Your guide to energy efficiency
Find out about practical ways to increase your energy efficiency
Twelve energy efficiency measures: twelve ways to save energy successfully. In the view of our experts, these measures are extremely easy and quick to implement, especially if you combine them.
Correct dimensioning
Correct dimensioning so that components are only as large as they need to be for the application
Always select the optimum size; one size smaller for pneumatic drives
With the Festo Engineering Tools
Reducing tube lengths
Avoiding idle air in tubing volumes
Decentralised valve terminal with optimally routed tubes
With the valve terminals CPV, VTSA, VB12
Efficient open- and closed-loop control
Good control with little oscillation or controller intervention
Adapt motion profiles and optimise controllers
With the Festo Configuration Tool
Recovering energy
Use the energy saved to accelerate other drives
Save braking energy in the linked intermediate circuit
With the servo controller CMMP and multi-axis controller CMMD
Switching off energy
Interrupt the air supply to systems during standstills
The energy supply to the entire compressed air system is switched off, thus reducing leakage losses
With the on-off valves MS6-EE, HEE and the ball valve QH
Reducing pressure level
Energy savings during the non-productive return stroke
Use a pressure regulator to reduce the return stroke from 6 to 3 bar
With the filter regulator MS6-LFR and the standard valve VABF
Reducing friction
Optimised bearing and guiding systems
Use low-friction mechanical components
With the mini slide DGSL
Reducing leaks
Reduction of unnecessary losses, especially in existing systems
Check for leakages on a regular basis and use condition monitoring
With the Festo Energy Saving Services
Reducing weight
Minimise the moving mass by mixing electrical and pneumatic technologies
Electric handling unit with pneumatic Z-axis and, in the case of moving drives, using light drives
With the T-gantry, polymer cylinder DSNUP and compact cylinder ADNP
Using air-saving circuits
Energy saving by needs-based generation of compressed air
Vacuum handling with monitored switch-off
Reducing pressure drops
Avoiding pressure drops with continuous flow in tubing and piping systems
Optimal line diameters, fewer line resistances and network pressure reduction from 8 to 7 bar
With the MS series service unit in a mix of sizes
Choosing the right components
Energy savings in air consumption by using single-acting cylinders
Motor with holding brake for long standstills
With the servo motors EMME-AS, EMMS-AS and the stepper motor EMMS-ST