Amid the waves of scientific exploration and industrial transformation, AI-powered precision analysis technologies are reshaping the boundaries of labs. Facing challenges such as accelerated automation, enhanced testing accuracy, and cross-disciplines collaboration, Festo—the century-old automation leader—centers on a high-precision motion control platform. Through modular electric drive technology, nano-level fluid control, and multi-gas management, Festo delivers one-stop solutions for life sciences, energy quality monitoring, food safety testing, and environmental monitoring. Leveraging real-time diagnostics from Festo AX industrial intelligence, we propel labs into an era of predictive maintenance with zero unexpected downtime. We cordially invite you to visit our exhibition booth for face-to-face discussions and to jointly explore the endless possibilities in analytical testing development.
Date: September 10–12, 2025
Location: Beijing · China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall)
Festo Booth: E2333
Bioreactor
Application:
A bioreactor provides a suitable growth environment that simulates the internal conditions of a living organism for microorganisms or enzymes to carry out biochemical reactions in vitro. This enables rapid proliferation of microorganisms or cells and efficient formation of products. Bioreactors are essential in important biological processes such as synthetic biology product manufacturing, gene-engineered recombinant proteins, DNA vaccines, 3D tissue cell culture, and amplification of microbial cell factories.
Festo Solutions:
The control parameters of bioreactors involve both liquid and gas phase supply, including stirring speed, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and fluid dynamics. Festo’s bioreactor solutions not only provide precise gas control but also offer high-performance stirring servo systems and remote IO function modules to ensure optimal bioreactor operation.
Festo’s VEMD mass flow controllers and 18-channel VEAE switching valves complement each other to achieve precise regulation and on/off control of air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. The VEMD supports multiple gas media such as air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen, and features a rich set of analog and digital interfaces: analog inputs of 0…5V / 0…10V / 4…20mA; digital communication interfaces including Modbus TCP and RS232/RS485. The VEAE valve assembly integrates 18 piezo valves in a compact structure, optimized for gas circuits with low leakage, low power consumption, long service life, and oxygen compatibility.
Stirring speed control in bioreactors directly affects the fluid dynamics and cell growth inside the reactor. Too low stirring speed may cause cell sedimentation, impairing oxygen and nutrient transfer. Too high stirring speed may expose cells to excessive shear forces, causing damage. Festo’s high-performance EMMT servo motors combined with multi-protocol CMMT servo drives provide precise force, speed, and position control via PN, EC, EP, or Modbus TCP buses. Featuring high dynamics and extremely low holding torque, this combination ensures excellent adjustability, synchronization, and tracking accuracy.
Application:
In life science applications, even microliter-level titration or liquid handling errors can cause inaccurate test results, making precise liquid dispensing and transfer critical. A microplate washer is a medical device specifically designed to clean microtiter plates. It is usually used in conjunction with a microplate reader and works by repeatedly shaking and washing to separate bound and free phases during enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The washer removes residual substances after microplate detection to ensure testing accuracy and improve experimental reliability. It is widely used in laboratories of hospitals, blood banks, disease control centers, reagent manufacturers, and research institutes.
Festo Solutions:
Festo’s VTOI dispensing head, combined with a compact two-axis system for rapid movement and the PGVA positive/negative pressure generator to provide compressed air or vacuum, enables fast cleaning of microplates. The VTOI dispensing head, PGVA, high-performance media valve VYKA, and valve control module VAEM work seamlessly together. By simply setting the pressure and valve switching time, microliter-level dispensing and siphoning can be achieved. Beyond individual components, Festo also offers customized functional modules or complete solutions tailored to customer needs.
Application Scenarios:
The large-volume pipetting system is suitable for handling samples ranging from 100 µL to 50 mL. It enables operators to have “zero contact” with samples, effectively reducing pre-processing workload and minimizing errors caused by manual handling. This system is ideal for large-volume sample processing in industries such as life sciences, petrochemicals, food safety testing, and environmental monitoring.
Festo Solution:
The system consists of Festo’s high-performance electric cylinder ELGD, compact linear module EGSC, high-performance servo motor EMMT-AS, DC servo motor EMMT-EC, and pipetting syringe.
The gantry system, composed of the ELGD toothed-belt electric cylinder, servo motor EMMT-AS, linear module EGSC, and DC servo motor EMMT-EC, meets the demands for high-speed and high-precision positioning in sample processing while offering excellent cost performance. The precision syringe paired with the high-resolution DC servo motor EMMT-EC enables highly accurate small-volume liquid dispensing.
Festo’s next-generation electric cylinder module ELGD features innovative dual-rail guidance technology, providing rigidity in the M× direction far exceeding that of electric cylinders of the same size. Its magnetic dust-proof belt with a steering device greatly reduces surface wear, meeting higher cleanroom standards. The innovative toothed-belt design allows the ELGD to achieve high precision positioning even at high speeds, with repeat positioning accuracy up to ±0.04 mm.
Festo not only offers the high-performance servo motor EMMT-AS and servo controller CMMT-AS (featuring multi-protocol communication interfaces, full closed-loop dual encoders, master-slave synchronization, and advanced S3 safety functions), but also provides the lightweight servo motor EMMT-ST and controller CMMT-ST. The EMMT-ST uses single-turn or multi-turn absolute encoders (battery-free) and OCP single-cable connectors. Combined with the CMMT-ST controller (supporting multi-protocol communication, safe torque off STO, and weak magnetic speed increase functions), this solution delivers even higher cost efficiency.