Festo Begins Accepting Orders for Stainless Steel Hygienic Drive Systems for Food, Pharmaceutical, and Packaging Lines; Electric Cylinders and Servo Motors to Debut in Japan at FOOMA JAPAN 2026
Festo Corporation has started accepting orders for its stainless steel electric cylinder "EPRF-BS" and stainless steel servo motor "EMMH-AS," hygienic drive systems designed for the food, pharmaceutical, and packaging industries. These new products, featuring 316L stainless steel, IP69K waterproofing, and NSF-H1 grease, will be unveiled for the first time in Japan at FOOMA JAPAN 2026 in June.
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Festo Corporation (Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama; Representative Director and President: Hiroaki Naruse) has begun accepting orders for its stainless steel electric cylinder "EPRF-BS" and stainless steel servo motor "EMMH-AS," which are drive systems designed to meet the hygiene requirements of the food, pharmaceutical, and packaging industries.
Stainless Steel Electric Cylinder "EPRF-BS" and Stainless Steel Servo Motor "EMMH-AS"
Both products, featuring 316L stainless steel housings, IP69K-compliant waterproof structures, and NSF-H1 grease, contribute to reducing the burden of cleaning processes, lowering the risk of foreign matter contamination, and improving corrosion resistance. These new models achieve a high level of "hygiene," "environmental resistance," and "design flexibility" demanded by food and packaging machinery manufacturers.
Furthermore, both products will be unveiled for the first time in Japan at the 'FOOMA JAPAN 2026' exhibition, to be held in June.
■ "Stainless Steel Hygienic Drive System" Addressing Hygiene Challenges in the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Packaging Industries
In food manufacturing sites, challenges such as:
- Water damage due to intensified cleaning
- Corrosion from chemical cleaning
- Risk of grease coming into contact with food
- Reduced operating rates due to increased cleaning time
These issues are becoming increasingly serious.
Festo's new products, EPRF-BS and EMMH-AS, address these challenges from four directions: "strong against cleaning," "non-corrosive," "food-safe," and "flexible installation," supporting the construction of HACCP-compliant facilities.
■ New Product (1) Stainless Steel Electric Cylinder "EPRF-BS"
Stainless Steel Electric Cylinder "EPRF-BS"
● Key Features
- IP69K × double-seal structure for high-pressure
- High-temperature cleaning compatibility with 316L (1.4404) stainless steel housing for high corrosion resistance
- Reduced food contact risk with NSF-H1 grease
- High thrust up to 12.5 kN for heavy-duty processes
- 6 mounting options for increased design flexibility
- Stroke up to 1000 mm, available in 5 sizes
This model achieves a high level of hygiene, environmental resistance, and design flexibility demanded by food, pharmaceutical, and packaging machinery manufacturers.
● Main Specifications
- Sizes: 36 / 45 / 55 / 75 / 86
- Max. thrust: 380 to 12,500 N
- Stroke: 25 to 1000 mm
- Protection class: IP69K
- Material: Stainless steel 316L (1.4404)
- Operating temperature: -10 to 60℃
■ New Product (2) Stainless Steel Servo Motor "EMMH-AS"
Stainless Steel Servo Motor "EMMH-AS"
● Key Features
- IP69K-compliant stainless steel motor (316L)
- NSF-H1 grease suitable for food contact
- Single cable (OCP) structure for reduced wiring and high reliability
- Battery-free digital absolute measurement system, multi-turn
- Holding brake option available (for vertical axes and safety requirements)
- Lineup of 4 sizes × 2 lengths
- Seamless integration with CMMT-AS-MP servo drives (Profinet / EtherCAT / Ethernet/IP / Modbus compatible)
This is a new standard for stainless steel motors for food, pharmaceutical, and packaging lines, combining hygiene and high performance.
● Main Specifications
- Sizes: 68 / 88 / 108 / 138 (2 lengths each)
- Protection class: IP69K (including shaft)
- Housing material: 316L (1.4404)
- Encoder: Battery-less absolute (multi-turn)
- Continuous torque: 0.75 to 18.1 Nm
- Max. torque: 2.1 to 59 Nm
- Max. rotational speed: 4,550 to 9,550 rpm
- Options: Holding brake, single cable (OCP) structure
■ Value of the "Hygienic Drive System" Combining Both Products
By combining EPRF-BS and EMMH-AS, the actuator, motor, and servo drive can all be unified with hygienic specifications. This significantly contributes to solving challenges in food manufacturing lines such as:
- Streamlining cleaning processes
- Reducing the risk of foreign matter contamination
- Reducing the risk of failure due to corrosion
- Improving maintainability
- Building HACCP-compliant facilities
■ FOOMA JAPAN 2026 Exhibition Information (Japan Debut)
Festo Corporation will exhibit at 'FOOMA JAPAN 2026', held for four days from Tuesday, June 2nd to Friday, June 5th, 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight. The "EPRF-BS" and "EMMH-AS" will be unveiled for the first time in Japan at this event. The hygienic design of food manufacturing lines is currently undergoing a major transformation. Please experience Festo's latest stainless steel hygienic drive system at the venue.
■ Future Plans
Festo will continue to EPR
Stainless Steel Electric Cylinder "EPRF-BS" and Stainless Steel Servo Motor "EMMH-AS"
Both products, featuring 316L stainless steel housings, IP69K-compliant waterproof structures, and NSF-H1 grease, contribute to reducing the burden of cleaning processes, lowering the risk of foreign matter contamination, and improving corrosion resistance. These new models achieve a high level of "hygiene," "environmental resistance," and "design flexibility" demanded by food and packaging machinery manufacturers.
Furthermore, both products will be unveiled for the first time in Japan at the 'FOOMA JAPAN 2026' exhibition, to be held in June.
■ "Stainless Steel Hygienic Drive System" Addressing Hygiene Challenges in the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Packaging Industries
In food manufacturing sites, challenges such as:
- Water damage due to intensified cleaning
- Corrosion from chemical cleaning
- Risk of grease coming into contact with food
- Reduced operating rates due to increased cleaning time
These issues are becoming increasingly serious.
Festo's new products, EPRF-BS and EMMH-AS, address these challenges from four directions: "strong against cleaning," "non-corrosive," "food-safe," and "flexible installation," supporting the construction of HACCP-compliant facilities.
■ New Product (1) Stainless Steel Electric Cylinder "EPRF-BS"
Stainless Steel Electric Cylinder "EPRF-BS"
● Key Features
- IP69K × double-seal structure for high-pressure
- High-temperature cleaning compatibility with 316L (1.4404) stainless steel housing for high corrosion resistance
- Reduced food contact risk with NSF-H1 grease
- High thrust up to 12.5 kN for heavy-duty processes
- 6 mounting options for increased design flexibility
- Stroke up to 1000 mm, available in 5 sizes
This model achieves a high level of hygiene, environmental resistance, and design flexibility demanded by food, pharmaceutical, and packaging machinery manufacturers.
● Main Specifications
- Sizes: 36 / 45 / 55 / 75 / 86
- Max. thrust: 380 to 12,500 N
- Stroke: 25 to 1000 mm
- Protection class: IP69K
- Material: Stainless steel 316L (1.4404)
- Operating temperature: -10 to 60℃
■ New Product (2) Stainless Steel Servo Motor "EMMH-AS"
Stainless Steel Servo Motor "EMMH-AS"
● Key Features
- IP69K-compliant stainless steel motor (316L)
- NSF-H1 grease suitable for food contact
- Single cable (OCP) structure for reduced wiring and high reliability
- Battery-free digital absolute measurement system, multi-turn
- Holding brake option available (for vertical axes and safety requirements)
- Lineup of 4 sizes × 2 lengths
- Seamless integration with CMMT-AS-MP servo drives (Profinet / EtherCAT / Ethernet/IP / Modbus compatible)
This is a new standard for stainless steel motors for food, pharmaceutical, and packaging lines, combining hygiene and high performance.
● Main Specifications
- Sizes: 68 / 88 / 108 / 138 (2 lengths each)
- Protection class: IP69K (including shaft)
- Housing material: 316L (1.4404)
- Encoder: Battery-less absolute (multi-turn)
- Continuous torque: 0.75 to 18.1 Nm
- Max. torque: 2.1 to 59 Nm
- Max. rotational speed: 4,550 to 9,550 rpm
- Options: Holding brake, single cable (OCP) structure
■ Value of the "Hygienic Drive System" Combining Both Products
By combining EPRF-BS and EMMH-AS, the actuator, motor, and servo drive can all be unified with hygienic specifications. This significantly contributes to solving challenges in food manufacturing lines such as:
- Streamlining cleaning processes
- Reducing the risk of foreign matter contamination
- Reducing the risk of failure due to corrosion
- Improving maintainability
- Building HACCP-compliant facilities
■ FOOMA JAPAN 2026 Exhibition Information (Japan Debut)
Festo Corporation will exhibit at 'FOOMA JAPAN 2026', held for four days from Tuesday, June 2nd to Friday, June 5th, 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight. The "EPRF-BS" and "EMMH-AS" will be unveiled for the first time in Japan at this event. The hygienic design of food manufacturing lines is currently undergoing a major transformation. Please experience Festo's latest stainless steel hygienic drive system at the venue.
■ Future Plans
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