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The world’s leading supplier of automation technology and technical education

Festo is a global market leader in industrial automation and technical education based in Esslingen a.N., Germany since 1925. 200 industries and 300,000 customers worldwide in factory and process automation put their trust in the company’s pneumatic and electric drive solutions. Festo entered the Chinese market in 1985 and officially established Festo (China) Co., Ltd. and settled in Jinqiao, Pudong, Shanghai. Over the past 30 years, Festo has built its local footprint in the Chinese market and continuously expanded its investment in China, and developed Festo into a full-service company with production, logistic, R&D and sales. Festo provides pneumatic and electric technologies and comprehensive solutions for factory automation and process automation in China, mainly serving the automotive, electronic and light assembly industries, food and beverage packaging, water/wastewater treatment and biotechnology/pharmaceutical industries. At the same time, Festo Didactic (Teaching and training department) provides industrial training solutions for more than 600 enterprises and institutions, universities, vocational colleges and training bases in Greater China, from laboratory construction to curriculum system construction, and can provide qualification certification and employment guidance to our trainees. As the official partner of WorldSkills, Festo provides professional technical training and support for the competition. At present, the company has about 2,000 employees in Greater China.

Festo develops deeply in China market

  • 1985, the Festo training center was set up in Tongji University, which made an indissoluble bond with China.
  • 1993, Festo (China) Co., Ltd. was established and officially entered the Chinese market.
  • 2001, the Asia Pacific Technology Center was established to develop local products.
  • 2007, Jinan Huaneng pneumatic components Co., Ltd. was acquired and Festo Automation Co., Ltd. was established to expand product localization production capacity.
  • 2009, Festo China became the largest subsidiary outside Germany, and China's market strategic position has become increasingly prominent.
  • 2012, Jinan Huaneng was upgraded and integrated to become a part of Festo global production network.
  • 2013, the Asia Pacific Technology Center was expanded to become a technology R&D center with comprehensive R&D capability that can serve the global market.
  • 2016, Festo Shanghai experience center was established. Festo customer experience center integrates the functions of test, experiment and training. It develops and tests application solutions with local customers to explore the future of industry 4.0 and automation..
  • At the end of 2016, Festo group launched the Jinan global production center project to invest in the establishment of a new factory in Suncun area of Jinan. After the completion of the project, it covers an area of 430,000 square meters. After completion, Jinan global production center will become Festo largest factory in the world.
  • 2017, Festo Beijing experience center was established.
  • 2018, Festo Shenzhen and Chengdu experience centers were established.
  • 2019, Festo experience center was established in Taipei.
  • 2019, phase 1a of Jinan global production center will be officially put into operation.
  • 2019, the Asia Pacific Logistics Center project will start. The Asia Pacific Logistics Center project plans to build a 42,000 square meter plant on the existing land, which will greatly improve the supply chain operation ability of products in the Asia Pacific region and serve the fast-growing Greater China market..

Festo Jinan Global Production Center (GPC) provides reliable delivery and service for customers in Greater China

Festo Jinan global production center, located in Jinan high-tech zone in Shandong province, is one of the most important strategic investments of Festo group. It will be the largest production center of Festo in the world and adheres to Festo global quality standard. It adopts the top machine tools and automatic processing and assembly technology, as well as intelligent manufacturing and automatic logistics system to provide customers in China and Asia with high-quality and cost-effective products with more reliable delivery services.

Jinan global production center will include production center, logistics center, training center, laboratory, intelligent manufacturing platform, office building, etc. The construction of GPC Jinan is currently moving smoothly, and the first phase of the project has been put into operation in 2019.

Festo Technology Engineering Center (TEC) creates value for customers through innovation and close collaboration

In order to meet the growing market demand in greater China, and to provide customized products and services that fit with customers' applications, Festo established the Technology Engineering center in Shanghai in 2001 and expanded it in 2013 to become a center with comprehensive research and development capabilities that can serve the global market.

The center is led by a professional research and development team composed of hundreds of product engineer. Based on the global test equipment and standards, it serves Festo subsidiaries and production center in Asia Pacific for professional new product development and technical support. Besides, it also offers customized product and regional customer solution for growing customers in Asia Pacific, which is truly "Local for Local".

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面向未来，将创新灵感变为现实 — Festo体验中心（FEC）

Festo体验中心（FEC）集测试、实验、展示、培训功能于一身，拥有配备齐全的Festo气动、电驱动设备及技术人员支持的工业环境，涵盖汽车、轻型装配与电子行业、食品饮料与末端包装、生命科学以及水处理和过程处理等多个细分行业的前沿应用。不仅拥有强大的自动化解决方案能力，也是创造测试环境、激发创新的自动化实验室。截至2019年，Festo大中华地区共成立了4家体验中心，分布于上海、深圳、成都及台北。

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