TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to review the latest developments, both in terms of products and manufacturing, of the Festo company.Design/methodology/approach– This paper is a result of a visit made to Festo and also the Motek show in 2010.Findings– Festo is developing new products which will not only enable new applications for automation, but also challenge the traditional approach of applying standard robots or gantries.Originality/value– The paper provides an overview of the latest Festo developments highlighting their importance. VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 0144-5154 DO - 10.1108/01445151111104128 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01445151111104128 AU - Wilson Mike PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/01/01 TI - Festo drives automation forwards T2 - Assembly Automation PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 12 EP - 16 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -