Servo Axis Sizing, Ordering, and Configuration with Electric Motion Sizing (EMS) from Festo

January 19, 2023

Electric Motion Sizing (EMS) is the Festo online tool for easy servo axis sizing, ordering, and configuration. Available at https://www.festo.com/ems

Download and use the Festo Automation Suite for free

This electric motion sizing tool helps you finding a perfectly dimensioned combination of electric or eletromechanic drive components based on your application needs. After entering only a small set of parameters the tool will recommend the best product combinations out of several million combinations within seconds.

The calculation results are a recommendation. Festo is not liable for any damage caused by this tool.

Linear Movement

Find a perfectly dimensioned combination of a Festo drive and a linear actuator for a linear movement in your application.

Rotary Movement

Find a perfectly dimensioned Festo drive for a rotary movement in your application.

Multi-Axis Handling Applications

Cartesian robots for your 2D or 3D handling application.

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Creating a Cartesian Handling System with Festo’s Handling Guide Online
Servo Axis Sizing, Ordering, and Configuration with Electric Motion Sizing (EMS) from Festo
When a customer decides they want to implement a cartesian robot for their application, where do they get started? They turn to experts in the industry, like Festo, who has decades of experience in process automation and technology.

When a customer decides they want to implement a cartesian robot for their application, where do they get started? They turn to experts in the industry, like Festo, who has decades of experience in process automation and technology. They are also global leaders in learning systems, training, and consulting. This makes them poised to provide customers with products and solutions that meet their requirements. Festo’s Handling Guide Online, or HGO is an engineering tool that makes it easy to design, configure, and order a handling system. 

Mechatronics Canada had the opportunity to discuss the Handling Guide Online with Eric Rice, Product Market Manager – Electric Automation at Festo. Rice has over two decades of experience with motion control products and solutions and he answered some questions about Festo’s HGO. Read this article to learn more.

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