FESTO S.p.a.
Festo is the world leader in the field of automation technology, training and refresher courses in the industrial field and is present all over the world with 61 affiliates e 16.200 collaborators. Festo stands for innovation in industrial and process automation, from the single product to the ready-to-install solution. Festo’s innovative strength is demonstrated by the introduction of around 100 new products launched each year. The company invests 9% of its turnover in research and development, filing over 2.900 patents worldwide.
Festo Italia was born in 1956, after only one year since Festo in Germany began to spread pneumatic technology applied to different industrial sectors. It is from Italy that its vocation as an international company begins to become a reality. By contributing to the affirmation of industrial development, Festo Italia is witnessing the birth of small, medium and large enterprises which, born during the first post-war period, and using simple technology, progressively reach increasingly efficient working models.
The approximately 180 employees and a consolidated network of authorized distributors successfully support the group’s mission: «Festo, at the forefront of industrial automation. We work with our customers to increase their productivity. We combine our knowledge with a passion for detail, never losing sight of the big picture. We encourage sustainable growth in a world on the move ».
Festo CTE srl is also operational in Assago, the company of the Festo group that deals with consultancy and training in the organization and industrial management, as well as in the field of “education “.
The pride of the Assago office is the Application Center, an exclusive environment available to the customer: a functional technological space divided into 4 application areas and equipped with its own training room, where to verify solutions, test and simulate real applications.
The Festo Application Center is also a laboratory for System Integrators, who here work alongside qualified Festo technical staff to study and develop advanced handling and handling systems.
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