To mark the company's 100th anniversary, Festo is therefore designing an extraordinary application in the form of the Incredible Machine. It does not manufacture a specific product, but works on the principle of a Rube Goldberg machine, in which one impulse triggers the next. The Incredible Machine demonstrates the history of automation technology from the past to the present, and reflects our diverse skills and extensive expertise.
It shows the fascination for motion technologies – whether pneumatic, electric, digital or a combination – and the most important industries in which Festo operates, inspires enthusiasm for technology, and gives an outlook on what the future of automation could look like – because inventiveness and a pioneering spirit have been part of our DNA from the very beginning.
Just as the flap of a butterfly's wings can trigger a chain of movements, sometimes a small impulse can bring about significant changes. Our eMotionButterfly therefore sets the machine in motion. During this journey, we look back at our history, but above all we look forward to the future.
In 12 modules, a motion impulse runs over a total length of 14 meters, triggering a chain reaction of different motion functions in the machine. More than 1000 Festo products and more than 1.8 kilometers of tubing and cables are installed in the machine.