In this episode of the RS Expert Advice Podcast, Andy Lewis, the Electric Automation Business Driver at Festo, talks about electric automation solutions for process control and factory automation applications.
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In this episode of the RS Expert Advice Podcast, Andy Lewis, the Electric Automation Business Development at Festo — a trusted global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions — talks about electric automation. After introducing Festo, Andy explains the difference between electric and pneumatic automation and shares some examples of the many industries and applications they can be found in. He then introduces some of the many essential elements of electric automation solutions, including key Festo products and engineering tools.
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(0:34) Q1. Please introduce yourself and tell us about your role at Festo and how you ended up working in electric automation.
(1:43) Q2. Please introduce us to Festo.
(6:13) Q3. What is electric automation and how does it differ from pneumatic automation?
(10:07) Q4. What types of industries and applications is electric automation used in?
(20:15) Q5. What are some of the essential elements of an electric automation system?
(23:50) Q6. Can you introduce us to some essential electric automation solutions from Festo?
(35:37) Q7. Is there anything else you’d like our listeners to know about Festo or its electric automation solutions?
Simplify and Optimize Your Process Control and Factory Automation Facilities with Festo and RS
Festo is a trusted global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions dedicated to making tomorrow’s working world simpler, more productive, and more sustainable. Its global network consists of consists of national companies in 61 countries, more than 250 branch offices in 176 countries, around 20,800 experts, and partnerships with trusted distributors like RS — all of which allows them to help customers around the world build better products, streamline production, improve safety, and cut costs through innovation.
For more than 40 years in the U.S. and 80 years globally, Festo’s innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective products, combined with the expertise and differentiated customer support of its massive global network, have turned the power of intelligent automation into a catalyst for customer transformation — improving the way people work and the way companies compete.
RS offers a wide range of Festo products for process control and factory automation applications. Solutions include motors and motor controls, such as servo motors and servo drives, industrial controls and automation systems, linear actuators, sensors, grippers, pneumatic and fluid control products, and mechanical power transmission products.
For more information about Festo and its innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions for process control and factory automation applications, please visit the links embedded here and the Festo website. The Festo website also features essential electric automation engineering tools, including its Electric Motion Sizing tool, which analyzes users’ application information and provides them with a list of all of the different solutions they could use to achieve the desired function, and its Handling Guide Online tool, which outputs CAD drawings and supports direct quotes from RS to help users to develop cartesian systems quickly and easily. For custom designs, please visit Festo’s Customer Solutions page. For assistance identifying, procuring, deploying, and maintaining Festo products, please contact your local RS representative at 1.866.433.5722 or reach out to the RS technical support team.
