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Issue 28
trends in automation
Synergies
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Cooling:
final cooling of the tubing ensures that it can be handled
safely by the plant employees. The cooling process itself does not
affect the shape of the tube.
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Winding:
the finished tubes
are printed and wound onto
reels of 50 metres.
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Packing:
once packed in cardboard
boxes, 90 per cent of the tubing goes
to Festo in Germany. The remaining
10 per cent are customised solutions, which
are shipped separately.
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Spiral tubing:
one of the
most important specialities of
Festo Production Ceská Lípa
is the manufacture of extremely flexible
spiral tubing consisting of both a black
and a blue tube.
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