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Your ideal partner for technical education and industrial training. Votre partenaire idéal pour l'en Festo Didactic is a part of the Festo Group.

[French version below / traduction française plus bas]
For several decades Festo Didactic has been recognized worldwide for the development of high-quality, intuitive learning systems for technical education. Festo Didactic brings over 40 years of experience into developing solutions for fast learning and successful retention over a broad spectrum of technologies. Festo Didactic further strengthened its leadership position as a supplier of technical education solutions through the acquisition of the US-Canadian company Lab-Volt Systems in 2014. This merger created the ability to be the singular source worldwide for the study of technologies and curriculum that cover an extensive range of products and services. Learning systems and programs are provided in 40 languages worldwide to over 42.000 clients. Festo Didactic also provides training for manufacturing employees and our industrial customers worldwide. Our Training and Consulting specialists provide this training on-site, at customer facilities, and at various Festo facilities throughout the world. Festo – a globally-oriented and independent family company with its headquarters in Esslingen, Germany – is a leading world-wide supplier of automation technology and equipment and solution provider for industrial and technical education.

**version française**

Depuis plusieurs décennies, Festo Didactic est reconnu dans le monde entier pour le développement de systèmes d'apprentissage intuitifs et de haute qualité pour l'enseignement technique. Festo Didactic apporte plus de 40 ans d'expérience dans le développement de solutions pour un apprentissage rapide et une rétention réussie sur un large éventail de technologies. Festo Didactic a encore renforcé sa position de leader en tant que fournisseur de solutions d'enseignement technique grâce à l'acquisition de la société américano-canadienne Lab-Volt Systems en 2014. Cette fusion a créé la capacité d'être la source singulière dans le monde entier pour l'étude des technologies et des programmes d'études qui couvrent une gamme étendue de produits et de services. Les systèmes et programmes d'apprentissage sont fournis en 40 langues dans le monde entier à plus de 42.000 clients. Festo Didactic propose également des formations pour les employés de fabrication et nos clients industriels dans le monde entier. Nos spécialistes de la formation et du conseil dispensent ces formations sur place, dans les locaux des clients et dans divers établissements Festo à travers le monde. Festo Didactic fait partie du groupe Festo. Festo, une entreprise familiale indépendante et orientée vers le monde entier, dont le siège est à Esslingen, en Allemagne, est un fournisseur mondial de premier plan de technologies et d'équipements d'automatisation et un fournisseur de solutions pour l'enseignement industriel et technique.

09/25/2026

Skilled technical talent does not simply appear. It can be developed from within.

Finding qualified maintenance and automation technicians continues to challenge manufacturers. A Registered Mechatronics Apprenticeship offers a practical way to build the talent your operation needs by combining technical instruction, hands-on training, and structured paid on-the-job learning.

Join Festo Didactic and OhioMeansJobs to learn how Registered Apprenticeship can help you:
🔹Develop job-ready technical talent
🔹Upskill current employees
🔹Reduce recruiting and turnover costs
🔹Build a sustainable workforce pipeline

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

October 28, 2026 | 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Festo Didactic Learning Center
7777 Columbia Road, Maineville, OH 45039

🔗 Register [Available in the Ohio Region]: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-4muobkhv0CdgqEK6FokB7QoI7TtMiJCoRBCzGfgWlBUMkpOMk9HM1NCRjBMVk9DQUoyUUlRQktZMC4u&route=shorturl

09/08/2026

Strengthening the defense industrial base requires more than advanced technology—it requires a workforce with the practical skills to operate, maintain, and advance it.

Festo Didactic is proud to support the Long Island Defense Manufacturing Initiative, a significant investment in expanding the region’s defense manufacturing capabilities and developing the skilled technical workforce needed for continued growth.

Supported by a $5 million grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the initiative will expand hands-on technical training, advanced learning labs, and workforce-development resources—including two Festo-built mobile virtual and augmented reality training vehicles.

These mobile training solutions will help bring practical, industry-relevant learning closer to individuals and employers across the region. The initiative will support skills development in areas such as advanced electrical systems, industrial piping, and welding, while helping Long Island defense manufacturers strengthen their talent pipelines and workforce capabilities.

This collaboration demonstrates how government, education, industry, and workforce-development organizations can work together to address critical skills needs and create pathways into high-demand technical careers.

Learn how Festo combines automation technology, technical education, and workforce development to strengthen defense manufacturing capability and operational readiness: https://www.festo.com/us/en/e/advance-defense-manufacturing-capability-and-workforce-skills-id_4151741?fwacid=f23462efdfe6fa3f

See this approach in action through Northshore Technical Community College’s use of Festo mobile labs to bring hands-on technical education, industry-recognized certifications, and career opportunities directly to communities:https://media.festo.com/media/267174_documentation.pdf

Festo Didactic congratulates Ignite Long Island, Nassau BOCES, and all the partners contributing to this important initiative. We are proud to help advance the workforce capabilities that will support the future of defense manufacturing on Long Island.

Read more: https://www.newsday.com/business/manufacturing-boces-training-welding-grants-sba-s7wc8w4q

09/02/2026

🎉 Congratulations to John Pendleton, Festo Didactic’s 2026 Instructor of the Year!

At Rockingham Community College, John is helping students turn technical education into meaningful career opportunities.

After spending 23 years as an electrical engineer, he brought his industry experience into the classroom—where at least 80% of learning time is dedicated to hands-on activities. His students develop practical skills in automation, PLC programming, robotics, troubleshooting, and mechatronics while preparing for high-demand technical careers.

As an NC3 Festo Master Instructor certified across all three levels of the Festo Industry Certification Program, John has also helped advance technical education beyond his own classroom. He developed the Fundamentals of Production Automation certification using the Festo Skills Conveyor, giving students experience wiring, programming, and troubleshooting a fully automated system.

Through Rockingham Community College’s mechatronics program, students can earn more than 34 industry-recognized credentials—building not only technical competence, but also the confidence to succeed.

John’s dedication demonstrates the lasting impact an outstanding instructor can have on students, employers, and an entire community.

👏 Please join us in congratulating John Pendleton on this well-deserved recognition!

Read his story: https://www.festo.com/us/en/e/technical-education/news/instructor-of-the-year-2026-id_4184239?fwacid=f23462efdfe6fa3f

08/31/2026

Congratulations to KTEC Schools of Innovation on the grand opening of its new Kenosha campus!

Designed to support hands-on, project-based learning, the new campus includes advanced career and technical education labs that will help students explore manufacturing and other high-demand career pathways.

Festo Didactic is proud to support KTEC as an industry partner and help connect students with the technologies and practical skills shaping the future of work.

We congratulate KTEC’s students, educators, families, leadership, and community partners on this exciting new chapter!

Learn more: https://www.ktecschools.org/2026/04/15/ktec-schools-of-innovation-announces-grand-opening-of-new-kenosha-campus/

08/25/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿!

How can educators build strong electronics skills for a growing number of students—while keeping their labs simple, flexible, and up to date?

Discover practical answers during a focused live session lasting less than 20 minutes.

📅 Wednesday, September 9
Choose the time that works best for you:

🕚 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗘𝗗𝗧
Details and registration: a838f9ac-5529-44e6-afaa-62e0761d7208@a1ae89fb-21b9-40bf-9d82-a10ae85a2407" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a838f9ac-5529-44e6-afaa-62e0761d7208@a1ae89fb-21b9-40bf-9d82-a10ae85a2407

🕒 𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗗𝗧
Details and registration: fccef332-f100-413e-94ad-1762899cfd3e@a1ae89fb-21b9-40bf-9d82-a10ae85a2407" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fccef332-f100-413e-94ad-1762899cfd3e@a1ae89fb-21b9-40bf-9d82-a10ae85a2407

During the session, we’ll explore:
- Key trends shaping electronics education
- Electronics skills required for technical careers- How the new Electeo learning system streamlines electronics teaching and learning

✅ 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲—𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

06/23/2026

Today at 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, Ted Rozier, Director of Digital Advanced Technology & Robotics at Festo Didactic, will join the panel “𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴” as moderator during Educators Day.

The panel will bring together industry and education perspectives to discuss how safety standards, risk assessment practices and responsible AI considerations can be applied in training environments that reflect real-world automation.

Join the session and explore how education can help learners build the technical skills, judgment and safety mindset needed for the future of automation.

06/12/2026

Robotics is advancing at a remarkable pace, but scaling production remains one of the industry’s biggest challenges.

For many robotics companies, the issue is not the prototype. It is what comes next: long component lead times, sourcing uncertainty, and the pressure to move from a working design to reliable, cost-effective production.

Join leaders from Festo, Relativity, Fathom Digital Manufacturing, Ted Rozier and The Manufacturing Connector for a live executive discussion on the production and supply chain realities behind the future of robotics.

👉 Register now: https://fathommfg.com/events/

06/10/2026

Robotics innovation is moving fast. Manufacturing isn't.

While AI models improve in weeks, robotics companies are still battling component lead times of 26 to 52 weeks, sourcing uncertainty, and designs that work perfectly in a prototype but struggle when production scales.

The challenge isn't always building the robot.

It's building thousands of them reliably, cost-effectively, and on time.

Join industry leaders from Festo, Relativity, Fathom Digital Manufacturing, Ted Rozier and The Manufacturing Connector for a live executive discussion exploring the manufacturing realities shaping the future of robotics.

👉 Register now: https://fathommfg.com/events/

06/03/2026

Join us for two days of Semiconductor learning at Skills USA!

Today and tomorrow (June 3–4), we’re hosting our Semiconductor Career Exploration Mini Exhibit and delivering an interactive presentation focused on preparing students for careers in one of the world’s most essential industries.

🔹Session 1: June 3 – 10:00 am to 11:30 am
🔹Session 2: June 3 – 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
🔹Session 3: June 4 – 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Stop by our booth (846 – Hall C) to learn more about semiconductor career pathways, industry trends, and how education and workforce development come together to build the future. Great conversations ahead!

06/02/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Stop by the 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 #𝟴𝟰𝟲 to see how we prepare students for real‑world careers with hands‑on 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, and 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀.

Explore:
🔹Mechatronics Competition
🔹MecLab with Dobot,
🔹SkillsConveyor with Universal Robots

👉 Come experience the technologies shaping tomorrow’s workforce at 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 #𝟴𝟰𝟲 (𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖)

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Eatontown, NJ
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