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Rapid leaps in innovation characterise the development of additive manufacturing processes. Rotterdam-based company Concr3de has been working on a 3D printer for stone for more than five years, developing an inkjet technique to participate in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. It achieved this aim using automation technology from Festo.

Rising energy costs and targets to reduce CO2 are challenges facing most businesses. In manufacturing, reducing the consumption of compressed air can yield big wins in both categories. Here, Festo offers five practical measures for reducing compressed air energy consumption in the production environment.

The Festo stand focuses on key applications for the process and packaging sector.

Operating costs for pneumatic equipment can be reduced by up to 60% if system operators put into practice the results and analyses of the Compressed Air Energy Efficiency Audit GFAA by Festo, the company says.

Automation is an enabler for the industrial transformation toward climate protection and resource efficiency, sustainability and the circular economy. With its products and solutions, Festo contributes to enabling resource-efficient production and helps to establish a circular economy along the entire value chain – with the clear aim of reducing CO2 emissions.

Festo has launched piezo valve technology for gas handling that simplifies the replacement of traditional solenoid valves, facilitates integration, and reduces energy consumption by as much as 95 percent.

New servo technology from Festo is helping Grolsch to put the iconic swing tops on its bottles of lager. The ‘swing-top transfer unit’ was custom designed by Festo in conjunction with system integrator MCA Linear Motion Robotics. It is installed at the Grolsch Enschede plant in The Netherlands.