Beijer Electronics signs contract to deliver WebIQ software to Festo
Beijer Electronics is pleased to announce the signing of a significant contract with Festo. This agreement will see the integration of Beijer Electronics' WebIQ software into Festo's upcoming series of motion controllers, set to launch in 2025.
The partnership marks a milestone for both companies as they continue to innovate and lead in the automation sector. By embedding WebIQ into their motion controllers, Festo aims to enhance the user experience and add substantial value to their product line. The integration will provide users with a seamless, responsive interface, enhancing operational efficiency and flexibility.
"We are excited to partner with Festo and integrate our WebIQ software into their next-generation motion controllers," says Kristine Lindberg, CEO, Beijer Electronics. "This collaboration underscores our commitment to providing cutting-edge, web-based HMI solutions that meet the evolving needs of the automation industry."
Helmut Deichert, Head of Product Line Controls at Festo, comments "Embedding WebIQ into our upcoming motion controllers will significantly enhance our product offering. This partnership with Beijer Electronics allows us to provide our customers with a state-of-the-art, responsive interface that improves operational efficiency and flexibility. We look forward to the positive impact this will have on our users and the automation industry as a whole."
The web-based WebIQ solution, delivered through Beijer Electronics subsidiary Smart HMI, is built entirely on open standards such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. This innovative approach ensures full responsiveness, whether the display is on the motion controller itself or on mobile devices like tablets and smartphones.
For more information, please contact:
Kristine Lindberg, CEO, Beijer Electronics, kristine.lindberg@beijerelectronics.com
Festo SE & Co., presse@festo.com
About Beijer Electronics: Beijer Electronics helps machine builders and system integrators drive efficiency and sustainability by turning data into valuable insights, through a focused offering of innovative solutions for visualizing, automating and digitalizing industrial applications within selected areas. By connecting people and technology through user-friendly software, hardware and services, we empower our customers to meet their challenges through leading-edge solutions. Beijer Electronics is an Ependion company. Ependion (formerly Beijer Group) is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Stockholm MidCap list under the ticker EPEN.
About Festo: Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo has set standards in industrial automation technology and technical education ever since its establishment, thereby making a contribution to sustainable development of the environment, the economy and society. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 35 industries.
