The blue path to higher efficiency Your way to zero emissions Highlights 2024/25 01 Sustainable Automation 14 – 15 Machine and system builders can generally use pneumatic and electromechanical automation solutions to implement an automation task. By bringing together pneumatics and electrics using smart innovations, it is possible to provide technology-neutral advice, design customer applications efficiently, and minimize carbon emissions wherever possible. In addition, relevant services are available throughout the operating phase. You can opt for a particular solution, or you can combine pneumatics and electrics to create a solution that is precisely tailored to your requirements, while also taking into consideration energy efficiency and costs for the entire operating phase. Festo supports its customers in four core areas to achieve greater sustainability in automation: 1. Engineering for greater energy efficiency It is the design of a machine or system that lays the foundation for the smallest possible carbon footprint. The free engineering tools from Festo such as “Pneumatic sizing” and the “CO2 & TCO Guide” support the customers with their selection of the right components in the right sizes. The tools provide transparent information about energy consumption during operation of the product, and thus enable the optimum design of a machine or system. 2. Products for sustainable operation It is part of the Festo strategy to make product-specific assessments available that evaluate the CO2 emissions produced by the products. The continuous further development of products with innovative solutions is seen by Festo as the key to a CO2-neutral future. 3. Saving more energy with Festo Services In the operating phase of a product, it is all about keeping energy consumption at an optimum level in the long term and identifying deviations in good time. Digital solutions for energy monitoring and Festo Energy Saving Services, a compressed air energy efficiency audit that is carried out worldwide and is TÜV-certified, help the manufacturing industry to do this. 4. Sustainability in basic and further training As a leading specialist in technical training, Festo Didactic provides the specialists of today and tomorrow with the knowledge and skills they need to identify potential savings in their work and systematically implement them. Optimizing the pressure level On the Festo website, you will find energy-saving tips for pneumatic and electric automation solutions such as “Optimizing the pressure level”. Energy savings of up to 10% can be achieved by reducing system pressure by 1 bar. The new pressure regulator MS-LR-B (p. 36) – lightweight and robust thanks to modern polymer materi- als – is also part of the product range. If individual applications require higher pressure levels, this can be done decentrally, for example, with the pressure booster DPA. Sustainable in production thanks to a reduced use of materials and in operation thanks to integrated control, leading to energy savings of up to 80%. Energy efficiency module MSE6-C2M Regulates the compressed air supply when the system is in stand-by mode, prevents waste caused by possible leaks, monitors the flow rate and pressure, and enables predictive energy management in combination with the AI software solution “Festo AX” for energy savings of up to 70%. Examples of... ...lighter weight products ADN-S VTEM DSNU-S DRVS DHPC DHPL DRRS VEAB CPX-AP-A Vacuum generator OVEM Up to 60% less energy consumption: The intelligent vacuum generator OVEM ensures a safe shut-off and avoids permanent air consumption thanks to an air-saving circuit. VTOP VTSA Parallel gripper HPPF Product shopping basket for reducing CO2: You can find the product selection in the Online Shop using the filter “Specific catalogs > Sustainability”. Festo Energy Saving Services: In 2023, 425 projects were implemented worldwide with a total savings potential of 20,974 tons of CO2. ...products with energy-saving function Product Shopping Basket for Reducing CO2 Sustainable Automation
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