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Festo electric actuators simplify setup of linear motion axes

October 17, 2019 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo now sells a Simplified Motion Series of electric drives that combines the simplicity of pneumatics with the benefits of electric automation. These new electric drives equipped with Digital I/O and IO-Link enable a range of operational and productivity benefits and deliver intelligent IIoT communication. The actuators in this series are built for simple motion […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain driven, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: festo

Pick-and-place applications with Festo tools — showing at Pack Expo

August 28, 2019 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo offers software and hardware to shorten packaging-machine development time and reduce engineering overhead. These components, systems, and software tools will be on display at Pack Expo on September 23 to 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Booth LS-6349. Design a pick-and-place robot and control cabinet in minutes Festo demonstrates a Cartesian robot and […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Pneumatic cylinders, Stages + gantries Tagged With: festo

Festo introduces compact electric actuators ELGC and EGSC at IMTS 2018

September 11, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo showcases at IMTS 2018, McCormick Place, Chicago, September 10-15, the new low-cost linear axes ELGC and mini slide EGSC. These new electric actuators offer an optimal ratio between installation space and working space. They feature a common system approach and platform architecture as well as space saving adapter-free connectors. The Festo IMTS Booth is in […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: festo

Festo Motion Terminal has apps to replace more than 50 components

July 20, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Pneumatics is intrinsically a user-friendly technology — and it is set to become even more straightforward, versatile and flexible as the brand new Festo Motion Terminal Versatile Time Domain Electro-Magnetics (VTEM) is bringing pneumatics into the era of Industry 4.0. That’s with apps that can replace more than 50 individual components thanks to developments in […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Software Tagged With: festo

Festo expands planar gantry offering with two new, larger workspace models — EXCM-30 and EXCM-40

April 27, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

With the new, larger EXCM-30 and EXCM-40 models, the Festo EXCM family of planar gantries gain expanded workspaces and higher load capacities, but are still ideally used for plug-and-play subassemblies in assembly and handling systems and medical laboratory devices. The EXCM planar gantry family provides an optimum ratio between installation space and working space. EXCM […]

Filed Under: Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Stages + gantries Tagged With: festo

Festo streamlines selection, assembly, and commissioning of electrical axes

June 21, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The Optimized Motion Series of packaged linear and rotary electrical axes solutions, introduced by Festo, helps lower OEM overhead by speeding up specification, assembly, and commissioning of axes. Fast delivery reduces inventory requirements and makes it faster and easier to support electrical axes in the field. Along with the Festo Fast Mobile App for easy […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: festo

Switching from robot systems to Cartesian handling systems

November 7, 2014 By Editor 1 Comment

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By Jörg Tertünte and Lisa Endrijaitis, Festo Marketing Concepts The trend in conventional linear and rotational applications is moving away from robots to energy-efficient and cost-optimized systems, as manufacturers often don’t require all the functions, large sizes and degrees of freedom robots provide. Although considered an industrial robot by DIN standards, Cartesian handling systems offer […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: festo

Festo Adds a Heavy Duty Unit to its Popular EGC Line

November 8, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

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EGC model toothed belt and ball screw electric actuators from Festo deliver high speed, response, and dynamic rigidity. The new EGC-HD (heavy duty) model builds on those capabilities and adds load-bearing capacity to its specifications – twice the load bearing of the EGC actuator. The EGC-HD electric actuator features recirculating ball bearing guides that help […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Belt + chain drives for linear, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: festo

Festo’s High-speed Cartesian H-gantry for sensitive workpieces

October 1, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

Festo Corporation introduces the high-speed Cartesian H-gantry designed for dynamic assembly operations in the fields of electronics, photovoltaic and small parts handling as well as other applications requiring quick and flexible positioning. This new type of 3D/planar surface gantry is 30 percent faster compared with any other conventional Cartesian handling unit. The gantry covers a […]

Filed Under: Stages + gantries Tagged With: festo

Festo ELGA linear drive delivers high feed force

September 10, 2012 By Stacy Combest 1 Comment

Festo introduced the ELGA linear drive — a cost-effective electric toothed belt axis that comes with high feed forces as well as flexible motor attachments. It features an integrated plain-bearing guided belt drive that is easy to handle and fit, aside from being ideally suited for positioning lighter loads quickly, allowing machine builders to save […]

Filed Under: Linear drives (all) Tagged With: festo

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