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Plastics

The Festo Plastics Training System provides hands-on STEM instruction in the materials, processes, and engineering principles used to manufacture plastic products. Students explore polymers, polymerization, thermoplastics and thermosets, material properties, mold design, injection molding, and vacuum forming. Using actual injection molding and vacuum forming equipment, students design, prototype, and manufacture plastic parts while applying the engineering design process and

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Industrial to Process Engineering

The Festo Introduction to Process Engineering Training System provides hands-on instruction in the fundamentals of industrial process engineering and process control. Students explore materials and matter, heat transfer, fluid properties and flow, pumps and valves, pressure and vacuum systems, chemical concepts, electrical principles, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). Through practical projects and labs, students develop foundational skills

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Fiber Optics and Lasers

The Festo Fiber Optics and Lasers Training System provides hands-on instruction in the principles and applications of fiber optics, lasers, and optical communications. Students learn how data, voice, radio, and light signals are transmitted through optical fibers and laser beams, while exploring topics such as optics, attenuation, bending losses, optical coupling, fiber termination, laser technology, and telecommunications. Students perform experiments

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Exploring Mechanisms

The Festo Exploring Mechanisms Training System provides hands-on instruction in the fundamentals of mechanical power transmission and simple machines. Students explore force, torque, work, power, energy, friction, mechanical advantage, gears, belt drives, chain drives, pulleys, rotation, and tension. Using an operational elevator along with gears, pulleys, belts, and sprockets, students build and test mechanical systems while developing practical skills

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Exploring Electronics

The Festo Exploring Electronics Training System provides hands-on instruction in the fundamentals of electronic circuits and components. Students learn DC and AC circuits, Ohm’s Law, semiconductors, circuit measurement, testing, troubleshooting, and electronic system repair. Using the self-contained trainer with removable components, built-in power supply, voltmeter, ammeter, and speaker, students build and test circuits while developing practical skills for electronics,

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Exploring Electricity

The Festo Exploring Electricity Training System provides hands-on instruction in the fundamentals of electricity and electrical circuits. Students learn voltage, current, resistance, power, Ohm’s Law, series and parallel circuits, circuit design, wiring, testing, and electrical measurement. Using components such as switches, lamps, resistors, relays, and a digital multimeter, students build and test circuits while developing troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

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Engineering and Stress Analysis

The Festo Engineering and Stress Analysis Training System provides hands-on STEM experience in structural engineering, statics, forces, stress, strain, tension, compression, and structural design. Students design, build, and test structures such as beams, trusses, arches, and bridges, using a stress analyzer to observe how applied forces affect structural materials. The system combines engineering, science, math, and technology to develop

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CNC with 3D Printing

The Festo CNC and 3D Printing Training Systems provide hands-on experience with modern subtractive and additive manufacturing technologies. Students develop skills in CAD design, CNC programming, machining, tool paths, milling and turning, 3D modeling, slicing, and 3D printing, while learning the complete process from digital design to finished part. These systems help prepare students for careers in advanced manufacturing, machining, engineering,

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Alternative Energy

The Festo Didactic Alternative Energy Training System provides hands-on STEM instruction in renewable and sustainable energy technologies. Students explore the principles of solar power, wind power, electrical energy production, energy storage, efficiency, and DC electrical circuits through practical experiments and real-world engineering challenges. The system helps students understand how renewable energy is generated, stored, measured, and applied while developing

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