New Festo E-Book Highlights the Latest Developments and Future Trends in Robotic Gripping Technology
June 10, 2025
New Festo E-Book Highlights the Latest Developments and Future Trends in Robotic Gripping Technology
To help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end users understand the latest developments in robotic gripping technology and to dispel gripper misconceptions, Festo application experts prepared a new e-book, All About Robotic Grippers.
The e-book explains to readers the current state of the art in gripper technologies, diverse designs, and introduces engineering tools that speed up design and acquisition. The authors also consider the future, describing what they see coming, including the productivity advances offered by digital pneumatics and the promise of adaptive grippers for intralogistics applications.
The e-book devotes a section to the time savings and cost benefits of purchasing inclusive Festo end-of-arm gripper kits for Universal Robots cobots. Weblinks to Festo’s online engineering tools, which quickly and accurately specify parallel, three-point, and angle grippers, are provided as are links to more than 30 mechanical, vacuum, electric, and adaptive grippers.
To download All About Robotic Grippers e-book, visit https://www2.festo.com/Grippers_eBook_CA_EN.
About Festo
Festo, one of the world’s leading suppliers of automation technology and technical education, is deploying its products and services to meet the challenges of digitization and smart production. Founded in 1925, the family-owned company based in Esslingen, Germany supports a wide range of needs for advanced solutions in factory and process automation. In Canada, Festo has been supporting Canadian industry for 50 years, continuously elevating the state of manufacturing in this country with innovative products, optimized motion control solutions and unrivalled support.
Globally, some 300,000 customers put their trust in the company’s pneumatic and electric drive products and technology. In addition, Festo Didactic provides state-of-the-art training equipment and educational programs for industrial companies and educational institutions – about 56,000 customers worldwide. The Festo Group registered sales of €3.45 billion in the 2024 financial year and is represented worldwide at 250 locations with about 20,600 employees. About 8.8% of its annual turnover is invested in research and development.
More Information
For more information on the advantages of working within the Festo ecosystem of less engineering overhead, fast time to market, seamless connectivity, and high-quality components, visit www.festo.com.
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