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Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, creates an open ecosystem for collaboration between customers, Siemens, and certified partners, from large technology companies to independent software developers. Festo and Siemens announced their latest partnership at this year’s Hannover Messe trade fair. Festo has joined the Industrial Edge ecosystem. To kick this off, Festo is offering the Festo AX Data access app, effective immediately, on the Siemens Industrial Edge Marketplace, where industrial customers can purchase numerous apps...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Festo joins the Siemens Industrial Edge ecosystem

Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, creates an open ecosystem for collaboration ...
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Oliver Jung (61) will leave his position as Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG as planned on expiry of his current mandate. The Supervisory Board has appointed Thomas Böck (52) as his successor. Mr. Böck will join the family-owned company as the new Chairman of the Management Board on 1 January 2024.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Passing on the baton: New Chairman of the ...

Oliver Jung (61) will leave his position as Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG as ...
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Festo introduces the CMMT MP family of multi-protocol servo drives. Every drive in this family is configurable as EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, PROFINET, and Modbus TCP. Using this single-family multi-protocol strategy, machine builders supporting multiple communications protocols can reduce servo-drive inventories. A unified drive family improves engineering productivity through familiarity with a single platform, simplifies tech support, and gains a robust supply chain for competitively priced servo drives. Festo showed the power of...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada
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New Festo Family of Multi-Protocol Servo Drives ...

Festo introduces the CMMT MP family of multi-protocol servo drives. Every drive in this family is ...
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With the recent introduction of its distributed I/O solution CPX-AP-A, along with its established CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O, Festo now offers a range of electric and pneumatic automation solutions that is unmatched in North America in terms of performance, flexibility, cost savings, and engineering productivity. AP stands for Automation Platform and this backplane-based remote I/O system has been in development for a decade.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada
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Festo Electric and Pneumatic Motion Reaches a ...

With the recent introduction of its distributed I/O solution CPX-AP-A, along with its established ...
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Festo demonstrates at The Battery Show NA 2023 automated EV battery recycling – removal of batteries from housings and recovery of precious materials from shredded lithium-ion batteries. Festo also features a compact handling system for battery modules and electric and pneumatic automation solutions. The Battery Show NA, September 12-14, Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan, Festo Booth #1545.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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USA

Festo Showcases Automated Battery Recycling at ...

Festo demonstrates at The Battery Show NA 2023 automated EV battery recycling – removal of batteries ...
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Festo debuts at Pack Expo 2023 the company’s new distributed I/O solution, CPX-AP-A. With the introduction of CPX-AP-A, along with its established CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O, Festo now offers a range of electric and pneumatic automation solutions that is unmatched in North America in terms of performance, flexibility, cost savings, and engineering productivity. Festo shows CPX-AP-A plus the company’s extensive lines of integrated electric and pneumatic motion solutions at Pack Expo, September 11-13, Las Vegas Convention Center, Festo Booth...
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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USA

Festo Launches its Revolutionary Electric and ...

Festo debuts at Pack Expo 2023 the company’s new distributed I/O solution, CPX-AP-A. With the ...
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The FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) research project, which was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, was concluded at Festo in Esslingen-Berkheim. At the event, all project participants – as well as interested public – were on site or presented their results live from Canada.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

International research project FLAIROP ...

The FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) research project, which was sponsored by the ...
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Festo features at AACC 2023 Cartesian gantry systems for handling samples and a flexible, high accuracy liquid dispensing system, that enables manufacturers to reduce engineering and procurement overhead while speeding time to market. (Festo AACC [American Association for Clinical Chemistry] Booth #4457, July 23-27, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.)
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USA

Festo Brings Automated Sample and Liquid Handling ...

Festo features at AACC 2023 Cartesian gantry systems for handling samples and a flexible, high ...
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"The shortage of skilled workers is a challenge for companies in Europe. We need to invest much more in education and training. That is why I propose to make 2023 the European Year of Skills," said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The highlight of this Year of Skills will be the 8th EuroSkills competition of professions in September in Gdańsk, Poland. Mechatronics is one of the most attractive and promising skills, and it will be held on the MPS, Festo's Modular Production System.
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Addressing the shortage of skilled workers through ...

"The shortage of skilled workers is a challenge for companies in Europe. We need to invest much more ...
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According to estimates, by 2025 some 600,000 tons of used batteries from electric passenger cars need to be recycled. Since batteries are energy storage devices made from valuable raw materials, this inevitably raises the question of sustainability. Festo therefore offers modular automation concepts not only for cell producing, assembling battery modules and packs, and platform integration, but also for disassembling and recycling or separating the materials.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Recycling rare minerals economically

According to estimates, by 2025 some 600,000 tons of used batteries from electric passenger cars ...
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The success and reputation of electric vehicle manufacturers depend on the safe and flawless functioning of batteries. HAHN Automation Group has therefore developed a battery tester that carries out a complete test of the mobile energy storage units fully automatically. A 3-axis gantry for optical and leak tests, consisting of electric drives from Festo, takes centre stage.
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Global

Safe batteries for electric vehicles

The success and reputation of electric vehicle manufacturers depend on the safe and flawless ...
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For the first time at Automate, exhibits from Festo Didactic, the learning arm of Festo, are within the Festo booth. The joint appearance of Festo and Festo Didactic illustrates the importance the company places on workforce development as North American reshoring accelerates. (Huntington Place Convention Center, Detroit, May 22-25, Booth #1026)
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Canada
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Festo Didactic Showcases Mechatronic Learning ...

For the first time at Automate, exhibits from Festo Didactic, the learning arm of Festo, are within ...
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