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Gain time–withFestoengineering tools for
pneumaticsolutions
Grippers
Reliablegrippingand theenergy-efficient useof grippersdepend
on correct calculation. Thegripper
selection tool from Festo calcu-
lates thebest possiblegripping
solutionbasedonweight, direc-
tionofmotion, distancesand
theworkpiece tobegripped.
It immediatelydisplayswhich
parallel, radial, angleor 3-point
gripper and inwhichsize isbest
for theapplication–withmaxim-
isedproductivityandgreatest
possibleenergyefficiency.
Pneumaticdrives
Perfect simulations replace
expensiveactual testsbecause
inparticular during thedesign
phase, an important cornerstone
is laid for energyefficiency.
Thesizingsoftware for pneumatic
drives (GSED) simulatesand
calculatesspecificapplications
andsuggestssuitableproducts.
Whenever theparametersare
changed, all other valuesare
updatedautomaticallyby this
expert system. Product informa-
tionsuchasCADdata, accesso-
riesanddocumentation isalso
available.
Festo’s customershaveeasyaccess toanetworked, digital customer informationsystem for everything from
product selection, designandordering tooutstandingafter-salessupport. Theelectronic cataloguewith inte-
gratedengineering toolsand theonlineshopareperfectlyset up for awide rangeof requirements–and they
takeenergyefficiency requirements intospecial consideration.
Vacuum
Whichsuctiongripper onwhich
surface forwhichmotion?
Don’t experiment – calculate!
Thevacuumselectionprogram
helpsyouselect the right suction
cups, tubingandventuri nozzles.
It also calculates thedistribution
of the forcesactingon the indi-
vidual suction cups, aswell as
evacuation time.
Valvesandvalve terminals
You can createyour individual
solutionquicklyandeasilywith
our configurators for valvesand
valve terminals. Different pres-
sure zonesandvalve-specific
supplypressures, for example
with thehelpof vertical-stacking
regulators, canbe implemented
withonlyminimal effort.
