Festo AG

Festo is a leading worldwide provider of automation technology for factory and process automation. As a global, independent family-owned 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 competency in all areas of pneumatics as well as its unique range of industrial training and vocational education programs. Today, the company provides 300,000 customers in 200 industry segments worldwide with pneumatic and electric drive technology for both factory and process automation as well as cutting-edge training solutions. In 2015 the Festo Group achieved sales revenues of € 2.64 billion and with 18,700 employees is represented worldwide in 250 locations.