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Festo to showcase seamless automation at INTEC 2026: Ravi Sastry
Articles- May 26,26
In this interview, Ravi Sastry, MD, Festo India Pvt Ltd, explains how the company is leveraging on innovation, digitalisation, and integrated automation solutions to enhance operational efficiency across multiple industries
Festo India is at the forefront of industrial automation, combining advanced technologies with skill development initiatives through Festo Didactic. The company leverages innovation, digitalisation, and integrated automation solutions to enhance operational efficiency across multiple industries, says Ravi Sastry, Managing Director, Festo India Pvt Ltd.
Can you briefly introduce Festo India and its offerings?
Festo India is a leading provider of automation technology and technical education solutions, supporting industries with innovative products, systems, and services for factory and process automation. As a partner in motion, Festo offers integrated and seamless Pneumatic, Electric and Digital Drive technologies across all industries - including software and AI solutions as well as customized training concepts. Through Festo Didactic, we support skill development and vocational training initiatives by offering industry-oriented learning systems and training programs.
What sets Festo apart from competitors, and which industries are driving demand?
Festo differentiates itself through its strong innovation culture, seamless automation portfolio, and deep application expertise across industries. Our ability to provide integrated automation solutions - combining pneumatics, electric automation, motion control, digitalization, and training allows customers to source complete solutions from a single partner. Another key differentiator is our commitment to innovation, sustainability and customer-centric engineering support. Festo continuously invests in research and development (R&D) to deliver future-ready automation technologies that improve machine performance, energy efficiency, and production flexibility. Our goal is to be the best partner by actively participating in and enabling customer success.
What emerging trends are shaping the industry? How is your company tapping these trends?
The manufacturing industry is witnessing rapid transformation driven by Industry 4.0, digitalization, energy efficiency, AI-enabled manufacturing, flexible automation, and sustainable production practices. Industries are increasingly looking for connected systems that offer predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, improved productivity, and reduced energy consumption.
Festo is actively supporting these trends through smart automation solutions, intelligent motion technologies, digital maintenance tools, and energy-efficient products. Our innovations focus on enabling flexible and modular manufacturing environments while helping customers optimise operational efficiency and sustainability.
Could you highlight key innovations or launches from the past two years?
Over the last few years, Festo has introduced several advanced automation solutions focused on performance, connectivity, and sustainability. Key innovations include intelligent valve terminals, compact electric automation systems, advanced servo motion solutions, remote I/O platforms, and energy-efficient pneumatic technologies.
Festo has also strengthened its offerings for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing applications with high-precision automation solutions designed for demanding production environments.
On the digitalization front, the company continues to expand smart maintenance and condition monitoring solutions that help customers improve machine uptime and operational reliability. Festo supports customers throughout the digital customer journey - from product selection and sizing to order placement.
Additionally, Festo Didactic has introduced enhanced learning systems and Industry 4.0 training solutions to support skill development initiatives across academia and industry.
What are your plans for INTEC 2026?
At INTEC 2026, Festo India plans to showcase a state-of-the-art seamless automation technologies and solutions designed to enhance productivity, flexibility, and sustainability in industrial operations.
Visitors can expect to experience live demonstrations of electric automation solutions, Pneumatic systems, motion control technologies, handling systems, digital automation concepts and training systems.
INTEC 2026 provides an excellent platform for engaging with customers, industry professionals, OEMs, system integrators, and academic institutions. Festo aims to strengthen industry collaborations, demonstrate innovation capabilities, and support customers in their digital transformation journey.
What are Festo India’s near-term growth plans?
Festo India continues to focus on long-term growth through innovation, localisation, customer engagement, and skill development initiatives. The company is strengthening its automation portfolio with advanced electric automation, digital solutions, and sustainable technologies to address evolving industry needs.
Future growth plans include expanding presence in emerging industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, electronics, EV manufacturing, and smart factories.
Festo India is also focused on enhancing customer support capabilities, strengthening channel partnerships, and driving application-specific solution development.
Festo India inaugurated the new Global Production Centre (GPC) in Hosur last year to serve Indian customers and support exports. Recently, Festo India opened the Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru - a strategic milestone in Festo’s global growth journey. The GCC will act as a hub for advanced engineering, digital solutions, software development, data analytics, and process excellence, providing support to Festo’s operations worldwide.
Ravi Sastry
Festo India
Automation
Industry 4.0
Digitalisation
Motion Control
Pneumatics
Festo Didactic
Semiconductor
EV Manufacturing
Smart Factories
Industrial Solutions
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