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 […]
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SunSource now distributing Festo products in the Southeast and Northwest
Festo announced that SunSource, Addison, Ill., has become its latest distribution partner. SunSource will introduce Festo components and value-added pneumatic and electric automation solutions to customers in its Southeast and Northwest U.S. sales regions. SunSource is a value-added solutions distributor to the mobile hydraulic machinery, industrial manufacturing, fluid processing, and food processing industries. SunSource has […]
Festo rolls out inch series pancake cylinders
Festo has announced availability and support for the new DPC family of inch series compact βpancakeβ cylinders β high-force short-stroke cylinders designed for tight spaces. Two versions of these long-life cylinders are available β the DPCA for new machines and the DPCB for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) applications with βdrop-inβ compatibility to other manufacturers. […]
Festo’s website is completely redesigned
Festo has unveiled its first complete website redesign in more than 10 years β www.festo.us. The companyβs 30,000 products and accompanying engineering tools are now accessible more easily, quickly, and efficiently than ever before. A responsive design seamlessly adapts webpages to the customerβs device β phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. βFesto is world-renowned for its […]
Festo’s pneumatic robotics meet artificial intelligence
Whether it’s grabbing, holding or turning, touching, typing or pressing β in everyday life, we use our hands as a matter of course for the most diverse tasks. In that regard, the human hand, with its unique combination of power, dexterity and fine motor skills, is a true miracle tool of nature. What could be […]
Festo opens new life sciences technology engineering center in Boston area
Festo recently dedicated its new Technology Engineering Center (TEC), located just north of Boston. The TEC is the companyβs first engineering center in the United States devoted to the life sciences. The choice of the United States for this engineering center was based on this countryβs leadership in the global life sciences industry. Locating the […]
New digitization solutions from Festo advance Rockwell Automationβs IIoT Initiatives
At Automation Fair 2018 this week, Festo will introduceΒ new solutions that advance Rockwell Automationβs data-driven manufacturing and processing initiatives. See Festo at Automation Fair,Β November 14 and 15, in Booth #411) βThe future of optimum overall equipment effectiveness and energy efficiency will rely on a collaborative maintenance environment and on intelligent devices that deliver real-time […]
Festo adds new distributors for western and midwestern regions
Festo announced yesterday that it has added two new distributors. Heitek Automation, Phoenix, will now be distributing the full line of Festo pneumatic and electric automation components and systems in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Since its founding in 2000, Heitek Automation partners with suppliers that are leaders in a product segment and have a […]
Festo acquires component manufacturer Fabco-Air
Festo announced that it has acquired Fabco-Air, Gainesville, Fla., a manufacturer of pneumatic automation components. The acquisition is the latest in a series of investments to support sales growth in North America. Fabco-Airβs NPT pneumatic cylinders are applied by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) on new machinery and systems as well as replacement components in the […]
Festo’s VTEM Motion Terminal simplifies IoT modularity and flexibility
At IMTS this week, Festo showcased its VTEM Motion Terminal and the benefits Industry 4.0 enabled products like this offer to OEMs.Β The VTEM Motion Terminal, which began shipping earlier this year, is a revolutionary cyber-physical system (CPS) that embodies the modularity and insights into industrial data envisioned by Industry 4.0. Ten downloadable apps are immediately […]
