In practice

How does an air preparation unit work?

In the blog 'What is an air preparation unit?' we explained that an air supply in a pneumatic system is necessary to maintain the compressed air quality and to to control the machine centrally. This is extends the life of the components and optimises the operation of the machine in terms of reliability, availability, efficiency (energy consumption), safety and accuracy. In this blog we will discuss the components that are required to achieve this.

In practice

Festo Technology Engineering Center (TEC) Boston

In order to contain rising costs in the healthcare sector, there is a worldwide need for automated systems that support medical research. Fluid handling plays an important role in this. Especially for this purpose, Festo started the Technology Engineering Center in Boston in 2018. Three teams with a total of 20 engineers work daily on both customer-specific systems and catalogue products for fluid handling. Speed, accuracy and modularity are the key words with which system builders can optimise the time-to-market of their equipment.

In practice

The reasons for an individual learning portal

Digitalisation is permeating all areas of life, and vocational training is also feeling the effects. With LX, Festo has developed a digital learning portal that responds to developments that are permanent.