastic manifolds from Carville, a leading company in this field.
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Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer ...

Festo is expanding its portfolio to include multilayer manifolds made of plastic (bonded manifolds) ...
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After years of strong growth, 2023 was a year of consolidation. Turnover was just below the previous year’s level (- 4.3% to around 3.65 billion euros). Festo continued to invest heavily in research and development and the expansion of regional market supply. The company sees good opportunities for growth again in the medium term. The automation of future markets, but also the qualification of the specialists required for this, offers Festo great potential for sustainable growth in the Automation and Didactic business. This includes segments...
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Festo sees good Growth Prospects

After years of strong growth, 2023 was a year of consolidation. Turnover was just below the previous ...
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For more than 15 years, the Bionic Learning Network has been focusing on the fascination of flying. In addition to the technical decoding of bird flight, the team has researched and technologically implemented numerous other flying objects and their natural principles. With the BionicBee, the Bionic Learning Network has now for the first time developed a flying object that can fly in large numbers and completely autonomously in a swarm. The BionicBee will present its first flight show at the Hannover Messe 2024.
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Autonomous Flying in a Swarm

For more than 15 years, the Bionic Learning Network has been focusing on the fascination of flying ...
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Superconductor technology enables the contactless movement and handling of objects – ideal for high-tech industries such as laboratory automation or biotechnology. At the Hannover Messe, Festo presents a concept for the fully automated filling and weighing of freeze-dry containers in cleanrooms. Thanks to SupraMotion levitation modules and products from the Festo automation portfolio for laboratory applications, the highest standards of cleaning and cleanliness can be met. 
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Superconductor technology: Contactless working in ...

Superconductor technology enables the contactless movement and handling of objects – ideal for high ...
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Festo presented a unique concept for the simple storage and safe transportation of hydrogen using bacteria with its “BionicHydrogenBattery” exhibit in 2024. The company also demonstrated how industrial bioprocesses can be operated efficiently in the long-term using a wide range of components and solutions from the Festo product portfolio. Festo is also committed to biologization as a field of learning: with modular learning systems, an additional Chamber of Commerce qualification and the development of a “Biomechatronics” degree course.
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Biologization Makes Ecological Innovations ...

Festo presented a unique concept for the simple storage and safe transportation of hydrogen using ...
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