You might say that the LearningGripper from Festo behaves just like a baby. But that’s a good thing. Newborn children gradually—and by trial and error—learn how to hold, move, and turn an object, such as a parent’s finger or a toy, with their hands. They want to look at it from all sides and form […]
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Virtual products increase understanding of fluid power design
Festo’s virtual reality system, in use for more than 10 years now, remains in demand for special developments, customer-specific system solutions, and complex design projects. “With virtual reality we can visualize complex processes and shapes in three-dimensional space, in order to make processes realistic and understandable,” said Bernd Kirchberger, Head of Computer Aided Engineering Services. […]
Hannover Fair’s about to get jumping
Hannover Fair on the horizon—the enormous German manufacturing exposition runs from April 7-11 this year. Focus areas for the event include: Industrial Automation, Energy, MobiliTec, Digital Factory, Industrial Supply, IndustrialGreenTec, and Research & Technology. Festo Corp. held an online pre-Hannover press conference yesterday, and there are some interesting things on the horizon, according to the […]
Festo Support Community is a forum for technical questions
Festo has opened a new forum on its website, called the Festo Support Community, to give Festo customers easy access to technical support and help each other solve problems and troubleshoot system designs. A product of the Technical Hotline team at Festo, the Support Community allows users to post technical questions online and respond to […]
Festo Introduces the DGC-K Rodless Pneumatic Drive
Festo introduces the DGC-K, a compact rodless pneumatic drive ideal for simple drive functions and positioning operations, such as opening and closing doors and end of line packaging applications Relative to its stroke, this unit is compact. For example, it is 30 percent narrower than the Festo DGC-G. Small footprint helps conserve machine real-estate. Piston […]
Festo Has Developed a New Series of Bellows Grippers That Gently Expand to Engage Inner Surfaces
Festo now delivers the unique DHEB series of bellows grippers to customers in the electronics and light assembly industries. These bellows grippers expand in diameter when actuated by an integral pneumatically driven piston to securely grip the interior surface of a work piece. “There is a whole range of either extremely fragile work pieces or […]
Festo Develops Low Cost Fieldbus Connectivity
The new CTEU bus node from Festo makes it easy to add Fieldbus connectivity to pneumatic valve terminals. CTEU enables fieldbus connectivity at costs no higher than those for multi-pin solutions. Fieldbus connectivity to valve terminals also significantly reduces installation and engineering costs. The CTEU bus node inexpensively opens up DeviceNet, CANopen, EtherCat, Profibus, and […]
New part handling and assembly modules
The new Festo HSP and HSW pick and place and assembly modules deliver performance and significant savings for OEMs in terms of lower engineering costs and shorter installation and commissioning times. Electric and pneumatic modules are available. The Festo HSP and HSW are ideal motion components for single station lab solutions, electronic and electro-mechanical parts […]
Festo’s New Compact, Low-cost VTUG Pneumatic Valve
The VTUG is designed for food, beverage, packaging, electronics, semiconductor, and light assembly industries where low cost and assured performance (high flow rate, small footprint, and long cycle life) is essential. Compact, lightweight VTUG aluminum manifold and valve housings can be mounted in cabinets, on machines, and on robotic end effectors. The VTUG valve terminal […]
Festo Introduces the DSBC Pneumatic Family of Cylinders
Festo introduces the new DSBC family of ISO 15552 standard pneumatic cylinders, all of which feature the company’s unique PPS self-adjusting cushioning capability. PPS ensures that cushioning into the end position is dynamic, but gentle, and requires no manual intervention. PPS eliminates the time consuming back and forth typically required during the adjustment stage of […]