Efficient Automation Support for the Life Sciences

From laboratory automation and in vitro diagnostic equipment to biomanufacturing processes and medical devices, the life sciences sector demands ever higher levels of precision, efficiency and safety. Festo works closely with customers to turn global engineering experience into practical, customized life sciences automation solutions.

Festo Life Sciences core service areas:

  • Precision liquid handling and microfluidic systems
  • High‑dynamic, high‑precision motion control
  • Gas regulation and control for bioprocesses
  • Automation for single‑use consumables and reagent production

Festo Life Science Application Centers: Global Expertise, Local Response

Festo has established three Life Science Application Centers in the United States, Germany and China, building an international technical collaboration network to provide customers with full‑lifecycle support from feasibility validation and parameter optimization to prototype development and on‑site commissioning. Three centers, one promise: close to your application.

Core Capabilities of the Festo Life Science Application Centers: Liquid Handling, Motion Control, Gas Control

Festo application engineers are experienced in selecting and integrating miniature diaphragm valves, piezo valves and sensors, ensuring:

Liquid Handling — Accurate, Low‑Residue, High‑Throughput

  • Precise metering and transfer of volumes from microliters to milliliters
  • Low shear and low residual‑volume designs suitable for precious samples

Motion Control — Fast, Smooth, Scalable Leveraging drive technology, controllers and sensors to achieve high precision and high speed motion control, delivering:

  • Micron‑level positioning accuracy
  • Multi‑axis synchronization and flexible path planning
  • Modular architectures that suit both compact benchtop instruments and large automated production lines

Gas handling — Reliable Support for Bioprocess Environments

For cell culture, bioreactors and anaerobic environment simulation, we provide precise pressure regulation, flow control and gas mixing solutions.

Why Choose the Festo Life Science Application Centers?

  • One‑stop engineering services: from concept design to parameter optimization, reducing your supplier management burden
  • Cross‑industry technology transfer: adapting mature automation technologies from multiple manufacturing sectors to the life sciences environment
  • Cost efficiency and sustainability: optimizing BOM cost and reducing device lifecycle energy consumption

Explore Collaboration Opportunities — Schedule a Technical Consultation

Whether you are optimizing laboratory automation workflows, designing next‑generation medical devices, or addressing scale‑up challenges in biomanufacturing, the Festo life science team can provide customized feasibility testing and solution assessments.