Core products for pneumatics available globally.

Festo is now offering more than 2,200 pneumatic actuators and drives, valves, sensors and accessories for factory and process automation as part of its ‘blue star’ core product range. Attractively-priced and readily available, the blue star range also delivers optimised functionality that can fulfil 80% of automation technology requirements.

On stock at 13 service centres worldwide and clearly marked with a blue star in the product catalogue, customers can order these products online with just a few clicks and they will be ready for dispatch within 24 hours.

“We are continually reviewing how we can make it as easy as possible for our customers to work with us,” says Steve Sands, product manager at Festo. “We are redesigning and reengineering our core products to deliver improved affordability and easy online ordering, with global next-day availability, while also ensuring the range can meet 80% of automation technology customer demands.

“At the same time, Festo’s usual high standards of service and support also apply to these blue star products. When ordering from the core product range, users can still access the software and engineering tools for selection and sizing, engineering design, ordering, commissioning and after sales to optimise their machines and systems.”

There are more than 2,200 blue star core products for pneumatics including cylinders, valves, regulators, sensors and accessories, as well as products that meet the specific requirements of process automation. These include solenoid, NAMUR and angle seat valves, positioners, sensor boxes, ball valves and ball valve actuator units, products for air preparation and accessories.

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Online instrument store

Web site simplifies ordering of instrumentation products for measurement and control.

Endress+Hauser launched E-direct, an online store to allow customers easily and securely to order high quality measurement products at competitive prices.

Customers can find pressure transducers and switches, temperature switches and thermometers, paperless recorders, digital displays, level switches and flowmeters; and also pH, conductivity, oxygen analytical transmitters, and more. Instruments are available for purchase around the clock.

The web site provides general application, function and approval information; along with details on available electrical connections, process connections, accessories, temperature and pressure tolerance, etc. for each configuration of the selected instrument or analyzer.

E-direct is meant to complement the traditional range of sales and services from Endress+Hauser. For products that do not require a substantial amount of consultation in terms of application specifics, the online shop can serve as a fast and effective direct purchase channel.

End users, OEMs, skid builders, electrical distributors, resellers and more can also access detailed product information, technical specifications, dimensional drawings, 360-degree rotating views of products and complete pricing. Additionally, E-direct offers volume discounts to customers that buy in bulk.

As with Endress+Hauser’s traditional product portfolio, a comprehensive network of sales and service personnel are available throughout the U.S. to provide technical support and answer questions regarding E-direct products and applications.