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Going soft on grippers

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There’s a growing interest inΒ nontraditional pneumatic end effectors that offerΒ flexibility and a deft touch. ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ grippers have been used for decades to pick up, carry and place everything from tiny electronic components to sizeable objects like engine blocks and lumber. Most have rigid fingers or jaws, usually made of steel or aluminum. Such devices work […]

Festo to triple its Mason, Ohio manufacturing center with $90 million investment

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  Growth continues for Festo Corp.’s North American manufacturing operations, as it announced, along with the City of Mason, Ohio, that it willΒ expand its existing state-of-the-art Regional Service and Manufacturing Center in Mason by approximately 350,000 square feet. This will nearly triple the company’s capacity in logistics, production and industrial training solutions offered through its […]

ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ DSBC cylinder from Festo improves motion performance

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Festo’s DSBC family of ISO 15552 standard pneumatic cylinders features the company’s patented 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 need to manually adjust needle valves, a time consuming task when installing air cylinders. This self-adjusting ability ensures […]

CADENAS develops product configurator for Festo pneumatics

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CADENAS has developed a new web application for the error-free configuration and order of Festo pneumatic systems. The Festo Design Tool 3D Online is available, without installation or plug-in, givingΒ designers, purchasers and fitters easy and fast access to safe and efficient design, ordering and assembly of Festo product assemblies. Developed in cooperation with the German […]

Festo to expand its Mason, Ohio operations with custom assembly and kitting operations

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Festo will close its Appleton, Wis., center and move custom assembly and kitting services to a larger facility in Mason, Ohio. The move places custom services within a few miles of the parts and logistics resources of the Festo North American Regional Service Center. The new Customer Solutions Center will provide customized products to the […]

Festo expands low cost EtherNet/IP connectivity to IO-Link devices

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The CTEU-EP universal interface module from Festo makes EtherNet/IP connectivity low cost and plug and play for IO-Link devices and Festo valve terminals. The CTEU-EP is ODVA conformant and a Rockwell Encompass referenced product. For maximum flexibility, OEMs can cost effectively integrate IO-Link devices such as pressure and flow sensors, RFID readers, and light stacks […]

Festo MSE6-E2M energy efficiency module now compatible with Ethernet/IP and PROFINET

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First introduced in 2015, the MSE6-E2M (E2M) intelligent service unit is now compatible with Ethernet/IP and PROFINET communication protocols – significantly expanding potential applications in North America. E2M units can pay for themselves in less than a year from the energy savings accrued. The E2M automatically shuts off the air supply to a machine when […]

No turning back on IoT

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After spending a week at the recent Hannover Fair, one comes to the inescapable conclusion that most everyone with a stake in the future of fluid power is either embracing the concepts of IoT, or is at least watching as the changes unfold. We’ve all heard the hype surrounding what’s called the fourth industrial revolutionβ€”the […]

Servopneumatics embraces Cinema 4.0

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Experiencing films with all the senses is what cinema audiences can expect in one of the world’s 18,000 MediaMation cinema seats. With this concept, the whole body senses the movie, thanks to movements controlled by Festo’s servopneumatics and VTEM motion terminals. In essence, this provides a unique way of combining the digital world with pneumatics. […]