Below is a selection of some of our latest published articles featured in a wide range of magazines.
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Industrial Technology | Apr 13 | What does the future hold for hydraulic and pneumatic technologies? Steve Sands challenges the myths that one media is more efficient than another. | Industrial Technology | |
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Drives & Controls | Apr 13 | Mechatronic dragonfly takes to the air - it can hover, fly backwards, glide and take off from a stand still | Drives & Controls | |
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Drives & Controls | Apr 13 | Integrated linear actuator simplifies process applications | Drives & Controls | |
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Industrial Technology | Mar 13 | Compact safety valve sets new standards - a combined soft-start and quick-exhaust safety valve | Industrial Technology | |
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Hydraulics & Pneumatics | Mar 13 | Festo augments valve terminal ranges adding a low cost connection module for use with Fieldbus or industrial Ethernet networks | Hydraulics & pneumatics | |
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Controls, Drives & Automation | Feb / Mar 13 | Full servo motion advantages at a fraction of the cost - new compact electric cylinder (EPCO) and controller (CMMO) | Controls, Drives & Automation | |
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Industrial Technology | Feb 13 | The future of advanced handling - Nigel Dawson reviews the next generation of handling systems. | Industrial Technology | |
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Drives & Controls | Feb 13 | Low cost 'electric cylinder' makes closed-loop positioning more affordable | Drives & Controls | |
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Food Processing | Feb 13 | The next generation of handling systems - with increased demands in the food manufacturing and packaging industry to improve energy efficiencies and make operational cost savings, plant managers are reviewing their automation systems and equipment. | Food Processing | |
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Automation | Jan 13 | Safety and pneumatics - it's now almost three years since EN ISO 13849-1 came into full effect. Steve Sands provides some useful advice about the standard and pneumatic components that can help meet its requirements. | Automation | |
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Design Products & Applications | Dec 12 | What's new in bearings and linear systems - Festo's new electric toothed belt axis with high speed forces and flexible motor attachments - ELGA | DPA |
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Process Engineering | Nov 12 | The robotics package - for manufacturers under pressure to maximise return on capital investment, production line automation provides and excellent opportunity to help increase efficiency. | Process Engineering |
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Hydraulics & Pneumatics | Oct 12 | Festo launches a new pneumatic valve terminal that delivers high performance in a compact and robust unit (VTUG). | Hydraulics & pneumatics |
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Drives & Controls | Sep 12 | Pneumatic actuation cuts water plant costs by €11,300. | Drives & Controls |
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Drives & Controls | Sep 12 | A pioneering automated system for organising and handling surgical instruments is helping to cut costs at a Danish hospital. | Drives & Controls |
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Industrial Technology | Sep 12 | Seeing into the future - Dr Peter Post discussed the concept of open innovation and looks at how manufacturing will change in the future. | Industrial Technology |
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Professional Engineering | Sep 12 | Open up research to see into the future. | Professional Engineering |
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Controls, Drives & Automation | Aug / Sep 12 | CDA Consulting Editor, Andy Pye, went to Festo in Germany and found some interesting propulsion experiments going on. | Controls, Drives & Automation |
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Food & Drink Network | Aug 12 | New online forum from Festo allows engineers to find answers to their automation problems. | Food & Drink Network |
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Drives & Controls | July 12 | Festo has devised a manufacturing system that allows it to produce parts for linear handling systems economically in batch sizes of just one item. | Drives & Controls |
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Eureka | July 12 | From gecko-based adhesives to spider-inspired robots, biomimicry is enabling the design of more sustainable, intelligent and efficient systems. | Eureka |
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Hydraulics & Pneumatics | July 12 | New online support forum | Hydraulics & pneumatics |
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Machinery Update | July 12 | The inaugural Machinery Safety alliance seminar is a success. | Machinery Update |
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Controls, Drives & Automation | June 12 | Jeremy Salisbury of Brammar and Nigel Dawson of Festo examine developments in the use of positioning drives in the automation market, and what the future holds in this area. | Controls, Drives & Automation |
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Food Processing | June 12 | What food manufacturers and machine and installation builders can do to make food safer. | Food Processing |
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Maintenance & Engineering | May / June 12 | Gary Wyles, Managing Director, Festo Training & Consulting, discusses how and why we need to encourage young people to start careers through an apprenticeship. | Maintenance & Engineering |
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Hydraulics & Pneumatics | May / June 12 | Festo extends CPX automation platform with a series of low cost modular pneumatic valves, together with a complementary series of low cost digital I/O modules. | Hydraulics & pneumatics |
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Food Processing | May 12 | Festo adds self-adjusting cushioning to food industry pneumatic cylinders. | Food Processing |
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Design Solutions | April 12 | Making sense of safety - the Machinery Safety Alliance has been formed to help boost understanding of machine safety in the UK and to safeguard productivity through knowledge of legislation technologies and application advice | Design Solutions |
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Design Products & Applications | April 12 | Festo has used additive manufacturing to produce its latest innovation - a bionic gripper | DPA |
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Industrial Tecnology |
April 12 | Festo is launching a new safety guideline to assist designers to improve the safety of their machines and aid them in meeting the requirements of the latest Machinery Directive | Industrial Technology |
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