It’s always fun to see what new biologically inspired creation the people at Festo Corp. come up with, and the latest incarnation, the BionicOpter, is no letdown. This mechanical dragonfly was unveiled in April and it incorporates flight characteristics from airplanes, helicopters, and gliders—and you can even control it from your phone. After Festo engineers […]
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Festo Introduces a Series of Pneumatic Safety Valves
Festo introduced the MS6-SV and MS9-SV safety valves. These safety valves offer many features, including compact size, soft start functionality, and advantageous price versus performance ratio. The MS6-SV is available in Performance Level c and e units; the MS9-SV is available in a Performance Level c unit. Both the MS6-SV and MS9-SV have integrated soft […]
Solid-State Cylinder Switch from Festo
Festo is introducing the new SMT-8M-A solid-state cylinder switch for T-slot applications on pneumatic drives. The company’s new switch is fully optimized, harmonized, and tested for Festo pneumatic drive packages, which ensures high reliability and fast set up. Features of the SMT-8M-A: • Protection class IP 65/68/69K • Extended temperature sustainability range from -40°F to185°F (-40°C to […]
Festo Corporation Celebrates 40 Years of Advancing Automation in the United States
Festo Corporation is celebrating 40 years of advancing automation. Based in Hauppauge, New York, the company has grown to become a significant force in the process and industrial automation industries. Festo Corporation was formed in 1972 to provide parts and service to Festo’s woodworking equipment and to market the line of pneumatic automation components. Over […]
Festo reveals VTUG multipin pneumatic valve terminal
Festo has developed the VTUG multipin pneumatic valve terminal — an universal valve apparatus with several electrical connection options, providing machine manufacturers and end users greater versatility for easy installation and control. The VTUG multipin pneumatic valve terminal is designed for various industries such as light assembly, semiconductor, electronics, packing, food and beverage. Aside from […]
Ralph W. Earl Co. is new distributor for Festo
Ralph W. Earl Co. announced that it has agreed to represent Festo Corp. in Upstate New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Festo introduces hygienically-safe pneumatic drives
Festo (www.festo.com) has unveiled three corrosion-resistant and hygienically-safe pneumatic drives that cater to a variety of applications aside from food handling — the DGRF, CRDSNU and the DSBF drives. The guided drive DGRF can handle workpieces under severe environmental conditions, while the round cylinder CRDSNU and the standard cylinder DSBF are fitted with self-adjusting cushioning […]
Festo pneumatic safety valves designed with safe exhaust function
The certified and tested pneumatic safety valves from Festo (www.festo.com) not only stand alone or are easily fitted in an air preparation module — they can also be integrated into existing as well as new circuits. Following the growing demand for safety products in the field of pneumatics, the company has provided the perfect solution […]
Festo’s DHxS pneumatic grippers set new industry standard
Festo’s (www.festo.com) three-point, parallel, angle and pneumatic grippers, DHxS, set new standard in performance as they offer optimized overload protection and gripping force retention. Designed with integrated sensor slots, the compact grippers offer various forward-looking features to ensure precision and reliability. The integrated fixed restrictor serves as a safety buffer, preventing damage caused by excessive […]
Pneumatics is key to human-robotic actuation
When the future doesn’t pan out quite the way that movies or television envisioned it, people often complain about the absence of items available today—from flying cars to wristwatch TVs to lifelike robotics. While Ford has yet to announce the 2014 Floating Taurus and Apple hasn’t quite perfected the wearable iTV, automation technology expert Festo […]