At the Digital Summit on 28 and 29 October, the GAIA-X project for setting up a networked, open data infrastructure as the "cradle of an open, digital AI ecosystem" was presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Festo supports the development of such a data infrastructure for Europe.

Nature impressively teaches us what the ideal propulsion systems for certain types of movement in water look like. For the BionicFinWave, which Festo is presenting for the first time at the Achema 2018, the bionics team was inspired by the undulating fin movements executed by marine animals such as the polyclad or the cuttlefish. With this form of propulsion, the underwater robot manoeuvres itself autonomously through a system of acrylic glass tubing. ...

Preventive system maintenance is a time-consuming process which, astonishingly, is for the most part still documented using pen and paper. Preventive system maintenance is a time-consuming process which, astonishingly, is for the most part still documented using pen and paper. Smartenance puts an end to all that: this software program from Festo is a digital maintenance manager for production managers and system operators, available for download as an ...

Three functions – one software: the PC-based software Festo Automation Suite combines the parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electric components from Festo in one program. It enables the entire drive package, from the mechanical system to the controller, to be commissioned in just a few intuitive steps.

One module fits perfectly with another: a complete drive system consisting of the servo drive CMMT-AS and servo motor EMMT-AS from Festo enables complete connectivity in hardware and software. Users can commission the complete drive system consisting of the servo drive, servo motor and mechanical system in only three minutes.

Short product life cycles and a high diversity of variants are requirements brought about by industrial change. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure that employees can rapidly and intuitively adapt to new tasks. This calls for new forms of collaboration between people, machinery and software. A key role is played here by self-learning systems with artificial intelligence and by robot-based automation solutions that can work ...

At the Hanover Messe 2018 trade fair, Festo is for the first time presenting the technology platform SupraMotor, a superconductive claw pole motor with solid-body cooling. It is characterised by a highly compact design, a high holding torque and a durable electrical direct cooling system. For a number of years, the company has also been investigating superconductive drive units in addition to automation concepts with superconductor technology.

Festo recorded an increase in sales of over 12% to approximately €3.1 billion for the 2017 financial year. This positive development continued into the first quarter of 2018. The strongest driver of growth was the electronics industry. With the “digital customer journey” the company is placing the customers at the focus of its digitalisation strategy and is launching the first digital products on the market this year. Festo reinforced ...

At the Hannover Messe trade fair, Festo is for the first time presenting a bionic didactic concept that unites digital and analogue learning. The objective is to generate enthusiasm among children and adolescents for the natural sciences and technology (MINT). This concept appropriately interlinks bionics and technical education – in the form of a kit for experimenting and learning.

Pneumatics is intrinsically a user-friendly technology. And it’s set to become even more straightforward, versatile and flexible as the brand-new Festo Motion Terminal VTEM catapults pneumatics into the era of Industry 4.0 – with apps that can replace over 50 individual components. The latest developments in piezo technology and software have made it possible.

The implementation of Industry 4.0 is an ongoing process that involves challenges, but also offers great potential for the automation industry – Festo recognised this at an early stage. The key elements of industrial digitalisation are the individual components, which communicate with each other within the overall system and can control and regulate themselves. The tasks of the human employee are also changing from merely operating machines to ...

The Scharnhausen Technology Plant has been announced as the winner of the special prize category of the "Lean & Green Management Awards 2016". It has met the demanding requirements set by this prize for lean management, the environment and energy and was thus able to win over the award jury. This award, covering a number of industry segments, assesses process solutions in production operations from the point of view of lean management and ...

The extent to which production can learn in future from the latest projects from the Bionic Learning Network of Festo, and what special characteristics can be derived from nature, were demonstrated on the occasion of the International Press Conference at Festo’s Scharnhausen Technology Plant on 2nd and 3rd December. The questions as to whether ultra-lightweight flight objects can pave the way for new guidance and monitoring systems, and whether ...

Il sistema di elaborazione delle immagini ad alte prestazioni rende molto semplice e intuitiva l'esecuzione di ispezioni da più prospettive o con un ampio campo visivo. Telecamere ad alta risoluzione e un potente controller costituiscono il cuore del sistema. Il software di elaborazione delle immagini fornisce risultati rapidi e affidabili per l'automazione e la tecnologia dei robot.

Uno dei temi principali dell'automazione di laboratorio è la gestione di quantità estremamente piccole di liquidi, dai millilitri ai nanolitri. Ecco perché Festo offre unità funzionali compatte e perfettamente integrate. Questi componenti standardizzati consentono ai produttori di sistemi e apparecchiature di ridurre i tempi di sviluppo e, allo stesso tempo, di soddisfare rigorosi requisiti di qualità, in modo ...

Small, but still with a high flow rate - the VG family, the latest valve series by Festo. Its spectrum ranges from the compact individual valve VUVG up to the fieldbus-compatible valve terminal VTUG plug-in – electrically modular and pneumatically flexible, also in the control cabinet.