Event dates
Spotlight Safety on 03.09.2025
Spotlight Safety on 03.09.2025 from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm at the FEC Chemnitz
Safety will remain a key issue in 2025 - be it through the introduction of the Machinery Directive or the update of ISO 13849-1.
But how can an adequate level of protection for people, machines and the environment be achieved?
You can look forward to exciting impulses, valuable practical tips on risk minimization, live demonstrations and innovative technology you can touch.
Take the opportunity to talk to our experts on site afterwards and discover practical solutions for your safety requirements.
The following topics await you:
- DIN EN ISO 13849-1:2023
- Risk graph: Changes and effects
- Restarting pneumatic systems
- Self-monitored valves - simple solutions for safety
- CMMT-AS extended safety functions
Secure your place - because safety first!
We look forward to seeing you!
Automation Excellence on 16.09.2025
Automation Excellence Workshop - on 16.09.2025 8:30 a.m. - 15:30 p.m. at FEC Chemnitz | Your programme:
- Presentation of the Festo Experience Center with live demonstrations of the exhibits
- Learn the basics of the pneumatic control chain in four parts (45min theory and 45min practice each)
- Actuator technology: correct dimensioning of cylinders and accessories
- Selection and configuration of valves and valve terminals
- Maintenance units: Safe processes through correct compressed air preparation and configuration of the maintenance unit
- Supporting tools from design to ordering
- Time for your topics and questions
The event will take place from 8:30 - 15:30. Your physical well-being will be taken care of.
Who is this workshop for?
- Designers, engineers, technicians who want to expand their knowledge in pneumatics
- Anyone who is interested in pneumatics and uses or employs it in their work environment
Automation Excellence on 17.09.2025
Automation Excellence Workshop - on 17.09.2025 8:30 a.m. - 15:30 p.m. at FEC Chemnitz | Your programme:
- Presentation of the Festo Experience Center with live demonstrations of the exhibits
- Learn the basics of the pneumatic control chain in four parts (45min theory and 45min practice each)
- Actuator technology: correct dimensioning of cylinders and accessories
- Selection and configuration of valves and valve terminals
- Maintenance units: Safe processes through correct compressed air preparation and configuration of the maintenance unit
- Supporting tools from design to ordering
- Time for your topics and questions
The event will take place from 8:30 - 15:30. Your physical well-being will be taken care of.
Who is this workshop for?
- Designers, engineers, technicians who want to expand their knowledge in pneumatics
- Anyone who is interested in pneumatics and uses or employs it in their work environment
Workshop Automation Excellence Electric Automation with CMMT on 28. and 29.10.2025
Workshop Automation Excellence Electric Automation with CMMT - on 28. and 29.10.2025 9.00 - 15.00 at the FEC Chemnitz | Your program:
At this workshop, you will cover the following topics in theory and practice together with our experts in electric drive technology:
- Presentation of the Festo Experience Center with live demonstrations of the exhibits
- Theory and practice for commissioning motor controllers
- Design of electric drive systems
- Integration and control via Siemens PLC
- Practical exercises in small groups
- Knowledge of tools such as Electric Motion Sizing, FESTO Automation Suite, SIEMENS TIA Portal
- Time for your topics and questions
Who is this workshop for?
- Designers, engineers, technicians, programmers, commissioning engineers who want to expand their knowledge of Electric Automation
- Anyone who is interested in Electric Automation and CMMT and uses them in their work environment
Your physical well-being will be catered for.
Spotlight Semicon on 05.11.2025
Spotlight Semicon on 05.11.2025 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Festo Experience Center Chemnitz
Driving innovative automation for semiconductor industry
Festo has innovative solutions to support the value chain in the field of semiconductor manufacturing.
The latest sensor technology, fast communication technologies, proportional valves and intelligent control technology form a system.
We invite you to share exciting insights, successful cases and demonstrations with us.
You will find out more about our event here shortly.
Beginners' seminar FluidDraw on 11.11.2025
Beginners' seminar FluidDraw on 11.11.2025 from 9:00 - 16:00 at the FEC Chemnitz
Get your circuit diagram safely and error-free with just a few clicks!
Get to know the many useful functions of the FluidDraw schematic version.
What awaits you:
- General handling of the software Use equipment labeling
- Define product properties for symbols Creating parts lists
- Live demo: efficient circuit diagram creation
- And much more
Participation fee: 290 p. P. (Invoice will be issued subsequently)
Seminar places: 10 participants
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m
No previous knowledge is required for the beginners' seminar.
Your physical well-being is taken care of.
Advanced seminar FluidDraw on 12.11.2025
Advanced seminar FluidDraw on 12.11.2025 from 9:00 - 16:00 at the FEC Chemnitz
Create your circuit diagram safely and error-free with just a few clicks!
Deepen your knowledge of the circuit diagram version FluidDraw.
What you can expect:
- Create advanced evaluations
- Create your own drawing frames and project templates
- Create symbols and symbol combinations for configurable symbols
- Create and use your own translation database and product database
- Assign key combinations
- And much more
Participation fee: 290.- p. p. (invoice will be issued afterwards)
Seminar places: 10 participants
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m
Basic knowledge of the general handling of the software is required for the advanced seminar.
Your physical well-being will be taken care of.
Trends in Qualification Live on 13.11.2025
Trends in Qualification Live - on 13.11.2025 9:00 a.m. - 02:00 p.m. at FEC Chemnitz
Let yourself be inspired by new impulses for the education of the future at our free event series. Experience exciting keynotes, creative marketplaces, and successful best-practice examples.
Program:
- The 360-Degree Learning Concept: Learning Spaces in New Dimensions
- Machine Learning in Basic Training: Understanding, Training, and Applying AI Models in the Bandler System
- FluidSIM: Combining Creativity and Efficiency in Fluid Technology and Electrical Engineering
- Practical Learning Made Easy: The Comprehensive Learning Concept for Electrical Engineering
Automation Excellence on 17.09.2025
Automation Excellence Workshop - on 17.09.2025 8:30 a.m. - 15:30 p.m. at FEC Chemnitz | Your programme:
- Presentation of the Festo Experience Center with live demonstrations of the exhibits
- Learn the basics of the pneumatic control chain in four parts (45min theory and 45min practice each)
- Actuator technology: correct dimensioning of cylinders and accessories
- Selection and configuration of valves and valve terminals
- Maintenance units: Safe processes through correct compressed air preparation and configuration of the maintenance unit
- Supporting tools from design to ordering
- Time for your topics and questions
The event will take place from 8:30 - 15:30. Your physical well-being will be taken care of.
Who is this workshop for?
- Designers, engineers, technicians who want to expand their knowledge in pneumatics
- Anyone who is interested in pneumatics and uses or employs it in their work environment
Automation Excellence on 17.09.2025
Automation Excellence Workshop - on 17.09.2025 8:30 a.m. - 15:30 p.m. at FEC Chemnitz | Your programme:
- Presentation of the Festo Experience Center with live demonstrations of the exhibits
- Learn the basics of the pneumatic control chain in four parts (45min theory and 45min practice each)
- Actuator technology: correct dimensioning of cylinders and accessories
- Selection and configuration of valves and valve terminals
- Maintenance units: Safe processes through correct compressed air preparation and configuration of the maintenance unit
- Supporting tools from design to ordering
- Time for your topics and questions
The event will take place from 8:30 - 15:30. Your physical well-being will be taken care of.
Who is this workshop for?
- Designers, engineers, technicians who want to expand their knowledge in pneumatics
- Anyone who is interested in pneumatics and uses or employs it in their work environment
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