Join us on the path to a sustainable future
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important purchasing criterion. These are the measures we are taking to move towards a sustainable future together with you:
- As a company, we are becoming increasingly energy-efficient and will be completely CO₂-neutral by 2024.
- At the same time, we offer CO₂-optimised products and support you with services throughout the entire usage phase.
- With our expertise in pneumatics and electrics, we can provide you with technology-independent advice and help you save as much CO₂ as possible using smart innovations.
- Our energy efficiency modules and our Energy Saving Services certified by the German Technical Control Board (TÜV) help you to save costs and energy.
- Controlled Pneumatics makes another significant contribution to sustainable production with an energy-saving potential of up to 70% at low additional purchase costs.
Products for sustainable operation
You can find our complete portfolio of sustainable products in our Online Shop.
Take a look at our products highlights here:
Save energy with good design
Reduce energy consumption by up to 40% with the right sizing
Your applications are most efficient when they are tailored exactly to your individual requirements. By selecting the right technology and optimally sizing components, you will create the framework for long-term energy savings. And this process is made even easier with our numerous engineering tools.
Pneumatic or electric – what is more efficient?
Sustainability in automation starts right at the design stage of your system. By choosing the right drive technology, you can ensure that the system is as energy-efficient as possible throughout its service life. Criteria such as dynamic response, force, control characteristics, rigidity under load and, of course, economic efficiency always play an important role here. An appropriate combination of both technologies is, in many cases, the best solution.
Electric – energy-efficient for dynamic motion
Electric automation technology offers energy-efficient solutions for highly dynamic, linear or rotary multi-axis movements in flexible configurations – with excellent accuracy and great force.
Pneumatic – energy-efficient holding, tensioning and clamping
This cost-effective and low-maintenance technology enables energy-efficient movement between two end positions, for example in holding, tensioning, clamping and pressing applications. The simple and sturdy pneumatics technology can be found in nearly all segments of the automation industry.
Controlled Pneumatics – regulating energy-efficient flow rate, pressure and movement
Targeted dosing of compressed air opens up great potential for you to save energy. You can ensure that each work has the maximum possible output while using a minimum amount of compressed air requirement. This saves up to 50% on compressed air. Find out more about Controlled Pneumatics.
Servo-pneumatics – energy-efficient for large loads
If you need to position heavy loads from 15 kg to 300 kg, servo-pneumatics is an energy-efficient and attractively priced solution. Drive packages based on this technology are characterised by fast switching from position control to force control and gentle travel to different positions.
More support with selecting the right technology is available in the Automation Guide (PDF)
Or you can read our white paper "Pneumatics or electrics" (PDF)
What are your application’s CO2 values and TCO?
Before choosing the technology for your system, you should know how high the CO2consumption will be in the operating phase and what you can expect the total cost of ownership (TCO) to be in the future.
Our CO2 & TCO Guide enables you to compare electric and pneumatic drives from our product portfolio. The tool provides a clear comparison of the energy consumption, CO2emissions, the procurement costs and the total cost of ownership and so offers you a valuable decision-making support based on the key factors.
Find the right product quickly and easily
Intelligent engineering design focuses on perfectly adjusting the size of components and on selecting the optimal controller concept.
Our digital engineering tools make it easier to create an energy-efficient design for your systems. Tailoring the size of the pneumatic drives to fit the requirements can save up to 40% of an application’s air consumption. Evaluation matrices, cost calculators and simulation software help you to make the right decisions from the start and to optimise the systems for your specific applications.
Sustainability in basic and further training: green skills
Energy efficiency and sustainability start in the minds of your employees. Festo Didactic is the world’s leading specialist in technical education. We teach the specialists of today and tomorrow the knowledge and skills they need to identify potential savings in their work and incorporate them systematically, from the design of your systems through to day-to-day operation.
Thanks to green skills, you promote the development of a qualified workforce in relevant areas of the labour market:
- Production of electric vehicles and batteries
- Renewable energy generation
- Water management
- Sustainable production
Top tips for greater energy efficiency
There are many ways to significantly increase energy efficiency and thus also the productivity of your systems, from the comprehensive planning of new systems to simple measures during operation. The following energy-saving tips for pneumatic and electric automation solutions will help you move much closer to the goal of CO2-neutral production.