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Festo FPaKit pre-engineered gantry system is designed to simplify palletizing integration and reduce commissioning work for packaging OEMs.

Packaging line flexibility: AI, changeovers and robotics

October 1, 2026

Timing screws from Morrison Container Handling Solutions help guide containers through packaging equipment.

On the Line: How timing screws, HMIs, and software support packaging uptime

July 30, 2026

The EPLI and EPLI-S end plates for Festo’s CPX-AP-A remote I/O platform extend communication and power across multiple machine zones while keeping systems under a single Ethernet address.

Components / instrumentation

Festo extends remote I/O across machine zones with new end plates

May 28, 2026

Robotics on the Packaging Line: Enabling Faster, More Flexible Operations

May 1, 2026

Modex 2026 featured demos in machine vision, RFID, and collaborative robotics. From left to right: OnLogic showcased edge computing, Zebra Technologies demonstrated a wearable RFID computer, and Delta Electronics Americas’ D-Bot cobot highlighted integrated motion, control, drive, and industrial networking systems. S

What we saw at Modex: palletizing, vision, RFID, and AMR systems in action

April 20, 2026

A KUKA robot palletizing boxes at the SICK booth at Modex 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, demonstrating AI-enabled automation in a physical handling application.

From the Modex show floor: robotics, conveyors, and systems on display

April 19, 2026

Key components of a Harris Hill Automation handling system include the custom tool with six Festo pneumatic grippers, the VTUX I/O module, and the X, Y, and Z axes that transport the end-of-arm tool. The System Configurator can help engineers sketch out and plan these components.

Engineering / design software

Festo rolls out free online tool to streamline OEM machine design

March 3, 2026

The Festo CMMT‑AS-S3 servo drive adds new safety functions to the CMMT‑AS series, giving OEMs options for Basic or Advanced safety levels. The drive supports multiple communication protocols, letting machine builders simplify integration and reduce external components on packaging lines.

Festo updates CMMT-AS servo drives with new safety functions

November 13, 2025

Controls / motion control

Rid your packaging lines of UKTs (Unnecessary Knob Twisters)

September 6, 2023

Components / instrumentation

Designing optimum pneumatic systems for food & beverage packaging

August 22, 2022