Digital maintenance of facilities with Smartenance
Preventive facility maintenance is important to prevent problems that can lead to the machine standing still. In many producing plants, technicians still document maintenance...
Large amounts of data – little effort
The Festo product portfolio is huge: there are over 30,000 catalogue products, some of which are available in millions of variants, as well as...
On the way to the cyber-physical production system
As part of Industry 4.0, companies face the challenge of equipping their production with new technologies and adapting their organisation as well as their...
Innovations from the Bionic Learning Network in 2018
The main topic of the Hannover Fair 2018, “Integrated Industries - Connect and Collaborate”, is concerned with generating competitive advantage by networking humans and...
Festo design tool 3D now as a fast online tool
Configure product modules in just a few seconds
Fast, reliable and efficient – the Festo Design Tool 3D Online configuration software reduces the risk of...
The digitalisation megatrend – the key to increased productivity
A phenomenon that has become a standard part of our private lives is now also spreading into industry: digitalisation. One thing is for sure:...
The next steps towards networked factories
Automation is getting ever closer to the objective of workpieces that control their own production. An important milestone on the road towards Integrated Industry...
Getting a grasp of Industry 4.0
This year will be the 8th time that Hannover Fair is making Industry 4.0 its leading topic. Eberhard Klotz, Head of the Industry 4.0 campaign...
Industry 4.0 intelligent sensors and actuators with IO-Link®
As an intelligent connection, IO-Link® is a perfect match for sensors and actuators for Industry 4.0: complex diagnostics can be transferred rapidly using standardised...
Digitalisation of the customer interface
The manner of cooperation with customers is rapidly changing. Along with the classic sales channels, customers are increasingly using the company’s online product catalogue...
