Festo AX – Make decisions based on facts

What Festo AX offers you

As experts in electric and pneumatic automation, we offer you much more than just a conventional IoT solution; we combine our in-depth industry expertise with our experience in data science and software development. You can start with condition monitoring and preventive maintenance of components, machines and systems. Data recorded from the shop floor can be used to make runtime-related maintenance suggestions, facilitating more efficient servicing. With just a few clicks you can easily extend the capabilities of Festo AX with artificial intelligence.

Read more about the most important features:

Artificial intelligence in real-time
Festo AX analyses the live data in real time. What does that mean for you? You get the information you need as soon as an anomaly occurs. No waiting. No latency. That gives you the time you need to get things straight before anything even goes wrong.

Flexible integration into all systems
Festo AX works perfectly with our components, which are used in many machines and systems. By adopting established protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT and many others, the application can also be easily integrated into third-party components and machines.

On-premises, on-edge or in the cloud?
Festo AX can be run anywhere, whether directly on the system (on-edge), on your servers (on-premises) or in the cloud. We support you in whichever environment you prefer!

Human-in-the-loop: integrate your expert knowledge
Festo AX learns both from our algorithms and your valuable knowledge. Your input helps Festo AX learn more about the state of your assets and ensures continuous learning and improved algorithms. Was the anomaly detected part of a healthy condition or a leak in the compressed air supply? Your feedback, i.e. your classification of the anomalies and recommended further action, provides the person receiving the notification with the information they need so that when the anomaly occurs next, they know exactly which system is affected, what is happening and what they need to do. To put it simply: Festo AX keeps the "human in the loop".

Your data is yours and yours alone!
The data we collect belongs exclusively to our customers and is only used as agreed.

Festo AX for end customers

Predictive maintenance

For many manufacturers, avoiding production downtime is a great challenge. Festo AX helps you to master this challenge.

How? The data produced by your assets is sent directly to Festo AX and processed immediately using algorithms based on artificial intelligence and machine learning (real-time analytics). You will be notified as soon as the data deviates from the asset’s "healthy state" (anomaly detection). The notification tells you which sensors are affected and even recommends further action. Of course, Festo AX also needs your expertise: by classifying the anomaly, the software knows how to respond the next time the same anomaly occurs. Your input improves the algorithms and also prevents unwanted notifications (human-in-the-loop).

The result: anomalies are detected very early on, so that unexpected downtime can be avoided, spare parts are ready when needed and maintenance can be carried out without negatively impacting your production.

Predictive energy

Festo AX helps you with all tasks relating to the efficient use of energy. For example, reducing energy costs such as network charges by avoiding costly peak loads is a complex and demanding task.

How? Festo AX adaptively learns the load profiles of consumers and connectable generators in production and calculates average power values. The software generates a warning message that indicates very early on when a specific and cost-relevant load limit is exceeded, for example in terms of power consumption.

The result: proactive measures to switch off relevant consumers and switch on in-house generators (such as CHP systems) or even measures to restructure production can be taken even before the load limit has been exceeded. This approach allows you to avoid peak loads, reduce grid charges and therefore reduce production costs.

Predictive quality

Production processes are configured to achieve the best results, but despite best efforts, defects still happen. Festo AX helps you to avoid quality losses and thus reduce the number of rejects.

How does it work? Festo AX learns the complex relationships between process parameters and external influences (such as ambient temperature) and proactively warns the process expert of impending quality losses by analysing the process data in real time.

The result: the system determines which process parameters are responsible for the quality loss and how they have to be adjusted in order to restore the specified product quality. This approach ensures that quality is consistent and avoids rejects altogether.

Your benefits

Reduced downtime in production
so no unscheduled downtime, no production delays, no contractual penalties charged by your customers
Reduced energy costs
by optimally using energy
Increased daily output
by monitoring and detecting bottlenecks and optimising cycle times
Reduced rejects
no quality losses, fewer rejects, more efficient production thanks to consistent product quality
Reduced production costs
through optimal configuration of adjustable control parameters
All the information you need at the touch of a button
tailored to your needs with Festo AX visualisation

Start right away with one of our packages

Festo AX connectivity check: check the AI capacity of your machines

Here's how we do it:

Create an inventory of all relevant components
Analyse existing hardware by focusing on:
- Logs
- Technical/system requirements for using Festo AX
Develop a rough concept for the smooth connection of our AI software
Festo AX recommendation for any additionally hardware needed (gateways, edge devices, sensors, etc.)

Festo AX data check: analysis of your data and training of an initial AI model

Here's how we do it:

Create an inventory of historic data
If necessary, save the data permanently
Apply the data to our machine learning AI models
Train a first model for:
- Predictive maintenance or
- Predictive quality or
- Predictive energy
Develop a rough concept for expanding/refining the data model

Festo AX pilot project: applying the AI models and integrating them in your IT architecture

We will work with you to develop a Festo AX solution based on your individual application:

Plan and implement a connectivity concept; build on the Festo AX Connectivity Check package, if necessary
Develop the AI model; build on the Festo AX Data Check package, if necessary
Document the results
Train your employees in working with the Festo AX software and user interface
Payments already made for the Festo AX Data or Connectivity Check packages will be deducted

Optional: our Festo AX Evaluation Kit offers you a preconfigured environment