Festo
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Festo is a German
industrial control and automation company based in Esslingen am Neckar
, Germany
. Festo is an engineering-driven company that sells pneumatic and electric transducers primarily to the automation industry.
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Festo has links with universities, institutes and development companies through their Bionic Learning Network program. They are using this to explore ideas and initiatives which go beyond the core business of automation and didactics
and may lead to future products and product areas, currently these projects involve their new line of pneumatic actuators. Some of these projects are the Aqua Jelly, AquaPenguin, the Aqua Ray, Airic’s arm, the Airacuda, and SmartBird
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Germany
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industrial control and automation company based in Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest city in the district....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Festo is an engineering-driven company that sells pneumatic and electric transducers primarily to the automation industry.
History
Festo was founded in 1925 by Gottlieb Stoll and Albert Fezer. Initially it manufactured wood cutting tools and later diversified into the automation industry. In 2000 its portable power tool activities were spun off into an independent company, FestoolFestool
Festool is one of the world's leading producers of high end power tools especially for cabinetry. It is located in Wendlingen, Germany, where all its power tools are produced...
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Products
Festo also offers Engineering Services via its Customer Solutions department. These "solutions" range from simple assemblies and kits, to full automation solutions utilizing Festo and third party components. Typical tasks include custom machine design and process automation.Festo has links with universities, institutes and development companies through their Bionic Learning Network program. They are using this to explore ideas and initiatives which go beyond the core business of automation and didactics
Didactics
A didactic method is a teaching method that follows a consistent scientific approach or educational style to engage the student’s mind.The didactic method of instruction is often contrasted with dialectics and the Socratic method; the term can also be used to refer to a specific didactic method,...
and may lead to future products and product areas, currently these projects involve their new line of pneumatic actuators. Some of these projects are the Aqua Jelly, AquaPenguin, the Aqua Ray, Airic’s arm, the Airacuda, and SmartBird
SmartBird
SmartBird is an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle created by Festo's Bionic Learning Network. It is an ornithopter modeled on the herring gull...
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