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T he first and most important step
to greater productivity is easy
and reliable product selection.
Festo provides its customers with
a database-driven electronic catalogue
containing more than 30,000 products as
well as integrated configurators and prod­
uct finders. The various search options,
including searching by part number, order
code and free text, enable you to select
the required technical characteristics
­which take you directly to the product.
The sizing software for pneumatic drives
(GSED) simulates and calculates specific
applications and proposes suitable prod­
ucts. When any parameter is changed
all common design programs. For electri-
cal design, for example, macros of Festo
­products for EPLAN are available. For
mechanical design, CAD files from over
25,000 products in 45 different lan­
guages can be accessed. Alternatively,
­FluidDRAW P5 lets you create pneumatic
and electrical circuit diagrams quickly.
Companies can reduce their costs even
faster and more easily with Festo PART-
dataManager. The CAD technology used
allows the creation of native and neutral
CAD file formats. Festo PARTdataManager
can be installed as a separate application.
Plug-ins allow direct integration in the
CAD software.
Simply more time
From product selection through to design and ordering and right on up
to excellent after-sales support, Festo customers have quick and easy
­access to a networked digital customer information system. The electronic
catalogue, with its integrated engineering tools, and the online shop are
optimally adapted to a wide range of requirements.
Increasing productivity with Festo engineering tools
in the system, all other values are adapted
automatically. Product information, such
as CAD files, accessories and documen-
tation, is alsoavailable.
Perfectly designed
The user-friendly engineering tools com-
bine the expertise of Festo automation
experts that has been built up over many
years. The simulation of applications
means that complex reality tests can be
avoided. The process is simple – all you
have to do is enter the technical para­
meters, start the simulation, analyse the
simulatiotn results and select suitable
products from the list of suggestions.
Suitable CAD files can be integrated in