Actuators

Pneumatic cylinders

Drive components, such as cylinders, linear drives and axes, as well as their attachments and accessories. Pneumatic drives are intended to convert pressure energy into motion energy; this process involves the transmission and transfer of forces. Festo was the first manufacturer in Europe to create pneumatic cylinders; our first pneumatic range was created in 1956.

Servo-pneumatics

Systems for positioning, with drives, axis controllers and their accessories. Servo-pneumatics is most useful in

Electric drives

With electric drives or electromechanical drive technology, a distinction is made between linear and rotary drives. An electric