Find suitable products for your application with Festo engineering tools
Avoid complex reality tests and use our engineering tools to simulate your application.
The right product in just a few steps:
- Enter the general technical conditions
- Start the simulation
- Evaluate the simulation results
- Select the appropriate products from a list of suggestions
You can find all the engineering tools in the Festo online catalogue.
The Festo engineering tools are available online for the following products:
Selection aids
Compressed air preparation units
Sizing software
Calculation tools
You can download more engineering tools from the Support Portal.
PositioningDrives
Just enter some key data to find your ideal solution
Selecting and sizing electrical axes, motors and gear units is child’s play. Better still, you can get everything from a single source
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
Bulgarian (bg), Czech (cz), German (de), English (engb), US English (enus), Spanish (es), French (fr), Croatian (hr), Hungarian (hu), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Lithuanian (lt), Latvian (lv), Dutch (nlbe), Polish (pl), Brazilian Portugese (ptbr), Romanian (ro), Russian (ru), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), Turkish (tr), Simplified Chinese (zhcn), Traditional Chinese (zhtw)
Click here to download PositioningDrives
Festo Air Dryer
Air dryer calculation for membrane and adsorption dryers
This program calculates the correct sizes for Festo air dryers and indicates possible choices for individual applications. Links then guide the user to the online catalogue.
Units of measurement such as Celsius or Fahrenheit can easily be changed, thus taking into account specific requirements. Furthermore, the program gives a brief summary of the different principles of air drying.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
Deutsch (de), Englisch (engb)
Download Festo Airdryer
Bearing calculation DGC
for pneumatic linear drives
Linear drives type DGC are well-known for being able to provide maximum power while taking up minimum space. This software tool determines the optimum drive configuration for you. You specify the project parameters such as mass or force, mounting position and travel.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
German (de), English (engb)
Calculating inertia
Quick and easy
Juggling pencils and calculators is now a thing of the past. Whether discs, cuboids, push-on flanges or grippers, this tool calculates all mass moments of inertia for you. Just save, send or print – and you’re finished.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
Bulgarian (bg), Czech (cs), German (de), UK English (engb), US English (enus), Spanish (es), French (fr), Croatian (hr), Hungarian (hu), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Russian (ru), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), Chinese (zhcn, zhtw), Dutch (nl)
Soft Stop
Virtually makes the impossible possible
Smart Soft Stop virtually makes the impossible possible. Travel times are reduced by as much as 30% for pneumatic drives and vibration is also greatly reduced. The selection program performs all of the relevant calculations.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
Bulgarian (bg), Czech (cs), German (de), UK English (engb), US English (enus), Spanish (es), French (fr), Croat (hr), Hungarian (hu), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Lithuanian (lt), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Russian (ru), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), Swedish (sv), Chinese (zhcn, zhtw)
Vacuum selection
Which suction cup on which surface for which movement?
Don’t experiment – calculate! This software tool can even be used to categorise linear or rotary motions as "Simplified", "Standard" or "Expert Mode".
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
Bulgarian (bg), Czech (cs), German (de), UK English (engb), US English (enus), Spanish (es), French (fr), Croat (hr), Hungarian (hu), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Lithuanian (lt), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovenian (sl), Chinese (zhcn, zhtw)
Gripper selection
Choosing the right gripper with a few calculations.
In this case, you need to calculate the weight, direction of movement, distances, etc. The software tool informs you immediately which parallel, radial, angle or 3-point grippers you need to use and in which size.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Languages
German (de), English (engb), Spanish (es), French (fr), Italian (it), Swedish (sv)
Shock absorber selection
The right shock absorber every time
Whether diagonal or vertical, curved or straight, lever or disc, all types of cushioned movements are taken into account. The software tool is always able to recommend the right shock absorber for the job.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Languages
Bulgarian (bg), Czech (cs), German (de), UK English (engb), US English (enus), Spanish (es), French (fr), Croat (hr), Hungarian (hu), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Lithuanian (lt), Dutch (nl), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Russian (ru), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), Swedish (sv), Chinese (zhcn, zhtw)