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...

According to estimates, by 2025 some 600,000 tons of used batteries from electric passenger cars need to be recycled. Since batteries are energy storage devices made from valuable raw materials, this inevitably raises the question of sustainability. Festo therefore offers modular automation concepts not only for cell producing, assembling battery...

How can the industrial transformation be achieved at an acceptable cost? What ecological innovations can industry expect in the coming years? Automation provides answers to these questions. Festo has come up with many solutions for electromobility, green hydrogen and bioreactors. 

Ya sea en respiradores artificiales portátiles, biorreactores o para la dosificación de gases inertes, la válvula reguladora de caudal proporcional VEMD de Festo ofrece la máxima dinámica de regulación y cuesta mucho menos que otras soluciones comparables para la regulación de aire, oxígeno y gases inertes.

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...

Festo is now making it even easier for its users: the functions of the classic valve terminals CPV, MPA-L/S and VTUG are now available under the umbrella of the convertible valve terminal VTUX. In addition, the AP-I and AP-A communication system creates the ideal platform for digitalized production. This brings flexibility and openness - true to...

Dosificación, mezcla, llenado: la proporción de aplicaciones de regulación en la industria de procesos crece de forma continua y requiere posicionadores de altas prestaciones para válvulas de proceso. Para un funcionamiento fiable, hoy en día es imprescindible disponer de amplias opciones de diagnosis, como la prueba de carrera parcial asistida...

Los módulos de expansión neumáticos VTOP de Festo permiten la creación individual de soluciones de regulación completas en combinación con un posicionador, lo que hacen innecesarias las conexiones externas, en las que pueden producirse fugas. En comparación con estas soluciones convencionales, con VTOP es posible obtener un ahorro de costes del...