Festo is a leading world-wide supplier of automation technology. As a globally-oriented and independent family company with its headquarters in Esslingen, Germany, it has become the performance leader in its industry over the last 50 years, thanks to its innovations and problem-solving competence in all aspects of pneumatics as well as its unique range of industrial training and education programs. Today, the company provides pneumatic and electric drive technology for over 300,000 customers in 200 industries world-wide both for factory and process automation as well as cutting-edge training solutions.
The Festo Group achieved sales revenues € 2,1 billion in its fiscal year 2011 and with 15,500 employees is represented world-wide in 250 locations. 59 national Festo companies around the world with 250 regional offices in 176 countries ensure that Festo’s advice, service, product delivery and reliability precisely meet customer needs in all global economic regions. Today, more than 300,000 industrial customers world-wide rely on Festo’s problem-solving competence.