Oliver Jung (61) will leave his position as Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG as planned on expiry of his current mandate. The Supervisory Board has appointed Thomas Böck (52) as his successor. Mr. Böck will join the family-owned company as the new Chairman of the Management Board on 1 January 2024.

The FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) research project, which was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, was concluded at Festo in Esslingen-Berkheim. At the event, all project participants – as well as interested public – were on site or presented their results live from Canada.

The Fast MDx testing system is not only a game-changer in pathogen detection, it promises to be a life saver. Available starting in June, Fast MDx is the world’s first fully automated, high-throughput, near-patient molecular diagnostic testing system.  Developed by the London, England-based social enterprise company of the same name with engineering support and automation technology from Festo, this extremely compact, mobile platform cuts ...