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CPX is ideal as automation platform, valve terminal partner or remote I/O - it is electric, open and direct. It is also the perfect platform for electrical peripherals. With CPX, you can integrate pneumatic and electrical control chains easily, quickly, flexibly and seamlessly into all automation concepts and company-specific standards.

The guide includes both CE and non-CE products.

The PC-based Festo Automation Suite software combines the parameterisation, programming and maintenance of Festo components in one program. It enables the entire drive package, from the mechanical system to the controller, to be commissioned. Perfect for making industrial automation simple, efficient and seamless.

Our multi-part static system presentation comprehensively shows

• how Festo products can be connected to and integrated in various fieldbus and Ethernet protocols around the world

• how the communication hierarchies are related to one another

• and which networking and installation concepts Festo supports: for fluid and motion control for factory and process automation (FA/PA)

The benefits of the new servo drives CMMT-AS and servo motors EMMT-AS are numerous: maximum connectivity of the hardware and software, great efficiency, clever engineering and easy operation. Dynamic motion and precise positioning, whether for point to point or interpolation, are additional plus points. Last but not least, the complete system is extremely quick and easy to commission.

Are you already familiar with our extensive support software for the following process steps?

- Selection and sizing

- Engineering design

- Ordering from the Online Shop

- Commissioning and after sales

Have a look at our latest developments aimed at helping you find the product you need faster.

A brief overview of the functions and advantages:

• Help for searches using the navigation tree and search box
• Information on search results
• Creating download packages in order to obtain all the information you need in a single download
• Information on the phase-out status of a product and alternative products
• Information on the product key
• RSS feed function to ensure you are automatically informed about new content
• Information on the mobile Support Portal
• Evaluation functions

Installation and control concepts are influencing each other more than ever before, especially as we move towards Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). It is only through effective interaction between these architectures that modular, flexible and adaptable production concepts with decentralised intelligence, pre-processing, autonomous machines or subsystems, cyber-physical systems – in other words, smart factories – will be successful.

In focus: Changes

Switching direction, shifting times and play of light

With the cloud-based web application Projects, you can centrally manage all your machine and system components as well as their lifecycle! Your assets are organised intuitively and clearly according to the relationships between control system, fieldbus and components. Projects facilitates collaboration across departments and company boundaries as you can simply invite other participants to your project via e-mail.

• Pneumatic drives
• Servopneumatic positioning systems
• Electromechanical drives
• Motors and controllers
• Grippers
• Handling systems
• Vacuum technology
• Valves
• Valve terminals
• Sensors
• Image processing systems
• Compressed air preparation
• Pneumatic connection technology
• Electrical connection technology
• Control technology and software
• Other pneumatic devices
• Ready-to-install solutions
• Services

From battery cells and battery modules to installation in electric vehicles, we have the ideal automation solution for every production situation. See for yourself!

Many concepts from the past have been overtaken by the fourth industrial revolution: business models, partnerships, customer interfaces, value chains, and even the traditional automation pyramid – all are undergoing huge change. As an innovator and trendsetter in fieldbus technology, Festo will make a major contribution to reshaping the future with new concepts for Industry 4.0.

For applications where compact dimensions are essential, these

axes can be combined into very space-saving handling systems

that fit seamlessly into assembly systems, testing and inspection

systems, small parts handling units, desk top applications and in

the electronics industry. The low-cost linear axes ELGC and the mini

slides EGSC offer an optimal ratio between installation space and

working space. They feature a common system approach, platform

architecture and, last but not least, adapterless connections.

ELGA – the perfect solution whenever you need a protected guide.

The complete series of linear axes with internal guides comes

in many variants with toothed belt or spindle drive for impressive

dynamic response, speed and power, while the different guides

ensure it can be used in a multitude of applications. The ELGA is

available as an individual axis or as a complete solution for

standard handling systems.

In tire production, every second and every kilowatt counts. Discover how you can become faster and more efficient in all areas with solutions from Festo, including through clever retrofitting.

When it comes to your servopneumatic welding guns, take advantage of the numerous services included in your “all-inclusive trouble-free”package. These services guarantee simple commissioning, efficient operation and rapid fault elimination

With this issue of Highlights 2019, you are holding a kind of compass

in your hand. It will show you where the path with Festo might take

you this year.

You will see the first results in our core product range. Numerous new

components like the mini slide DGST or the compact cylinder ADN-S

are useful additions to the portfolio.

A central theme for us is connectivity at all possible levels:

mechanical, electrical and software.

Within the Corporate Principles and the Festo Code of Conduct, the Festo Group and its employees have committed

themselves to support and apply the basic principles in the areas of human rights and working conditions, quality

and environmental management, health and safety as well as the fight against corruption and bribery.

Product life cycles are becoming ever shorter. Less and less time is available, whether for development of an installation or its possible
modernisation. Companies and their employees therefore try to continuously optimise their processes as that is the only way they can
remain competitive and deal with increasingly demanding challenges.
The software tools provided by system and component suppliers can support them in this; they have been available for quite some time and
their number is constantly growing. The short tips in this white paper are intended as a guide to selecting tools which will help you to save
valuable time.

The EGC family at a glance with technical features and variants, as well as optional safety elements and relevant motors and controllers.

Festo Projects is a cloud-based web application for the administration of components in machines and their life-cycle-management in the field of automation technology. Furthermore, Projects functions as a centralized col-laboration platform which enables an efficient cooperation throughout different departments and companies. Festo provides the user with relevant and configuration-specific engineering information. Thus, Projects also acts as a centralized data storage for automation projects, which contain detailed and structured information.

Put your trust in a partner who has been setting technological standards for decades. Whether in pneumatic or electric automation. And don't expect anything less than a complete package, from mechanical systems to integrated motion control solutions and subsystems.