Festo: Industry 4.0 and automation

Posted on 6 Jan 2016 by Jonny Williamson

While attending the 14th International Festo Press Conference, Jonny Williamson spoke to senior executives about how Industry 4.0 may be disruptive, but offers huge potential for the automation industry.

The 14th IPC was held at Festo’s ultra-modern technology plant in Ostfildern-Scharnhausen (just outside Stuttgart, Germany). Industry 4.0 was very much a cornerstone of this year’s International Press Conference (IPC), held over two days in December at Festo’s ultra-modern technology plant in Ostfildern-Scharnhausen (just outside Stuttgart, Germany). Representing different things to…

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