Festo

Founded in 1925, Festo is a leading manufacturer in the field of automation technology and a global market player in basic and advanced technical training. Headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, it is an independent family-owned company. The Festo Group operates in 200 industries worldwide, providing leading pneumatic and electric drive technology and comprehensive solutions to over 300,000 customers. At the same time, Festo Didactic supplies advanced engineering training equipment and courses to more than 40,000 customers globally. In 2016, the Festo Group achieved sales of approximately 2.74 billion euros and employed 18,800 staff in 250 countries and regions.

Festo's business in China began in 1985. Currently, there are over 100 sales offices and distributor outlets in Greater China. The Asia Pacific Technology Center and the Greater China Solution Center, both located in Shanghai, provide customized products and solutions to regional customers. The global production centers in Jinan and Shanghai, the China Logistics Center in Jinan, and the South China Distribution Center in Guangzhou provide support to enhance supply and service in the Chinese market. Festo offers pneumatic and electric technology and comprehensive solutions for factory automation and process automation to the Chinese market, primarily serving industries such as automotive, rubber and plastics, electronics and light assembly, food and beverage packaging, water/wastewater treatment, and biotechnology/pharmaceutical. The Festo Experience Center, an innovative motion control laboratory, is where Festo collaborates with customers to develop cutting-edge industrial automation solutions with value. Additionally, Festo Didactic (industrial training) supports over 600 educational partners, universities, vocational colleges, and industrial training centers in Greater China—covering training content from basic courses to "turnkey" complete equipment for technical learning centers. Currently, the company employs about 2,000 staff in China.