Hannover Messe 2019

Festo intends to further increase the productivity of its customers by means of self-learning machines. The company is relying here on artificial intelligence at three network levels: on edge, on premises and in the cloud.

HoloLens, mobile phones, 3D printing or smart glasses – the gadgets that captured the public imagination in the blockbuster movie “Back to the Future” over 30 years ago have now become a reality. All thanks to digitalisation. As Industry 4.0, it is automating the modern working world and helping the machine and system building sector reach new heights. Which smart products and solutions from Festo support this move into the new world?

Sweden, partner country of this year’s Hannover Messe, offers a wide range of fascinating automation solutions. Automation partner of many industry segments – from automotive to packaging or from wood working to mining – is Festo. How Festo’s automation technology supports the fastest band saw line of the world, demonstrates the example of Norra Timber’s sawmill in Umeå in Northern Sweden.

The Productivity Master, a modular demonstration system for personalised USB memory sticks from Festo, is showing how automation technology will evolve along the value chain when combined with digitalisation. Thanks to seamless connectivity, everything fits perfectly, from the mechanical and electric systems to the intelligence. The Festo automation platform provides an integrated and practical system to link all Festo engineering tools, components and ...