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Harrison Pearce, a London based sculptor, specialises in creating large-scale kinetic sculptural installations.  When he called Festo to ask if we could help him specify some parts we happily worked with him.  The sculpture called ‘Defence cascade 2018’ is at the Marvellous Mechanical Museum at Compton Verney, Warwickshire and moves in time with a specialised commissioned piece of music. More...

The managers and staff of Festo GB welcomed a wide range of guests including owners Dr Wilfried Stoll, Kurt-Michael Stoll, all of the Corporate Board members, Sen. Vice President for Sales Europe, European General managers and other VIPs to Silverstone Formula 1 Circuit, the home of British Motor Racing, for a celebration evening meal to recognise the 50th Anniversary of Festo GB.  More... 

A great tour draws to a close as the Festo Expotainer heads back across Europe following a successful series of visits to some great customer sites. The Expotainer has a wide range of dynamic displays showcasing pneumatic and electric drive technologies for process and factory automation. More...

Visit us on stand E38 (25-26th April 18 at Ricoh Arena). For years Festo has been developing factory and process automation solutions for many industry sectors. By transferring our experience and innovations as a world-wide automation supplier to the medical devices industry, we take advantage of synergies and create economies of scale. Visitors can see products we have built into Medical Devices in the past as well as ideas for the future. More... 

As the UK's first Official Partner for Festo Electrical Automation Products, ACORN offers complete machine automation solutions for industry. ACORN® has partnered with Festo to provide complete electrical automation solutions. More...

We were pleased to welcome students from Silverstone UTC recently to our Northampton head quarters. They are all studying their Level 3 extended diploma BTEC Engineering and keen to see what an automation company does. It was the clear the group was bristling with budding engineers and they had been given a good grounding on STEM subjects. Some came armed with some searching questions about engineering career opportunities in automation. More... 

The Motion Control Industry awards celebrate the very best as companies are recognised for their contribution to the industry. The Gala awards dinner takes place on Tue 10th April 2018 at the National Conference Centre. The timing of the Gala dinner couldn’t be better as near-by at the NEC the Fluid Power & Systems, Air-Tech, Smart Industry Expo and D&C exhibitions take place at the same time. More...

As part of an exciting new series of one-day events from Manufacturing Management magazine, Festo is sponsoring the first Leadership Day on the 20th March at JLR's Castle Bromwich site. The event brings together CEOs, directors, heads of operations, and manufacturing managers in an interactive conference format so you can all develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to positively harness the huge potential of digital manufacturing. More...

At this year’s Factories of the Future Expo on the 28th Feb and 1st March, Festo will be showcasing exciting new developments and solutions for smarter automation. Festo will be presenting new developments and products in Industry 4.0 technology; as a user within their own production, as the leading provider of training equipment and courses and as an automation product manufacturer. More...