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A new era of human-robot collaboration: the first pneumatic cobot

June 29, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Precise pressure regulators in the joints help the robot recognize when it is being touched and it responds with appropriate safety functions.

What if there was a robot that was easy to operate, did not require a safety fence and was also attractively priced? That would introduce a whole new era in human-robot collaboration. This new era is now dawning – with the world’s first pneumatic robot from Festo, which was announced by Festo at Hannover Fair […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: festo

Festo and PennAir ink distribution agreement

June 9, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Vinny Calabrese, Process Automation Business Development, left, introduces Marcus Sweitzer, PennAir Technical Sales Professional, to the range of Festo products in the company’s truck-based mobile lab.

Festo announces that PennAir, with corporate headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, now sells and supports the full range of Festo pneumatic and electric automation components and systems in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. According to Mark Snyder, Channel Director Festo Corp., “One of the most impressive things about PennAir is its holistic […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: festo

Festo develops innovative aluminum pneumatic tubing for welding cells

June 1, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Festo PM tubing utilizes standard push connectors (green center) for fast, lower cost installs compared to laminated tubing. The sleek aluminum tube requires minimal space.

Festo’s PM aluminum pneumatic tubing offers a weld-spatter resistant solution in welding cells that by every consideration outperforms both laminated and steel pneumatic tubing. Festo PM tubing is ideal for new welding cells as well as for cost-and-time efficient retrofit solutions for existing systems. PM aluminum tubing can be located closer to the welding process […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Featured, Fittings, Industry News, Tubing Tagged With: festo

Programmable proximity switch with auto teach-in for fast, easy commissioning

May 5, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Festo--SDBT-Proximity-Switch(Festo)

Festo introduces the SDBT-MSX – the first programmable proximity switch with automatic switching point setting. With an initial detection range of 20 mm, the SDBT-MSX is easy and reliable to install and commission, especially in applications where mounting is difficult. The switch is ideal for all standard applications, including factory automation and the electronics industry/small […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Positioning sensors Tagged With: festo

Festo introduces NFPA-compliant DSNB Actuator

April 20, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Festo introduces the rugged, versatile, and economical DSNB actuator for NFPA mounting applications. The DSNB is ideal for sorting, stacking, insertion, loading, lifting, dispensing, clamping, and gate applications on converting machines. Customers can order the DSNB in 7 bore sizes, 11 variations, and 15 different NFPA mounting configurations, offering maximum flexibility and the advantage of […]

Filed Under: Actuators, Equipment, Featured Tagged With: festo

DSNU-S standard ISO round cylinders are small, slim and light

July 22, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Festo DSNU-S ISO round cylinders

The new DSNU-S round cylinder is the latest response from Festo to the need of machine designers for smaller versions of standard components so they can shrink the footprint of their machines or production lines accordingly. The DSNU-S, part of Festo’s core product range of always-in-stock components, is up to 40% slimmer, 35 mm shorter, […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Equipment, Featured Tagged With: festo

VPPI proportional pressure regulator provides dynamic response, stable control

July 19, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Festo VPPI pressure regulator 26717u_7_1

Festo recently introduced VPPI, a new family of proportional pressure regulators. Highly dynamic to 30 Hz, VPPI offers precise and stable operation in vacuum applications as well as tasks up to a pressure range of 12 bar. Coupled with an IO-Link interface as well as a fieldbus connection for controlling the valves via a Festo […]

Filed Under: Air Preparation, Equipment, Regulators Tagged With: festo

Festo launches online KVZA Butterfly-Valve Configurator

June 10, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

FESTO KVZA butterfly valve configurator

The new Festo KVZA Butterfly-Valve Configurator lowers overhead by speeding up and simplifying procurement of manual and automated butterfly valves. In only minutes with the configurator, engineers will have the price, estimated delivery date, data sheet, bill of material, 2D CAD data, 3D CAD models, and certificates of the optimum butterfly valve for the application. […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Valves Tagged With: festo

Festo recognized for digital 3D CAD product catalog

May 27, 2021 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Festo SE & Co. KG was awarded the Golden Catalog Seal by CADENAS GmbH for its comprehensive digital 3D CAD product catalog. Festo has been successfully using the digital product catalog based on the eCATALOGsolutions technology from CADENAS for many years, creating the basis for digital twins of its products. The Festo product catalog fulfills […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: cadenas, festo

Application-specific pneumatic cylinder for cheese making

May 27, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

The new cheese press cylinder from Festo improves control for greater consistency and quality in the pressing stage of cheese making.

Festo recently introduced an application-specific pneumatic cylinder for cheese presses that improves consistency and quality in large operations and low-volume artisan cheese making. The stainless-steel outer body of the Festo CRD cylinder represents the latest in sanitary innovation as its unique bell-shaped construction provides best-in-class hygienic design. These cylinders are lubricated with NSF-H1 grease, which […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Equipment, Featured Tagged With: festo

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