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Assemble
Everything in its place. Festo simplifies
the assembly of machines and systems,
for instance with templates for inscription
label holders for valve terminals, drilling
templates for the correct control cabinet
cutout and assembly instructions in mul-
tiple languages. All important information
can be retrieved quickly and easily on the
Support Portal.
Commission
The Festo Configuration Tool FCT is the
ideal solution for parameterising axis
systems, proportional valves and
cameras, etc. It offers convenient config-
uration and maximum reliability. Should
you have any questions, the Expert
knowledge and Training tabs in the
Support Portal, the technical hotline
and the Support Community can quickly
provide the right answer.
Operate
A high level of overall equipment effective-
ness (OEE) and short downtimes – the
Festo Product Key in DataMatrix-format
makes product identification fast, easy
and reliable. Simply scan the DataMatrix
code using your mobile and forward the
information by e-mail.
Modernise
Always up-to-date. When it comes to mod-
ernisations, our Online Shop immediately
shows you all possible replacement prod-
ucts which you can easily use instead of
the existing components. The compressed
air cost calculator makes the savings
potential of an application transparent in
an instant. This gives you greater financial
freedom.
Make contact
Global presence. With the ‘Festo addresses
worldwide’ online search function, you
will find every Festo address in the
world. Country-specific information on
authorised sales partners can also be
retrieved quickly.
Conceptualise
Tools with built-in competency.
The Festo Product Finders enable you
to search for specific features and thus
help you to quickly find the right product.
The search process is 2.5 times faster
than a conventional product search –
and the Festo Engineering Tools make it
at least 10 times faster. This saves you
a lot of time.
Design
Systematic savings. The design phase
represents around 25 to 30 per cent of
the overall service life costs in machine
and plant construction and is thus one
of the greatest cost pools. CAD data, CAD
tools/plugins, programs like FluidDraw®
and EPLAN circuit diagram macros for
generating circuit diagrams, as well as
ready-to-use program libraries for
CODESYS provided by Festo significantly
reduce process costs.
Procure
Quick and convenient inventory manage-
ment with the Festo Online Shop and its
extensive range of functions such as order
tracking, downloading order documents
and the Label Designer.
More information
on the software tools
can be found on
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