Festo US Corp., a supplier of pneumatic and electrical automation technology offering industrial and process automation, components and more, on Oct. 20 celebrated 50 years of service to the U.S. market during a party that took place at New York City's Gotham Hall.
During the event, the family-owned company recalled the history of starting up its U.S. division in Port Washington, N.Y., on March 15, 1972, later moving operations to Hauppauge, N.Y., and then to Islandia, N.Y. The Mason, Ohio, 47-acre campus serves as a regional manufacturing, distribution and research and development center for North America.