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The world of automation

Digital catalogue version on DVD

Festo products and services provide impulses for greater productivity in

industrial automation. Define your optimal solution from over 31,000 products
in thousands of variants. With only a few mouse-clicks offline on DVD, in the
web catalogue on the internet or Online Shop (when available).
Check for yourself!

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Quickly find optimal solutions digital product catalogue on DVD

Work offline with our convenient
digital product catalogue on
DVD, or use the always update
information available in the
internet.

Quicker searches and results

Several convenient product
selection and search options are
available:
1 Use the following

functionalities:
Direct search: list of
product range with different
filter functions
Categories: select products
via images and the product
tree
Product finder: enter
technical features to quickly
find desired product
Engineering tools: select
and dimension the right
product for your application.
2 Full-text search

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Quick access Product overview: From a product family to an individual product

Navigate through the catalogue
using the product tree 1 or
product pictures.
You will find the most important
technical data for each product
series in the overview 2 .
Use the options on the buttons
3 as follows:
Engineering in order to start the
relevant selection or dimensioning software to find a correctlydimensioned product
Documentation to find comprehensive documentation for the
product series
.
The button New products 4
gives you an overview of all new
products and product range

enhancements.
Do you know the relevant Festo
type code?
Then use the direct link 5
to jump straight to the correct
series and find the product
you need faster.
6 Start product finder via the
button product finder or via the
blue symbol in the product tree.
With the product finder you
select technical attributes to
narrow down to the right products step by step. Click on the
product image to start the preselected configurator.

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Quick access Direct search: List of all products

Direct search uses a list in table
form of all Festo products.
You can use various sorting
functions in order to get quickly
to the product you require.
If you click on the header of column 1 , an input field will open
and the list will be sorted
according to the data in this column. By entering the right data,
you can jump straight to the relevant product, which you can
then place in the product basket
by pressing Return or by double-clicking on it.

Further details of the product

can be obtained by using the
options of button 2 on the
right-hand side.

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Quick access Engineering

The blue button Engineering
tools offers a variety of software
1 which can help you selecting
and dimensioning the right product for your needs.
The tools are integrated into the
DVD and do not need to be
installed separately.
You can also jump to the engineering tools directly within the
catalogue at different product
selection levels by using the button Engineering 2
As long as this button is active,
you can use it to go straight to
the right tool provided for the
product group in question.

Dimensioning pneumatic drives

Perfect simulations replace
expensive practical test runs!
This user-friendly expert system
assists you with the optimal
selection and configuration of
a complete pneumatic drive
system. Select, calculate,
simulate and optimize: Ready
for use!
Gripper selection
Weight, movement direction,
spacing, etc. are the parameters
of your application, this tool
defines the correct parallel,
radial, angleangle, or 3-point
grippers which corresponds best
with your requirements.

correct select of the feed separator for your application.

Shock absorber selection
Diagonal, vertical, rounded or
straight movements, lever or
disk all cases of subdued
movements are taken into
consideration. This tool always
suggests the most suitable
shock absorber.
Further engineering tools such
as vacuum selection, calculation
of momentof inertia or dimensioning of positioning drives can
be found on the start page via
the blue button Engineering
tools or in the internet at
www.festo.com.

Feed separator selection

Ensures order in the feeding
process! This tool supports the
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Full-text search
For efficient full-text search go
to the search field 1 and enter
your search terms consisting of
words, parts of words, part
numbers, order codes or your
saved favorites.
With entering a part number,
order code or a name of your
favourites you will jump directly
in the correct configuration of
this product.

Search for exact matches

7802
DNC-32-100-PPV-A
Search for words or parts
of words
gripper
slot gripper
standar cylind
standard
cylinder
DNC32
Names of favourites:
your name of a favourite is
e.g. TEST_DNC, only enter this
name and you will jump in
this configuration.

The intelligent full-text search

delivers a list of the most probable matches of your search.

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Product configuration The quick and easy way to the product you need
The configurator can be started
on the product series level 1
No more need for laborious
searching through product
lists
You can find the product you
need quickly and easily by
entering the required technical features with almost
all standard products and all
configurable products
Neat user interface
Divided into blocks
Graphical and colour support

Tip: Use also our Product

Finders and Engineering tools
to find your products by entering your necessary technical
attributes. Click on the blue
symbols in the product tree to
start these tools.

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Product configuration Simple products

Define the technical features
you require:
Basic features 1
All the features which are
essential for complete configuration
Mandatory fields are indicated by blue exclamation
marks 2
Choose the features you
need 3
Black script indicates valid
feature values
Grey script means values are
not permissible in the combination in question
Red script indicates an error
Further options 4
Optional features

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Product configuration Complex products

Compile the complex product
you require:

Configure your product from

left to right using the bars 1
Choose the desired technical
features 2
Missing or incorrect inputs
are identified by a blue exclamation mark or a red cross
on the bars 1
You can go directly to the
desired features by clicking
on the bar
Dynamic graphic 3
This is compiled dynamically
in accordance with your cur
rent configuration
The last feature to be selected
is highlighted in blue
Click on the graphic for a
direct selection
Multi copy functions for
modules and valves
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Product configuration Features of simple and complex products

Bar navigation 1
Select features
Choose the desired technical
features for your product
Product list
Lists of all the products in
this product series
My favourites
Manages the favourites
which you have stored for
this product series

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Order code input field 2

Direct input of order code.
By pressing return or by click
on the blue pointer on the
right end of the column the
order code gets taken over
The little blue exclamation
marks or check marks inform
you about the status of your
configuration additionally
the colour of the font gives
you hints.

Actions 3
Place product to the basket*
2D/3D CAD models in
various formats*
Accessories for the configured product*
PDF documentation from
catalogue including an
online link to further data
out of the Support Portal
PDF data sheet*
PDF configuration overview
of all selected features*
Reset of all feature values
to initial status
*All actions are available only after
configuration is complete

Favourites 4
Storage of completed configuration
Favourites can be named by
you in any desired way
List of all favourites via bar
My favourites for this
product family, or below the
product tree for all favourites
overall product families
Details 5
Part number
Line drawing (click on this
line drawing to access a
product picture)
Pneumatic symbol
Details visible only after
configuration is complete

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Product configuration Product list

The product list provides you a
quick overview of all the
products in the current product
series. Product list bar 1

Division into just a few

columns 2 : Part number,
order code and the most
important technical features.
Tip: Column sorting by clicking
on table header
Product configuration can be
started double-clicking on
a line or via selecting a line
and clicking on the tab Select
features
Additional product information
and further actions 3
Flagged lines shown in dark
blue 4
Multiple selections possible
Product comparison 5

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My favourites
Store your product
configurations as favourites.
List of all stored favourites 1
across multiple product series
My favourites 2 list of all
stored favourites in a product
series
No limit to number of favourites which can be stored
Structuring on the basis of
product series

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Favourites list under

My favourites
Columns: Selection boxes to
choose the favourites 3 ,
delivery time, favourite name,
part number, order code (two
columns in the case of complex products) and symbol to
delete favourites 4
Column sorting by clicking
on table header 5
Multiple selections possible
Favourites comparison 6
Additional information 7
Product configuration can be
started by double-clicking on
a line or selecting a line and
click on Select features bar.

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Detailed comparison of products

A product comparison can help
you to identify the optimum
choice from among several
suggested products. It allows a
comparison of any desired
product data sheets. Product
and price differences are highlighted in colour.
The Product comparison
function is available via the
Product list and My
favourites tabs among others.

Product differences at a glance

Flag the relevant products by
setting the checks in the first
column of the table. The relevant lines will be highlighted in
blue 1 . Click on Product compare in the 2 right sidebar to
highlight the features which are
different in colour. This allows a
detailed product comparison at
a glance.

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Accessing CAD models

Click on the symbol button
2D/3D-CAD to open a window
with a CAD preview of the product
in two and three dimensions.
Use the Export function to
transfer files in the desired format
to your CAD system. CAD models
are available online in 45 different
formats and can be downloaded
via www.festo.com. All further
information regarding CAD data
can be found in the file
Info_CAD_EN.pdf on the DVD.
See also link in the CAD box on
the Startpage of the DVD.

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Delivery times, prices and standard product range

You can find delivery time and prices
online!
http://www.festo.com/basket
Please note we cannot offer a
Online Shop in all countries!
1 The new standard product range
we make quick and simple selection
easy for you:
Globally uniform standard product
range
With high levels of quick availability
Best value for the money
Quick and easy ordering thanks to
identification

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Placing products in the product basket

1 Using the Add to basket
button
Click on the Add to basket
button to add a product to the
basket. A message will confirm
that this has been done successfully. Products can be
added to the basket only after
they have been fully configured.
If the current configuration is
invalid, the button will remain
inactive (grey).

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2 Placing several products in

the product basket
Select the appropriate products
by setting the marks in the first
column for the required products. Once you have selected all
the desired products, you can
add them to the basket by clicking the button Add to basket.

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Adding products to the basket using quick order

3 Adding products directly
to the order basket
The box in the upper right-hand
corner allows you to directly
add products to the basket by
entering part number or type
codes or (when available) your
own identifier.

Enter the part number and

Amount then click Add
product. The product is now
in the basket. The prices (when
available) are shown in the
order list of the basket. This
basket can be saved after you
enter your Basket name.

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Import, copy/paste parts lists

To import existing parts lists
proceed as follows:

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Importing previously existing

part lists, for example in csv
format
In the upper area you can select
the existing list you wish to
import in csv format. If you click
on the "i" symbol a hint appears
which describes how the format
has to look like, to be able to get
imported. Selecting csv file
starts the import assistant which
accompanies you step by step
through the process.

Copy/paste previously
existing part lists in Excel or
text format
You can fill the order basket
using existing parts lists
(e. g. in Excel or text format)
by simply copying from your
list and pasting to the empty
field under Option 2.
Maximum number of products
Please note that the system
only allows a maximum of
100 different items to be
imported at a single time!

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Order basket management & ordering

Export basket

Managing the shopping basket

1. As csv file
You can export a previously
compiled list/basket as a csv
file with a single click. In order to
do so click Exportt 1 and
then Save in the subsequently
window and enter the desired
location, where to save file. The
csv file can then be opened and
modified by using, for example,
Microsoft Excel.

1. Searching for saved

baskets/part lists
You can conveniently search for
saved shopping baskets using
a diverse range of criteria:
shopping basket name, creator
and/or creation date.

2. Your preferred format

You can easily adapt the export
format to your requirements.
Click Settings 1 and select
which information should be
exported.

3. Sending the offline shopping

basket to Festo
To send the shopping basket
simply make a print out and
send it to Festo via fax or e-mail.

2. Upload order baskets

directly
to the Online Shop and place
your order.
To upload order baskets directly
from the offline version to the
Online Shop click Export to
Online Basket 2 . An Internet
connection is created and the
product list is transferred. After
Login you will have your net
prices and delivery times and
are ready order.
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Installation requirements

Minimum configuration
Pentium IV, 2.4 GHz+ or AMD
2400 xp+
1 GB RAM
DVD-ROM drive
Screen with 1024 x 768 pixel
Windows XP SP3
Internet Explorer 7
Recommended configuration
PC not older than 4 years
Laptop not older than 2 years
Dual-Core-CPU with 2 GHz
2 GB RAM
DVD-ROM drive
Screen with 1280 x 1024 pixel
Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 (34 or
64 bit) including all Windowns
updates

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After inserting the DVD the setup program is initiated automatically.

If not, it can be started manually by double-clicking on the file
SETUP.EXE. Please follow the instructions shown on-screen.
Updating from a previous version:
This setup program uninstalls the previous version and automatically installs the new version. Your personal data (parts lists/order
baskets) remain and are saved.
No administration rights are necessary for the installation.

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FAQs and installation requirements

Q: How to find products quickly and simply?

A: There are several different search procedures:
1) The product overview for searching through product types with
the product tree search or the image selection. For more
detailed information see pages 3 to 5.
2) Via the blue icons inside the product tree you are able to start
our Product Finders or our Software tools, if available. The tools
help you finding and selecting easily the right products by
selecting your technical needs.
3) Full-text search similar to an Internet search-machine. Simply
enter a term, type code, part number or parts thereof and find
results. For more detailed information please see page 5.
4) Advanced search: Determine the type of search and optimize
the full-text search to meet your requirements. For more
detailed information please see section Quick access - Direct
search on page 4.
Q: How to switch the user interface language of the digital
catalogue?
A: Go to User Settings from the menu on your right, select from the
available language/country combination the most suited and click
Save.
Q: Where to find 2D dimensional drawings in the digital catalogue?
A: The 2D drawings are derived from the 3D volume models. This
means that you must first generate the 3D model of the desired
product using the circle button or the 2D/3D CAD button. Using
the 2D function a scale drawing with 6 elevations can then be
derived and exported.

Q: How to position the piston rod or movable parts in the

3D CAD model?
A: You need to change the values for the piston rod or for moving
parts in general in order to position them. This is done through
the menu under Extras\Set value range .
Double-click on the component in the window which opens and
enter the new position in the value field.
Q: Can customer-specific material numbers be included in the
catalogue?
A: Yes. Customer-specific material numbers can easily be entered
in the shopping basket in the column My identifier.
Q:Will my installed version of FluidDraw run with the new
catalogue?
A: FluidDraw 5 comes with a reduced database of the Festo product
catalog. All product part numbers can be used from the appropriate functions in FluidDraw, even if the Festo product catalog is not
installed.
However, in order to be up to date and to have access to all the
features of the Festo product catalog, it is strongly recommended
to install it anyway.
If FluidDraw detects a newer Festo product catalog, the data of
this one will be used instead of those of the database extract provided with FluidDraw. See also http://www.fluiddraw.com
Q: Are there updates for the digital product catalogue of Festo?
A: Updates for the digital catalogue on DVD are available via the link
Updates and tools for this catalogue on the startpage of the
DVD.

Q: Where to find CAD files of Festo products?

A: In the PARTdataManager of Festo you can find CAD models of all
products in all common neutral and native formats. You can install
the PARTdataManager for offline use either from the DVD or from
http://www.festo.com/supportportal. Please see also
http://www.festo.com/partdatamanager.
The Online Shop of Festo in the internet provides you with always
up-to-date CAD files for all products in more than 45 formats. The
data is available free of charge. Simply log in as a registered user
and you are ready to go.

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Installation on a network

The Festo catalogue is suitable

for installation on all the usual
types of network. Both the catalogue application itself and certain user data can be stored in
a network directory.

There is support both for network drives with a fixed drive letter (X:\)
and for network directories with a UNC path (\\server\share\...).
When network drives are used, care must be taken to ensure that the
drive name relates to the same network directory on all client PCs.
In order to avoid delays during use of the program, a network with
an adequate data transmission rate (recommended min. 100 MBit/s,
better 1000 MBit/s) is required, together with a file server offering
appropriate performance.
Loading the catalogue application from a network directory
In this case, all the program files for the catalogue application are
stored in a network directory. The client PCs download the application
from this. This saves time and hard disk space on the individual client
PCs, since you do not need to install the files locally. It does, however, usually make the catalogue application somewhat slower how
much slower depends on the performance of the network and the file
server used.
For the administrator/setting up a network directory
If an older Festo catalogue is already installed on the network directory concerned, this should be deleted from the server or at least
re-named so that in the future users do not accidentally work with
the older catalogue version.
Copy the contents of the DVD into an empty (!) sub-directory of the
network directory concerned, for example using Windows Explorer,
for example
X:\catalogue\Festo or \\server1\release1\catalogue\Festo.
Caution: If there is already an older Festo catalogue on the network
sub-directory concerned, this should be deleted or at least moved
to another directory. Otherwise there will be errors when the catalogue is launched.
Start the Setup.exe file from the network folder and select
Prepare network installation Festo product catalogue. If you
need to access to CAD data, subsequently select Prepare network
installation Festo PARTdataManager as well. The respective
application data are then installed to the network folder.
It is sufficient for the client PCs to have read authorisation on the
network directory concerned. Write authorisation is not necessary.
For the user setting up the client PC
Optionally, the catalogue installations program can then be launched
on the client PC in order to set up a link in the start menu and automatically delete any earlier versions of the Festo catalogue which
may be present.
Launch the file \Festo\Setup.exe on the client PC, click on
Install product catalogue and then select Minimal installation
as the type of installation desired.
This will create a new link to the Festo catalogue in the start menu
and any earlier versions of the Festo catalogue which may be
present will be deleted.

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Alternatively, you can also launch the Festo catalogue directly using
Windows Explorer: open the network directory \Festo\DKI3 and
double-click on xDKIServer.exe.
Storing user data in a network directory
In this case, user data is stored in a network directory instead of on
the local hard disk of the client PCs. Firstly, this makes it possible for
several users to work at the same time with the stored product baskets or favourites. Secondly, it makes the administrators work easier,
since he/she can provide all users with the latest product prices or
details of the latest preferred products from a central point.
You can specify for each of the following types of data whether
they are to be stored locally on the client PCs or in an alternative
(network) directory:
Stored product baskets/orders
Customer part numbers/favourites
Currently valid product prices
You can centrally specify the following data in combination with an
individually adapted customer catalogue profile, i.e. the catalogue
application automatically uses the settings specified in the network
folder when started:
Part group profiles (e.g. identification of preferred parts with colour
codes)
Personal settings (e.g. customer number and delivery address)

Preparation for network operation

In order to prepare the Festo catalogue for network operation,
launch the program \DKI3\DKI3ServiceTool.exe and select
Setup folder locations and settings.
This allows you to individually specify whether favourites and product prices for stored product baskets will be saved locally at the
client PCs, or to an alternative network directory.
You can also define whether users of the catalogue application are
allowed to modify data such as favourites and price list or whether
the application is to have read-only access to the data.
In combination with an individually adapted customer profile, you
can stipulate whether or not part group profiles and User settings
will be specified centrally for all client PCs.
Transferring the configuration for network operation to the
client PCs
You must now, if necessary, transfer the configuration carried out
in the previous step to the client PCs. As explained above, this step
is necessary only if the client PCs are themselves equipped with
a local installation of the catalogue application. If the client PCs
download the catalogue application from a network directory, the
configuration for network operation will already be active.

Setting up a network directory

You first need a network directory for which the relevant client PCs
have appropriate read and write authorisation. The associated subdirectories and files are generated automatically as soon as you
launch the relevant configured catalogue application for the first
time (see below).
Planning the installation
The information as to whether, and if so which, user data is to be
stored in a network directory is stored in the installation directory
of the catalogue application:
If all client PCs launch the catalogue application from the same
network directory, you can carry out the configuration centrally
at this point.
If you wish to install the catalogue application locally on several
client PCs in order to gain speed, you must configure each individual client PC appropriately. In this case, we recommend that you
carry out the configuration on one PC (see below) and then transfer
this to the other PCs for example, by copying the necessary configuration files (\DKI3\*.xdkic). Alternatively, you have the option
of copying the contents of the catalogue DVD into a network directory, carrying out the appropriate configuration for network operation in this directory (see below) and then installing the already
configured catalogue application on the client PCs using the normal
catalogue setup method.

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Festo Online Shop

Advantages 24/7
The Festo Online Shop is far more than just a direct way to buy
products. It provides you with support right around the clock in your
design, planning, purchasing and maintenance work. This speeds up
your processes and ensures maximum transparency and reliability.
One-step ordering No waiting
times between enquiries, price
information and ordering.
Full overview of all orders
Order tracking with search function, status display in lists and
simple re-ordering.
All technical information at your
fingertips All information and
documentation for the products
and accessories can be found in
the Festo catalogue.

Constant availability Product

information, documentation,
prices, availability, orders 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
Secure and error-free ordering
processes Import parts lists as
CSV files or with copy and paste
functions. Export to MS Office
applications.
See for yourself:
http://www.festo.com/basket

Project work online, with no

waiting times Instead of making enquiries by fax, you can
check prices and availability
interactively online.

Selecting products

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Ordering products

Tracking orders

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The advantages for you

Up to date and comprehensive

2D/3D data for all usual CAD systems
Technical data sheets, documenta-

Convenient and flexible

Access 24 hours a day,
7 days a week
No waiting time

Fast and logical

Parts lists can be stored and
re-used whenever required
Parts lists can be imported
using copy and paste functions
Product baskets can be exported into MS Office applications

Direct and simple

Add products to the product
basket via Festo part numbers
or type codes or your own part
numbers
Ordering in four simple steps
Immediate order confirmation
by e-mail

Orders are trackable and

transparent
You can check delivery times
for all products even before
ordering
All orders (including those by
fax or phone) can be tracked
Past orders can be repeated
easily when required

tion and product pictures always

up to date in the Festo catalogue
Comprehensive selection and
dimensioning tools

Secure and correct

Your net prices for all the products in your product basket
Easy comparison of products

Interested to know more?

Our guided tour offers more tips on how you can benefit
from the facilities offered by our Online Shop!
http://www.festo.com/onlineshop

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Products and services everything from a single source

Where technological enthusiasm and efficiency merge, products
incorporating new ideas evolve. Where the customer is the main
point of focus, tailor made services evolve.

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Engineering for greater speed

in the development process
CAD models
Engineering tools
Digital catalogue
FluidDraw
More than 1,000 technical
consultants and project
engineers worldwide
Technical hotlines

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Supply chain for greater speed

in the procurement process
E-commerce and online shop
Online order tracking
Euro special manufacturing
service
Logistics optimisation

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Assembly for greater speed in

the assembly/commissioning
process
Prepack
Preassembly
Turnkey pneumatics
Handling solutions

Operation for greater speed in

the operational process
Spare parts service
Energy saving service
Compressed air consumption
analysis
Compressed air quality
analysis
Customer service

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