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Energy savings modules provide soft start capabilities, non-fieldbus economy
Festo has expanded its intelligent pneumatic energy savings platform beyond the MSE6-E2M (E2M) with two new modules — the MSE6-C2M (C2M) and the MSE6-D2M (D2M). These modules can pay for themselves in less than a year with the energy savings accrued. The platform provides actionable information that supports quality production. The modules in this platform […]
Valve manifold with integrated safety and Ethernet/IP connectivity
Festo introduces to Rockwell Automation customers at Automation Fair, November 16-20, a unique pneumatic valve manifold that enables up to Performance Level (PL)-d Category 3 safety through an integrated serial bus backplane for pneumatics. The “C-Bus” plug-and-play integration simplifies, speeds up, and lowers component costs when installing pneumatic safety circuits, which are specifically for safe […]
Festo launches online ball valve configurator
The new Festo KVZB Ball-Valve Configurator speeds up and simplifies the ordering process for the optimum ball valve assembly. KVZB assemblies start with a stainless steel two- or three-way ball valve and can be as simple as having a hand-lever or built up to a fully automated package. The online configuration process supplies price, estimated […]
Festo takes the Gold in the 2020 LEAP awards for pneumatics
Winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced yesterday in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories. More than 100 entrants were received for the annual competition which celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This year’s winners were chosen by an independent judging […]
Festo advances digital automation and AI in production
The growing pace of technological change, political disputes over trade relations and increasingly dismal prospects for the global economy are putting the manufacturing industry under pressure, according to officials at Festo, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The Corona pandemic is a particular challenge, and it clearly shows the importance of digital transformation and Industrie 4.0, they […]
Mini factories in containers help reduce mask shortages
Decentralized systems from Mikron ensure supply in times of a pandemic. Festo is a key development partner. Disposable protective nasal-and-mouth masks are in short supply, but a manufacturing system from Swiss company Mikron could put masks within everyone’s reach. This scalable system produces 50-100 face masks per minute, depending on the version. With engineering support […]
Shepherd Controls now distributing Festo products in the South-Central U.S.
Festo has announced that Shepherd Controls & Associates, Allen, Texas, has become its latest distribution partner. The 35-year-old company will supply Festo products to customers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. In addition to distribution of quality pneumatics and electrical components, Shepherd Controls provides engineering support for panel design, software applications, and multi-component system design and […]
Festo takes the gold in 2019 LEAP Awards Pneumatics category
Winners of the LEAP Awards have been announced for the second annual awards competition. In the Pneumatics category, Festo took the gold for its DHEF adaptive shape gripper, which adapts to workpiece size and shape and picks up, gathers, and sets down single or multiple objects without manual adjustment. The new DHEF adaptive shape gripper from Festo […]
Festo features sanitary pneumatic design solutions at Pack Expo
At Pack Expo September 23 to 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Festo will be showing pneumatic and electric products compliant with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) guidelines on safely processing, holding, and packaging food. Visit Festo at Pack Expo Booth LS-6349 to see these technologies in person. It is vital that compressed […]
