The servopneumatic balancer kit YHBP from Festo offers ever greater flexibility thanks to its ability to support greater loads and stroke lengths. In addition, it’s becoming ever easier to install, since its control components are now available as a ready-to-install solution pre-assembled in the control cabinet or on a mounting plate.

Travel bans, limits on contact with others, quarantine rules – in times of a pandemic, service technicians and fitters are often unable to travel around the world to customers to commission their machines and plants on site. That is why customers can now conveniently book remote commissioning for axis systems at Festo. This makes commissioning online very quick and easy.

A la foire de Hanovre, le Dr Frank Melzer, membre du comité de direction pour la gestion des produits et des technologies, a transféré sa présidence du comité de pilotage de la Plateforme Industrie 4.0. Festo reste représenté au comité de présidence de la plateforme et continue de s'engager dans la transformation numérique de l'industrie. Les jumeaux numériques ...

In the 2020 financial year, the Festo Group had to cope with a 7.5% decline in turnover due to the pandemic, but was able to close with an overall operating result above the previous year. The workforce was also guided through the crisis in a stable manner. After a strong first quarter, the company expects a catch-up year in 2021. With smart and intelligent products as well as digital learning platforms, Festo supports the structural change in industry ...