Innovation drives industry forward — skilled employees keep it competitive! As a global leader in automation and technical education, Festo has been shaping industrial production for 100 years and technical education for 60 years.

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Hannover Messe: Trends in technical education
At the Festo Didactic stand, teachers, trainers, and other educators can learn about the technological trends that will be influencing education and training in the future. Topics such as electric automation, digitalization, artificial intelligence, and sustainability will give education a new boost and inspire future generations. Discover our diverse training solutions and make your employees fit for the challenges of the future.
Visitors can find out how the digital learning portal Festo Learning Experience (Festo LX) is beneficial for all training activities on many technology topics. The Electrical Technology Curriculum shows how workers can adapt to the growing field of industrial electrification.
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Education as a key theme for customers
Lifelong learning is firmly rooted in the corporate culture at Festo. This is because successful companies need people who understand, develop, and can apply technologies. Training and developing competencies are thus fundamental success factors for a flourishing workforce. That is why Festo Didactic was established as a worldwide, independent division as early as 1965. Today, Festo is one of the leading automation companies worldwide and, with Festo Didactic, the world market leader in technical education and training.

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Automation for a world in motion
From pneumatics to electric automation and digitalization, Festo offers one of the broadest technology-independent portfolios for all industrial motion requirements.
Our focus topics at Hannover Messe are:
- Seamless Automation: How the open system architecture controls state-of-the-art electric processes and sustainable pneumatic systems in one smart solution.
- Digitalization: Precise, real-time simulation, monitoring, and optimization of processes for smarter manufacturing and resilient supply chains.
- Lifelong Learning: Why the digital learning portal Festo Learning Experience and the Electrical Technology Curriculum are game changers.
- Sustainability: From the efficient production line to the circular economy—smart solutions help save valuable resources such as energy and water and reduce CO₂ emissions.

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An incredible 100 years
100 years of Festo — Festo has been representing the fascinating world of motion for one century. When searching for pioneering solutions, sometimes all it takes is a small movement, as small as a flutter of wings, to create something much bigger. To celebrate this important anniversary, a big surprise awaits you at Hannover Messe.
Visit Festo Didactic at Hannover Messe
31 March – 4 April 2025
Hall 7, Booth A32
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We look forward to seeing you!
About Festo
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 35 industries. With about 20,600 employees in over 250 branch offices in around 60 countries worldwide, Festo achieved a turnover of around €3.65 billion in 2023. Festo Didactic SE is a leading provider of technical education and training and offers its customers worldwide comprehensive digital and physical learning solutions in the industrial environment.


Article Submitted by
Maren Gülck
Festo SE & Co. KG
Germany