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Introduction
As part of the international balloon festival, the grand
Festo balloon tour started on 18th October 2011, in
Leon, Guanajuato, achieving great success and partici-
pation.
Guadalajara, San Luis Potosi, Puebla and Mexico City
were also visited by the Festo twin balloons.
More than 120 customers, Festo employees and their
families could experience a balloon ride enjoying the vi-
sited cities from a new high perspective.
Additionally, the biggest rolling industrial exhibition of
the world, the Festo “Expotainer“, followed the Festo
Twin Balloons during the whole Festo Mexico Ballooning
Tour 2011.
Background information:
The principle of ballooning
– Pneumatics, the industrial
use of compressed air, is one of the core competencies
of Festo. Hot-air balloons and airships from Festo make
use of the lifting force of the heated air and practically
float in a sea of air. Festo promotes “lighter-than-air”
travel with developments of its own.
Festo AG
is one of the world’s foremost companies in
automation technology and the world market leader
in basic and advanced industrial training. This globally
oriented, independent family enterprise stands for
innovation and problem-solving competence. Its
product range consists of components and systems
for pneumatic and electric automation technology.
The core of the range comprises components for
factory and process automation; and the entire product
portfolio encompasses ready-to-install subsystems,
but also specifically adapted solutions for the auto-
motive, electronics, food and packaging, biotech/
pharmaceutical and process industries, specialised
solutions for regional markets and tailor-made solutions
for individual customers.