The Center of Vocational Excellence in Mechatronics at Festo in Esslingen, Germany, is now the official national training center for the German mechatronics team at the WorldSkills championships. "We do not only qualify our own apprentices, but also apprentices who will make up the national mechatronics team at the next WorldSkills Shanghai 2022," says Stefan Dietl, Head of Training at Festo. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/09/08 | Wereldwijd German Center of Vocational Excellence in ... The Center of Vocational Excellence in Mechatronics at Festo in Esslingen, Germany, is now the ... Persbericht lezen
Over 60 competition skills, participants from 60 nations, up to 300,000 spectators... it sounds like the Olympic Games, but it's called WorldSkills, the World Championships for Vocational Training. “Global Industry Partners" (GIP), for whom the topic of professional vocational training is not just lip service, play a major role in the vocational competitions. Festo is one of the exclusive partners in the skills of Industry 4.0, Mechatronics and Water Technology. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo Didactic 2021/08/30 | Wereldwijd Partnership in Technical Vocational Training ... Over 60 competition skills, participants from 60 nations, up to 300,000 spectators... it sounds like ... Persbericht lezen
The VFOE allows machinery and plant manufacturers to regulate the speed of pneumatic cylinders in their machines and plants to suit their specific needs and expectations. This compact one-way flow control valve from the Festo Core Range has proven itself to be a cost-effective solution for standard applications. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/08/24 | Wereldwijd Fast delivery – easy assembly The VFOE allows machinery and plant manufacturers to regulate the speed of pneumatic cylinders in ... Persbericht lezen
The preconfigured fail-safe circuit in the ready-to-install control cabinet is a safe and low-cost alternative when it comes to fail-safe technology. It replaces a single-acting actuator and guarantees that the actuator assumes a predefined safety position in the event of a pressure and/or power failure. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/08/18 | Wereldwijd Safety in fail-safe mode The preconfigured fail-safe circuit in the ready-to-install control cabinet is a safe and low-cost ... Persbericht lezen
A leading car manufacturer has been relying on the pinpoint accuracy and efficiency of servo-pneumatic welding guns from Festo for many years. So much so that they have now installed more than 2,500 welding gun robots with this technology in the premium brand’s body shops. This car manufacturer has now been able to reduce downtimes by 25 percent thanks to a predictive maintenance system from Festo which is ready for artificial intelligence. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/08/05 | Wereldwijd Servo-pneumatic welding guns from Festo reduce ... A leading car manufacturer has been relying on the pinpoint accuracy and efficiency of servo ... Persbericht lezen
Production, warehouse, shipping - where goods are produced, stored, sorted or packed, picking also takes place. This means that several individual goods are removed from storage units such as boxes or cartons and reassembled. With the FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) project Festo and researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners from Canada, want to make picking robots smarter using distributed AI methods. To do this, they are investigating how to use training data from multiple stations,... Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/07/07 | Wereldwijd Better gripping with intelligent picking robots Production, warehouse, shipping - where goods are produced, stored, sorted or packed, picking also ... Persbericht lezen
Pneumatic drives from the Festo core product range have to meet the high demand of offering excellent value for money with the usual high quality for every function. From the compact cylinder ADN-S to the round cylinder DSNU or the mini slide DGST, these drives solve the required motion tasks in the majority of application scenarios, while their sturdiness ensures reliable machines and systems. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/06/30 | Wereldwijd Robust and multi-talented Pneumatic drives from the Festo core product range have to meet the high demand of offering ... Persbericht lezen
The compact and low-cost spindle axes ELGT from Festo with integrated double guide are perfect for combining into 2D and 3D cantilever systems. Developed for applications in the electronics industry, in desktop applications and in battery manufacturing, they are open to servo motors from Festo as well as many other providers, especially those based in Asia. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/06/17 | Global Low cost and open to many suppliers The compact and low-cost spindle axes ELGT from Festo with integrated double guide are perfect for ... Persbericht lezen
Industry experts are forecasting a golden era for additive manufacturing, with annual growth rates of 24% anticipated into 2024. The automation of 3D printing processes offers further growth potential, for example in feeding or depowdering the components. When it comes to the depowdering of laser-melted metal parts, Solukon is the world's leading supplier. It is working together with Festo, the global player in industrial automation technology, to establish whether it is possible to push the level of automation for depowdering even further... Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH 2021/06/15 | Wereldwijd Automating depowdering in 3D printing Industry experts are forecasting a golden era for additive manufacturing, with annual growth rates ... Persbericht lezen
The Festo Motion Terminal VTEM combines digitalisation and pneumatics. Quickly activated Motion Apps are revolutionising pneumatics by increasing flexibility and energy efficiency, and accelerating production processes. Thanks to the new Motion App “Flow control”, the VTEM now makes filling containers such as bottles with nitrogen or other gases more profitable and economical. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/05/27 | Wereldwijd Control several flow rates simultaneously The Festo Motion Terminal VTEM combines digitalisation and pneumatics. Quickly activated Motion Apps ... Persbericht lezen
Dispensing, aspirating, pipetting – precision is a must when handling very small volumes of liquid. So how do specialists in laboratory automation manage to meet their quality requirements reliably and efficiently, even with high throughputs? How do they achieve reproducible results and avoid contamination? The Life Science webinar from automation specialist Festo provides clear answers to these and many other questions. When? On Wednesday, 16 June 2021, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm (CET) at the following link: https://festo.com/liquidhandling-webinar Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/05/27 | Global How to control precisely very small volumes of ... Dispensing, aspirating, pipetting – precision is a must when handling very small volumes of liquid ... Persbericht lezen
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. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/04/16 | Wereldwijd An interesting offer, not just in pandemic times Travel bans, limits on contact with others, quarantine rules – in times of a pandemic, service ... Persbericht lezen
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 and society – from electromobility to vaccine production and laboratory diagnostics to... Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/04/12 | Wereldwijd Stable position for the future In the 2020 financial year, the Festo Group had to cope with a 7.5% decline in turnover due to the ... Persbericht lezen
Indonesia wants to become one of the ten leading economies by 2030. The way to achieve this is through the digital transformation of the Indonesian industry. Festo is a strong partner in the government programme “Making Indonesia 4.0”. For more than 30 years, the company has had its own local national company and supports the competitiveness of all domestic industries, such as food, automotive, textiles, pharmaceuticals and electronics, with customised automation and qualification solutions. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/04/12 | Wereldwijd „We make Indonesia 4.0“ Indonesia wants to become one of the ten leading economies by 2030. The way to achieve this is ... Persbericht lezen
In its role as a technology and innovation leader in industrial automation and technical training, Festo aims to establish artificial intelligence (AI) as a key technology and core competence and to use it consistently for its customers' automation solutions. To this end, Festo offers intelligent solutions and services, with a focus on Predictive Maintenance, Predictive Quality and Predictive Energy. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/04/12 | Wereldwijd Hardware expertise paired with software and AI ... In its role as a technology and innovation leader in industrial automation and technical training ... Persbericht lezen
The increasing awareness of climate protection, but also high energy prices and rising cost pressure make energy efficiency a core corporate task. In addition, environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral production is increasingly becoming a competitive factor. Festo is meeting the growing demands of customers among others with Festo Energy Saving Services and energy-saving products. Persbericht lezen Afbeelding Festo SE & Co. KG 2021/04/12 | Wereldwijd Festo makes customers ready for energy-efficient ... The increasing awareness of climate protection, but also high energy prices and rising cost pressure ... Persbericht lezen