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Software for industrial production

Planning, drawing, processing and documenting, as well as constantly working with data from the cloud or mobile sources are just some of the many complex project phases in industrial production. This in turn requires integrated software solutions with a wide range of functions. Without them, projects take too long.

The unmapped parts of the digitalisation landscape are getting smaller and smaller, including in industrial production. Many of the tasks that designers, production managers, maintenance engineers and machine operators need to complete can now be done entirely using tailor-made software solutions. Here are some of the highlights of our digital products and services. You can find more in our App World.



Smartenance: digital maintenance management

Mobile, simple, efficient – Smartenance offers paperless digital maintenance management with centrally managed data from the cloud and fast updates. Smartenance keeps your maintenance team up to date at all times with the web application for production managers and the app for system operators.

For production managers: the web application

The web browser provides you with an overview of all systems, employees and tasks. Smartenance makes maintenance efficient: you create and manage maintenance plans and analyse feedback on the status of your systems.

  • All systems including maintenance status at a glance
  • Draw up plans and allocate tasks
  • Option of exporting data as detailed proof for audits


For system operators: the app

Access the latest plans and instruction manuals on smartphones and tablets via the app. Instantly share your comments on the system status, including images, with all your colleagues. Smartenance makes maintenance simple.

  • Current maintenance plans and allocated tasks always available
  • All instruction manuals digitally available with images, texts and PDFs
  • Quick documentation of the results using the comment function


Smartenance is now available in three packages – for maximum flexibility.

  • Smartenance Basic: digital maintenance management – paperless, transparent and efficient
  • Smartenance Advanced: digital maintenance management and incident management for your machines
  • Smartenance Professional: digital maintenance management, incident management and programming interface





FluidDraw: produce and document circuit diagrams in one step

With FluidDraw, you can quickly and easily create electrical and pneumatic circuit diagrams. FluidDraw makes it easier to plan complete systems, integrate individual components and produce documentation that complies with standards. You can access the Festo catalogue and your own imported databases, and thus benefit from evaluation functions and ready-prepared assembly drawings. The software is part of the Festo engineering tools that provide users with paperless and seamless support for all phases, from planning to delivery and commissioning.

Functions and advantages at a glance

  • Pneumatic and electrical symbol libraries
  • Access to the Festo catalogue and online basket and your own product databases
  • Extensive character and sizing functions
  • Flexible licence models: choose between the standard and subscription version (including all upgrades to later versions and all updates within the current version)
  • Can be used directly without a hardware dongle





Schematic Solution: Eplan projects at the touch of a button

Where were the configuration solutions again? Which file has the documents for the individual components? There are countless files accumulating on computers. We have developed Schematic Solution so that you don’t have to spend your time on tedious searches and long-winded, error-prone documentation. The tool creates a project for you, using the order code for a custom configured solution. It does this in no time at all and without any errors – you just need to enter the order code in the search field. There’s no more tedious searching for, downloading and piecing together of individual components.

  • Intuitive, fast and reliable: error-free documentation at the push of a button
  • Complete: full mechatronic representation of configured products such as CPX, VTSA and MPA
  • Reliable: automated generation in accordance with the IEC 61355/IEC 81346/ISO 1219 standards
  • Economical: gain time for value-adding activities