Electric automation

Electric automation for the entire automation pyramid

Festo covers a broad range of electric automation applications: from electromechanical systems and electric drives to complete positioning systems and motion control solutions, all the way to entire handling systems and decentralised control solutions.

From electromechanical components to complete motion control solutions

The range of servo motors and servo controllers is specially designed for our toothed belt axes and spindle axes as well as for our electric cylinders – perfectly combined with engineering software and enhanced with complete safety solutions in the mechanical and drive systems. Together with our automation platform and other integrated motion control solutions, this provides a virtually unlimited spectrum of solutions for industrial automation tasks, supported with innovative software solutions for engineering and configuration.

Complete portfolio of electric drives

As an automation partner, Festo offers the ideal portfolio for a complete electric drive solution for your machine, enabling mechanical movements and monitoring, decentralised control of individual process modules, and communication with other control partners. Innovative hardware and software solutions, forward-looking engineering solutions and open automation architecture with connectivity at all levels will make you fit for Industry 4.0.

Optimised Motion Series

The complete package for simple positioning and motion

Fast and easy to configure and commission – perfect combination of linear and rotary movements

Electric cylinder EPCO for simple and fast positioning
Toothed belt axis ELGR for cost-efficient automation of simple movements
Rotary drive ERMO for flexible rotary and swivel motions
Motor controller CMMO-ST with integrated web browser

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Electromechanical axes

Gantry axes and electric cylinders for every application

Electric cylinder ESBF: precise, fast and powerful positioning

Electric axis ELGA: powerful and dynamic motion – now protected too

Electric axis EGC: dynamic and fast, even under high loads

Servo press kit YJKP

Pre-assembled system kit consisting of:

Software
Controller
Hardware

Modular and preinstalled operating software

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Servo press kit

Standard handling systems

Fully assembled, tested and ready to install

Use the Handling Guide Online to configure a modular system in 20 minutes: including energy chain, connection technology and drive package

Pick & place
Linear gantry
Planar surface gantry
Three-dimensional gantry

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Highly dynamic handling systems

High-speed handling systems and Cartesian robots for free movement in three dimensions

Everything with high precision and excellent dynamic response

Linear gantry EXCT: Cartesian pick & place handling system with more than 90 picks/min
Planar surface gantry EXCH: compact and very flat Cartesian handling unit with robotic functionality for up to 100 picks/min
Parallel kinematic system EXPT: delta kinematic system with robotic functionality for free movement in three dimensions and up to 150 picks/min

Highly dynamic handling systems

Multi-Carrier-System – MCS®

Flexible modular transport system

Quick adaptation to different formats and products down to a batch size of 1

Flexible to install and operate
Easy to integrate into existing logistics owing to infeed and outfeed of carriers with no transfer points
Acceleration, speed, grouping and synchronous motion can be freely defined

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