Festo Experience Center Esslingen

The Festo Experience Center in Esslingen offers you a wide range of opportunities to experience Festo's extensive expertise in the field of automation. Demonstrations of real applications and feasibility tests will give you an impressive insight into the performance of our technologies. In addition, you will have the unique opportunity to enter into a dialog with our technical and didactic experts and find solutions for your individual projects and challenges together. At the Festo Experience Center, you will have direct access to the latest technologies and qualifications that will help you to increase your efficiency and productivity in the long term. As your partner for pneumatic and electrical automation in the dynamic high-tech environment of Esslingen, we are there to help and advise you.

See here event dates for 2025 shortly

Automation Excellence - on 23.09.2025

Automation Excellence Workshop - on 23.09.2025 9:00 a.m. - 15:00 p.m. at FEC Esslingen | 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 9:00 - 15:00. 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

Register now and secure your spot – full invitation available as a PDF.

Automation Excellence - on 24.09.2025

Automation Excellence Workshop - on 24.09.2025 9:00 a.m. - 15:00 p.m. at FEC Esslingen | 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 9:00 - 15:00. 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

Register now and secure your spot – full invitation available as a PDF.

Trends in Qualification Live - on 08.10.2025

TiQ Live

Trends in Qualification Live - on 08.10.2025

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

Please register on the following page. (Only DE)

Compressed Air Summit 2025 – on 22.10.2025

Compressed Air Summit 2025 – on October 22, 2025 – 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the FEC Esslingen

Join us for a day full of practical insights, innovation, and exchange on the topic of energy-efficient compressed air. Together with Kaeser Kompressoren, Baelz automatic, Optenda, and Noiseless Acoustics, we cordially invite you to the Festo Experience Center in Esslingen.

What to expect:

  • Live demonstrations and guided tour of the compressor center and heat recovery facility
  • Expert presentations and hands-on insights on the following topics:
    • Energy efficiency in compressed air generation and automation
    • Leak detection with modern acoustic solutions
    • Recovery and use of excess heat
    • Digital solutions and AI in energy management (incl. ISO 50001)

Who should attend?

This event is designed for professionals and decision-makers in engineering, maintenance, energy, and facility management – and for anyone looking to optimize and make their compressed air systems more sustainable and efficient.

Catering will be provided throughout the entire day.

Register now and secure your spot – click here for the fill invitation as PDF.

Events at the Festo Experience Center: New solutions and real results

Our exciting and regular events such as innovative workshops, informative forums, spotlight events and much more will help you to further improve your automation know-how.

Find out again here which content of our regular events suits your daily challenges: