Theperfectmixture
Sweden: The countrywith theblueand
yellowflag leaves its inhabitantsplentyof
room tounwind. Festohasbeenhere for
50years.
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ASwedish recipe that reallyhits thespot
Electricdrive technologyandvision
systems from Festo contribute togreater
safetyat theVolvobodyworkplant.
24
The85-tonne tunnel cleaner
State-of-the-art servopneumatics, service
unit combinationMSB6anddoublesub-
baseVABPoptimise the tunnel cleaning
train fromSchörling.
26
Fivehundred cylindersat thesame time
DSBCandVUVG teamupasanefficient
cylinder/valve combination to increase
process reliability forNSMMagnet
technik.
30
Gentlepressure, great performance
More compressedair: Serviceunit
MS9-SV-Coffersbetter performanceand
security in the latest pilot installation
fromStiwa.
34
Power out of thebox
In thenewsystem fromP+K for thequality
assuranceof bipolar plates, electric cylin-
dersEPCOhelp toprevent vibration.
37
Thesilver of theAztecs
Linear actuators typeDFPI brave the
harsh conditionsof the Fresnillosilver
mine inMexico.
40
Survival training for products
Festo testsmore than1,500product
specimensat anygiven time in itsvarious
laboratoriesand test centres. Theservice
life characteristics from the testsare
essential for preventivemaintenanceand
theevaluationof safety functions.
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Impulse
Inspiration
Compass
1.2014
trends inautomation
In focus
Security
TheGlobal SeedVault
on the islandof Spitsbergenstoresgenetic
backupof seeds. Industrial production is
basedonahostofdifferent safetyandsecurity
factors. In this issueof trends inautomation
you’ll findout how tomakeprocessessafer
andmore reliable.
The85-tonne tunnel cleaning train
setsnewstandards inquick cleaning.
26
Theuniqueproperties
of super-
conductorsopenupnewfields
of application.
12
Lookbehind thescenes:
Test laboratoriesand
performance testsat Festo
.
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Editorial
3
Panorama
6
Festoworldwide
43
About thismagazine
45
Soft Stop
46
“
I think it’s important
toalways
beawareof your own limitations.”
8
Safely through the ice
Interview: The renownedexpedition
leaderArved Fuchs talksaboutwhat
motivateshim tokeep returning to the
polar regions, about safetyandabout
the risks involved.
8
Aboveall else
Superconductor technologyoffersenor-
mouspotential for automation. Itsunique
propertiesopenupentirelynewfieldsof
application. Festohasbeenshowcasing
threenew FutureConceptsatHannover
Messe2014–SupraHandling2.0, Supra
ShuttleandSupraChanger.
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Synergies
Photo:©MatthiasHeyde
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