Use FACT and enter a new world of technical education and training.
FACT supports you
and offers you the opportunity to become a leading provider of technical education that meets the global quality standards of Festo.
FACT connects
success in learning and highly motivated students through the targeted exchange of skills, knowledge, and methods.
FACT optimizes
the use of learning labs, and guarantees that your learning equipment is state-of-the-art.
FACT ensures
the educational quality of your teaching staff and trainers, who not only impart theoretical knowledge, but also help the students to gain practical experience.
FACT offers
colleges and vocational schools a way of significantly increasing the employability of their students and trainees through industry-oriented education.
FACT increases
the performance capability of employees in industry, and therefore, the productivity of companies.
Take advantage of the appeal of the Festo brand – recognized worldwide as synonymous with performance, innovation, and success.
Implementation of FACT centers
Establishment of learning labs
Based on your circumstances and ideas, we work with you to develop a plan for designing complete learning labs or equipping existing labs with new learning equipment. The aim is to ensure that your learning labs conform to the high-quality learning environments of Festo in terms of layout, corporate design, and concept. We provide competent advice and support on-site to help you with the practical implementation of the plan.
Qualification of teaching staff
After a FACT Center has been furnished with learning equipment, we offer the teaching staff and trainers a condensed, standard training course that familiarizes them with the new technology and teaches them how to use it properly. In doing so, we not only concentrate on the transfer of technical knowledge, but also on imparting educational and instructional skills.
Marketing support
If necessary, we will advise or support you with the development of training plans and marketing concepts.
When creating brochures and promotional videos for your FACT Center, we will work with you to develop the best solutions. You will benefit from our in-depth marketing expertise. In addition, you will have the option of presenting your FACT Center in words and pictures within the Festo website.
Certification
The implementation of a FACT Center concludes with certification, the main component of which is an audit that guarantees compliance with the FACT quality standards.
FACT – Festo Authorized and Certified Training Center worldwide
FACT Center for modular Industry 4.0 production systems in Santiago, Chile
Partner organization: Duoc UC, Sede San Joaquín
Year of establishment: 2019
Contact: Pedro Troncoso M. , Santiago Marin C.
Description of the partner organization
Duoc UC is a state-approved private higher education institution. It was founded in 1968 and is part of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile network. Duoc UC is home to nine academic schools, including the School of Engineering, the School of Information Technology, and the School of Business and Administration. The schools are spread over 16 campus areas in different locations and offer educational programs for more than 94,000 students. As one of the leading academic institutions in the country, Duoc UC is known for its an attractive learning environment and state-of-the-art technical equipment.
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center Santiago has a training laboratory with five workstations, where automated industrial processes such as distribution, measurement, human-robot collaboration, classification and storage are simulated. The workstations are networked wirelessly with each other and form an Industry 4.0 production network. Industry 4.0 technologies include M2M communication, SCADA, mobile robotics and RFID. In the FACT Center, students acquire practical knowledge and skills in the field of Industry 4.0 and obtain an internationally recognized certificate.
Address
Vicuna Mackenna
4917 San Joaquin
Metropolitan Region
Chile
FACT Center for Mechatronics in Bogotá, Colombia
Partner organization: Centro Metalmecánico, Regional Bogotá Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA)
Year of establishment: 2010
Contact: Enrique Romero Contreras
Description of the partner organization
SENA is the national Colombian organization for basic and further training. It promotes the social and technical development of Colombian workers. To this end, it operates vocational training centers throughout the country, adapting its offer to the needs of industry.
The Centro Metalmecánico offers training in maintenance, automation, design and product development. The center has around 120 trainers and around 7,700 trainees who are qualified in the operation, programming and control of machines and systems. Due to its advanced educational standards and first-class equipment, the center enjoys an image of high professionalism and excellent learning quality.
SENA - Colombian National Training Service
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center Bogotá conducts basic and further training in mechatronics, including in the fields of pneumatics, electropneumatics, PLC, mobile robotics, industrial communication and process control. The FACT Center differs from traditional educational establishments with its open space concept, which is similar to workplaces in industry. This openness enables a free flow of communication and information, thereby motivating the learners to exchange ideas and network with other learners.
Address
SENA, Centro Metalmecánico
Carrera 30 No. 17b - 25 Sur
Complejo del Sur Bogotá
FACT Center for enabling technologies and process control in Cali, Colombia
Partner organization: Centro de Electricidad y Automatización Industrial (CEAI), SENA Regional Valle del Cauca
Year of establishment: 2016
Contact: Emilce Arevalo Garcia
Description of the partner organization
SENA is the national Colombian organization for basic and further training. It promotes the social and technical development of Colombian workers. To this end, it operates vocational training centers throughout the country, adapting its offer to the needs of industry.
The CEAI has set itself the goal of becoming a leading provider of basic and further training in the areas of maintenance as well as planning, control and automation of industrial processes. The task of the CEAI is to support local companies in order to improve their technological infrastructure.
SENA - Colombian National Training Service
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center offers a high standard in basic and further training and has modern laboratories in which interactive learning processes are promoted. The learning equipment supports practical knowledge transfer in the fields of pneumatics, electropneumatics, hydraulics, electrohydraulics, PLC programming, robotics, industrial communication, process control and embedded systems. In the FACT Center, around 1,200 trainees are being prepared for work in industry. In addition, the center offers training for employees from the industry and for individuals who want to expand their professional skills.
Address
Centro de Electricidad y Automatización Industrial (CEAI),
SENA Regional Valle del Cauca
Calle 52 No.2Bis-15
Salomia, Cali
FACT Center for Production and Industrial Processes in Rionegro, Colombia
Partner organization: Centro de la Innovación, la Agroindustria y la Aviación (CIAA), SENA Regional Antioquia
Year of establishment: 2017
Contact: Jorge Antonio Londoño
Description of the partner organization
SENA is the national Colombian organization for basic and further training. It promotes the social and technical development of Colombian workers. To this end, it operates vocational training centers throughout the country, adapting its offer to the needs of industry.
SENA - Colombian National Training Service
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center covers an area of 1,100 m2 and is equipped with training laboratories in which basic subjects such as pneumatics and hydraulics are taught, as well as overarching subjects such as mechatronics. The center imparts the latest knowledge on modern industrial applications such as PLC control, industrial communication, SCADA systems, mobile robotics and process control. The labs support modular learning by simulating real industrial technologies.
Address
Centro de la Innovación, la Agroindustria y la Aviation (CIAA)
SENA Regional Antioquia
Zona Franca Rionegro Bodegas 14 and 15, Vereda Chachafruto
Rionegro
FACT Centre for Industrial Automation in Beilen, Netherlands
Partner organization: Stevast Techniek
Year of foundation: 2021
Contact:Rutger Feijer
Description of the partner organisation
Stevast Techniek was founded in 2015, and has developed into a dynamic and competent solution provider for customers from a wide range of industries. Stevast Techniek's range of products and services includes the maintenance and repair of machinery and systems, engineering and mechanical engineering, metalworking as well as training and consulting.
The company's vision for the future is to strengthen its reputation as a reliable and strong partner for customers throughout the country by deepening and bundling its experience and expertise in the above fields.
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center at Stevast Techniek in Beilen has a fully equipped training room for industrial automation. Learners acquire the skills and competencies required in a modern industrial environment. The learning systems at the FACT Center are consistently designed for practical application. Experienced trainers pass on their knowledge and expertise to the learners and ensure maximum success in learning.
Address
Stevast Techniek
Bathoorn 4
9411 SE Beilen
The Netherlands
FACT Center for Industrial Automation and Mechatronics in Kingston, Jamaica
Partner organization: Caribbean Maritime University
Year of establishment: 2018
Contact: René Flores
Description of the partner organization
The Caribbean Maritime University aims to redefine the content of maritime education by integrating technical qualifications, life skills and academic education so that graduates are equipped with comprehensive know-how for a changing world of work. In order to offer students maximum learning success, the university invests in new technologies and promotes innovation at every level. This gives learners a unique opportunity to partake in practical knowledge that prepares them for their work in seafaring, shipping, logistics and related fields.
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center revolutionizes the basic and further training of engineers, technicians and people who work or want to work in related fields. The center has a high training capacity, which includes several training programs in areas such as automation and mechatronics, as well as compact courses with industry certification for professionals in companies. This means that the FACT Center not only trains the engineers of the future, but also equips industrial employees with the know-how for the fourth industrial revolution.
Address
Palisadoes Park
Norman Manley Highway
P.O. Box 8081 CSO
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
FACT Center for Mechatronics and Automation in Giza, Egypt
Partner organization: Nile University
Year of establishment: 2012
Contact: Haytham M. Yassin
Description of the partner organization
Nile University (NU) has made it its mission to contribute to the development of technology and economy in Egypt through education and research at the highest level. In order to fulfill this task, the NU works together with renowned international universities, research institutes and industrial partners. The Center for Mechatronics and Industrial Development of the NU is part of the overall offer of the university and promotes the development of technical competencies of people and the development of production systems in the fields of mechatronics and industrial automation.
Description of the FACT Center
In cooperation with Festo, NU set up the FACT Center Giza to bridge the gap between academic teaching and industry. The FACT Center is therefore geared towards the technical training needs of the industrial world. The curricula and didactic methods are based on the circumstances of the local companies. Practical teaching takes place in two laboratories, namely the "basic technologies" laboratory, which covers the topics of pneumatics, safety, hydraulics, sensors, CNC, robotics and PLC, and the "full automation" laboratory, in which the topics of commissioning, technical troubleshooting and control loops are dealt with.
Address
Nile University
26th of July Corridor—Sheikh Zayed
Giza 12588
FACT Center for Mechatronics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Partner organization: Abu Dhabi Polytechnic
Year of establishment: 2017
Contact: Dr. Saud Aldajah
Description of the partner organization
Abu Dhabi Polytechnic (AD Poly) was founded in 2010 by the Institute of Applied Technology to create a dual education system in high-tech disciplines. The aim of AD Poly is to equip prospective technicians and engineers with industry-relevant skills and competencies and to offer them an accredited academic degree. The highlights of AD Poly's range of courses include diploma and bachelor's degree courses that were designed in cooperation with companies. In addition, a dual instruction system was installed where the apprentices spend half of their training in training centers and companies.
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center is a government facility administered by AD Poly's Institute of Applied Technology. In cooperation with Festo, a global leader in the field of mechatronics and industrial automation, the FACT Center offers students and technical specialists from local industrial companies training and courses on a wide range of topics, including pneumatics, hydraulics, process control and factory automation. The FACT Center is an exciting new project that represents international top-level technical education in cooperation with various partners and a team of highly motivated teachers.
Address
Abu Dhabi Polytechnic/Institute of Applied Technology
P.O.Box 111499
Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Z23
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
FACT Center for Mechatronics in Bsarma, Lebanon
Partner company: Zeenni's Trading Agency and Industries
Year of establishment: 2008
Contact: Ibrahim Mallat
Description of the partner company
Zeenni's Trading Agency and Industries was founded in 1945 and is based in Bsarma El Koura, North Lebanon. More than 250 employees work together for the success of the company. The focus is on the manufacture and packaging of household products and cosmetics. Other products include air fresheners, deodorants, shoe polish and groceries. The manufacturing process, from molding to bottling and packaging, is entirely carried out by the company. The production facilities are state-of-the-art and are operated by highly qualified skilled workers.
Description of the FACT Center
The establishment of the FACT Center for Mechatronics resulted from a lack of practical know-how from university graduates, which meant that the application-oriented qualification requirements of the local industry could not be met. The FACT Center has two laboratories equipped with basic equipment and an AFB factory. The FACT Center offers courses in pneumatics, hydraulics, sensors, CAD/CAM/CNC, robotics, automation and programming.
The FACT Center Bsarma is a unique training facility in Lebanon that, in cooperation with a German partner, inspires young people for the world of mechatronics.
Address
Zeenni's Trading Agency & Industries
Bsarma El Koura
North Lebanon
FACT Center for Smart Factory in Gumi, Republic of Korea
Partner organization: Kumoh Technical High School
Year of establishment: 2018
Contact: Jang Hyeonsik
Description of the partner organization
Kumoh Technical High School has been dedicated to the country's technical development since it opened in 1973. It consists of three departments: Precision Machinery, Automation Systems and Electrical Engineering. The motto of the school is: "Educate young masters so that they can explore their future life path". Kumoh Technical High School is a leading vocational institution in the country with hands-on curricula, a certificate course for engineers and international vocational students.
Description of the FACT Center
The FACT Center for Smart Factory includes a laboratory for fluid engineering and a laboratory for automation technology. Experienced and certified FACT trainers conduct training courses on the topics of pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC, HMI, servo positioning control and applied factory and process automation. The training courses in the FACT Center are consistently geared towards practice and provide the students with extensive know-how for professional excellence and success.
Address
Kumoh Technical High School
59, Gumi-daero 30-gil
Gumi-si Gyeongsangbuk-do
Republic of Korea