You’ll be familiar with this: the best components leave us feeling uncertain if it is not clear how the machine must be designed and handled correctly in operation. For example, because there are no application notes. Or because the data sheet does not contain important figures. That is why we advise and help you implement your machine safely in accordance with the Machinery Directive with as little effort as possible. Regardless of whether you opt for pneumatic or electric actuator technology.
At Festo Didactic, you can find our range of technical safety seminars and online training around the world – making you fit to manage the topic of safety engineering.
Our specialists in safety engineering will help you select the right products for safety-related circuits worldwide.
How? Take a look at our guidelines on machine and system safety. Here you will not only find comprehensive information on the basic standards, risk assessment and risk reduction, but also detailed overviews of all safety functions with the appropriate products to implement these functions in your system.
The guideline also contains an overview of all Festo Training and Consulting seminars on the subject of safety engineering qualification.
Read more in the guideline for machine and system safety (PDF)
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