14 March 2005 - Festo Festo announces two compressed air consumption analysis services designed to help pneumatic automation builders and end-users minimise energy usage. The services provide the means to extend the focus on energy efficiency right down to the individual machine level, to reduce running costs, and support an organisation's wider commitment to environmental policies and standards such as ISO 14001.
14 December 2004 - Festo Communicate successfully at all levels – this would be an appropriate slogan for the modular electrical terminal CPX. Compatible with all fieldbus protocols and customer-specific installation standards, it simplifies the exchange of information between the electrical and pneumatic control levels.
14 December 2004 - Festo Building castles on air – air features in much more than just Festo’s components. Airy architecture also characterises this manufacturer’s Technology Centre for automation technology in Esslingen-Berkheim.
07 December 2004 - Festo The UK pneumatics market grew by over 4% in 2004 following three years of substantial decline, but is expected to falter again in 2005, notes Festo in a review of pneumatic automation trends. The vendor also strikes a warning note for UK machine builders that despite the current small-scale growth, their international competitive advantage is being eroded by the relative failure to adopt industrial networking.
11 April 2004 - Festo The standard compact-design cylinder ADN has moved to the top of the class. The reason for this leading position among standard drives is that the ADN can do more than is demanded by the new standard ISO 21287 governing compact pneumatic drives. Among the extra benefits is a wealth of services.
