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Festo AX Controls – The automation platform

Increase your productivity by using data from end to end, for mechanics and commissioning to programming and AI optimisation:

Are you struggling with long and complicated engineering, programming and commissioning phases? As with lots of different bits of data from different manufacturers and tools? With Festo AX Controls and our portfolio for industrial electrical automation, we are offering you a complete system solution from a single source for the first time. With end-to-end software for end-to-end data utilisation that is real-time capable, flexible, expandable and secure. Discover all your automation options with Festo AX Controls now

1. Festo AX OS open-source operating system

  • Seamless and secure connection of the IT and OT worlds as well as the cloud
  • Deterministic real-time control in standard programming according to IEC 61131-3 (e.g. CODESYS) and high-level languages such as C/C++, C# and Python®
  • Remote monitoring, data analysis and a wide range of IoT functions
  • Easy to expand and scale.

2. Festo AX Motion: Multi-core software architecture

  • Seamless automation of machines
  • Highest system speed
  • Easy to use
  • Maximum flexibility and adaptability
  • Motion control in submodules and complete machines

3. Festo AX Application Framework

  • Includes user software, software infrastructure and editor (easy-to-use engineering tool)
  • Intuitive creation and automatic generation of machine projects and software
  • Open Application SDK (software developer kit) for new, in-house developed functionalities

4. Festo AX machine visualisation

  • The advanced, web-based HMI/SCADA system based on WebIQ
  • Offers maximum flexibility and customisability
  • State-of-the-art technology with a user-friendly development environment
  • For customised web HMIs with open standards such as HTML5, CSS and JavaScript for a wide range of devices
  • Optimum performance with Festo HMIs such as CDPX

5. Festo AX Ecosystem

  • Includes a variety of apps such as Python, Node-RED or AX Industrial Intelligence AI apps
  • Software, libraries and tools from third-party providers can be easily integrated
  • Enables web-based engineering
  • Software development kit for creating containerised apps and Linux services
  • Constantly growing range in the Festo Online Shop

6. Automation Suite

  • Commission drive packages quickly and easily
  • One program with all the information and tools
  • The basic functions of all Festo components are already integrated
  • Parameterisation, programming and maintenance combined in one program
  • Software visualises machine topology in an easy-to-understand way