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LifeTech – technologies for the life sciences

Smart solutions for laboratory and medical devices

Growing and ageing populations, increasing risk of illness and global mobility call for cost-effective healthcare solutions. The demand for suitable preventative healthcare and diagnostic procedures is also on the rise. 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.

Life sciences: woman with laboratory tablet

Technical developments such as miniaturisation, integration or dispensing ever smaller volumes of liquid are opening up new opportunities in the life sciences sector. Festo is supporting these trends with increasingly compact components, highly integrated modules and a focus on micro-fluid products for regulating gases and liquids.

We offer standardised components for laboratory and medical devices and also work with you to develop customised automation solutions that meet your requirements and are cost-effective, extremely compact and of the highest quality.

Engineering and research

Our ability to offer customised solutions is based on decades of intensive collaboration with our customers. Whatever phase of development your medical device is in, you can always rely on our product design and engineering competency. Festo has even opened a Technology Engineering Center (TEC) specifically for the life sciences sector, located north of Boston, Massachusetts (USA). The TEC is a state-of-the-art research and development facility with a team of experts that are specialised in gas and liquid control as well as sample handling. We are always ready to help and to find targeted and individual solutions to meet your requirements, even during the concept phase.

Satisfied customers thanks to Festo automation

Heat transfer in the media-separated valve in use, visualisation of media separation in the valve

Innovation

Reducing heat transfer to the media using valves

In laboratory automation, many liquids are used that react sensitively to heat. One possible factor for the transfer of heat to the fluid are media-separated solenoid valves, which are usually actuated electromagnetically. The valve series VYKx from Festo reduces the transfer of heat to the media to a minimum.

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Low-cost laboratory devices

Innovation

Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

Life sciences and biopharmaceutical companies that successfully maintained supply during the coronavirus crisis are now focusing on adapting their operations to the new normal and sustainably improving cost efficiency in laboratories. Manufacturers of laboratory devices must therefore also ask themselves how they can develop and produce new devices for laboratory automation in less time and with lower expenditure, yet that still offer their customers decisive advantages .

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SupraMotion in laboratory automation

Innovation

Superconductor technology for future laboratories

Automation and digitalisation, the use of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and microfluidics as well as personalised medicine will shape the laboratory of the future. Innovative material technologies such as nanomaterials, smart materials and superconductors will play an equally important role. Superconductor technology enables non-contact movement and handling of objects and fluids. This makes it ideal for sterile and safe work in laboratories and biotechnology.

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