Smart solutions for laboratory and medical devices – the LifeTech division at Festo provides forward-looking answers with innovative solutions for medical technology and laboratory automation. We support manufacturers of laboratory and medical devices with solutions that deliver precise and reproducible results.
Reliability, precision and compact dimensions are key when handling liquids in laboratories. Festo offers all of this. Our dispense head consists of a manifold duct plate, dosing valves and nozzles and can be perfectly adapted to your specific requirements. Combining this with our handling system creates a ready-to-install complete solution which simplifies engineering and increases productivity.
Laboratory automation – Modular solutions for every task
From identifying and checking the sample carriers to opening and closing sample vials and dispensing liquids in microwell plates, with Festo you can implement customised applications for sample preparation in the smallest of spaces.
Proportional valves for medical devices – Precisely regulating gases with piezo technology
Modern valve technology, such as for ventilator breathing devices, helps to save the lives of many patients. We are well aware of our responsibility and with our portfolio of valves for efficient regulation and control of medical gases and fluids, we offer you exactly the precision and reliability that are needed here – including maximum cost-effectiveness. In addition to solenoid valves, we often use proportional valves with piezo technology for these applications.
In vitro diagnostics – Automation of point-of-care applications
There is growing demand for mobile analytical devices for rapid and reliable tests that enable patient samples to be analysed directly at the medical practice; this in turn increases the demand for new lab-on-a-chip solutions. We help you to transfer your new process sequences (assays) into market-ready lab-on-a-chip systems as quickly, easily and cost-effectively as possible, using collaborative engineering and a modular system with catalogue components that comply with the industry standard.
About Festo
Festo is a leading international supplier of automation technology with a turnover in 2023 of around €3.65 billion and a focus on lifesciences. Festo employs over 20,600 people worldwide and is a proven innovator and problem solver in pneumatic and electrical automation, where it is the performance leader. Festo offers around 33,000 pneumatic and electric products in hundreds of thousands of variants for life science, factory and process automation which can be tailored to specific customer needs. Sustainability, reducing its CO2, footprint, digital learning, innovation, performance and speed are the key drivers for the company’s future.
Festo innovative strength is demonstrated through the launch of around 100 new products every year. The company invests over 7% of its turnover in R&D, resulting in over 2,600 patents held worldwide. For more information about the company’s products and services, please visit: www.festo.co.uk
