Phoenix Contact Deutschland GmbH

Modular automation and certified PLC modules enable standard-compliant, safe and scalable implementation of thermoprocessing systems. The focus is on how open control systems integrate modern technologies such as AI and machine learning and combine efficiency, cybersecurity and functional safety in a consistent architecture

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On May 15, Stephan Volgmann will take over the newly created position of Chief Sales Officer within the Group Management of Phoenix Contact.

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New connectors and an app solution for the IIoT framework from PLCnext Technology make it easier to collect data from controllers, sensors and field devices - especially in existing systems.

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Virtual controllers complement traditional PLC systems rather than replacing them. Phoenix Contact explains where virtualization makes sense and how it is reshaping automation.

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Phoenix Contact will be presenting pioneering technologies for industrial automation at this year's SPS - Smart Production Solutions from November 25 to 27 in Nuremberg.

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For Phoenix Contact, AI is not a vision of the future but a reality: it optimizes processes, increases energy efficiency, and supports developers. COO Ulrich Leidecker discusses practical projects, security, and the path toward scalable AI solutions.

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RS Components has significantly expanded its range of products from Phoenix Contact. The distributor now supplies more than 45,000 products from the manufacturer of products, solutions and digitalization expertise for the electrification, networking and automation of all sectors of the economy and infrastructure.

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Conveyor technology is an essential part of many industrial processes. It enables the transportation of materials and products within production facilities. With the increasing digitalization and networking of industrial systems, IIoT gateways play a central role in monitoring and optimizing these processes.

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Conveyor technology is an essential part of many industrial processes. It enables the transportation of materials and products within production facilities. With the increasing digitalization and networking of industrial systems, IIoT gateways play a central role in monitoring and optimizing these processes.

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With the Marking Configurator marking solution from Phoenix Contact, individually labeled marking materials can be ordered for marking terminals, conductors and cables as well as devices and systems.

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This year, Phoenix Contact is focusing on the three topics of direct current technology, efficiency in control cabinet construction and the digital factory.

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Industrial DC grids are not a dream of the future. Companies can already implement and operate them today - and benefit from their efficiency.

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Phoenix Contact is presenting its products and solutions for the challenges of the future at the Hannover Messe. This year, the family-owned company is focusing on three areas: direct current technology, efficiency in control cabinet construction and the digital factory.

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With the new Heavycon HC-M-MWF contact insert modules for industrial connectors, Phoenix Contact offers extensive functionality for field cabling.

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One of Prismat's largest EWM projects has been in live operation at Phoenix Contact since the end of last year. Since then, the company has benefited from a highly efficient material flow in its distribution center thanks to the standards-based implementation by the SAP professionals.

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One of Prismat's largest EWM projects has been in live operation at Phoenix Contact since the end of last year. Since then, the company has benefited from a highly efficient material flow in its distribution center thanks to the standards-based implementation by the SAP professionals.

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One of Prismat's largest EWM projects has been in live operation at Phoenix Contact since the end of 2023. Since then, the company has benefited from a highly efficient material flow in its distribution center thanks to the standards-compliant implementation by the SAP professionals.

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At the end of December 2024, Frank Stührenberg, Chairman of the Phoenix Contact Management Board and CEO, will retire after 33 years with the company. He will be succeeded by Dirk Görlitzer, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer since 2020.

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Phoenix Contact is expanding its industrial network portfolio with WLAN client modules in accordance with the Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) technology standard. The new modules in the WLAN 1000 series support gross WLAN data rates of up to 2,402 Mbit per second at 160 MHz bandwidth.

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How can technologies such as artificial intelligence help us to work more sustainably and produce more sustainably? This was the question posed by the leading-edge cluster it's OWL at the Hannover Messe.

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Phoenix Contact is focusing on a gradual change towards more sustainability for its products. There are already solutions in the PCB terminal block, connector and electronics housing product categories that have significantly improvedCO2 balances thanks to process optimizations and sustainable materials.

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Phoenix Contact is planning a new building for electronic and electromechanical production in Mexico. The proximity to the US market and access to resources and expertise for electronics production were decisive factors in the choice of the new location.

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The Charx connect universal CCS vehicle charging sockets from Phoenix Contact now also enable high-power charging with a continuous 375 kilowatts.

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Festo will use PLCnext Technology, the open ecosystem for modern automation from Phoenix Contact, in future intelligent devices.

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Festo will use PLCnext Technology, the open ecosystem for modern automation from Phoenix Contact, in future intelligent devices. This will combine the innovative strength of both companies with the aim of taking industrial automation to a new level.

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Saving energy is the order of the day. However, reducing consumption requires valid data from which optimization potential can be derived.

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At SPS 2023, Ulrich Leidecker, Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Contact, spoke about the company's economic development.

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High reliability with minimal latency is just one aspect of the appeal of 5G. In particular, safety transmission via such a mobile network is proving to be a much-discussed topic. The next generation of the standard now promises a major step forward for wireless industrial data exchange. But will the requirements of industrial users actually be met, or is this still wishful thinking?

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The term edge computing is inextricably linked to the word cloud computing. While cloud computing - i.e. the connection of systems to the internet - has been gaining in importance for several years as part of the future-oriented Industry 4.0 project, edge computing appears to be a relatively new technology. The possibilities of this approach will be demonstrated using the EPC 1502 edge device.

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Phoenix Contact presents connectors with lever push-in technology. The lever technology enables fast and energy-saving multiple wiring of different conductor types with and without ferrules.

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In addition to the XTV terminal blocks with side conductor routing, the first terminal blocks with front Push-X connection are now also available from Phoenix Contact.

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Under the motto "100 years of passion for technology and innovation", Phoenix Contact not only celebrated technological and personal connections from 100 years of company history at this year's Hannover Messe.

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clipx Engineer, the engineering software from Phoenix Contact, is the software for control cabinet construction that optimizes data consistency from the circuit diagram to the control cabinet.

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Good legibility and permanent marking are of the utmost importance for industrial marking. At the same time, it is considered time-consuming and laborious to assemble the individual markers, especially when many conductors and cables need to be labeled.

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The new generation of compact Varioface interface modules is the link between the remote I/O systems and the field level. An innovative design ensures fast and error-free wiring and saves space in the control cabinet.

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Based on a long-term technology project in which Phoenix Contact defined and tested lead-free* alternative materials, the Group is now rapidly converting its connector portfolio.

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In a comprehensive concept, Phoenix Contact Connector Technology has restructured production and logistics at its site in Herrenberg, Baden-Württemberg.

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The Phoenix Contact Group has signed a long-term partnership agreement with TE Connectivity. The collaboration provides for the takeover of the technology for the NSR elementary relay.

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Globalization, digitalization, Industry 4.0 and Always Availability pose major challenges for software development. These new specific requirements, highly interlinked structures and dependencies as well as new technologies demand maximum flexibility, responsiveness and quality from software solutions.

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In the context of human-robot collaboration, man and machine work together without a safety guard. The example of inserting blanks into boxes shows how the safe use of a robot can be implemented in a milling application.

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Until now, producing prototypes using zinc die casting has required a lot of time and money. However, thanks to a new process, zinc components can now also be additively manufactured from the series material Zamak 5.

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The advantages of edge applications are well known. However, a traditional PLC cannot pre-process the data locally. IoT applications can be easily implemented with edge PCs including pre-installed software tools.

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The search for potential savings also extends to industrial marking in the process industry. Clear and permanent marking of all components saves time and money. Stainless steel is often used for high requirements.

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In order to develop a product with few vulnerabilities, a process for a secure lifecycle (security development lifecycle) should be used. The IEC 62443-4-1 standard describes such a process for automation systems. The process is made up of eight elements.

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Phoenix Contact E-Mobility is expanding its production and administrative capacities in Germany at its main site in Schieder-Schwalenberg and in Poland at the Rzeszów-Dworzysko Technology Park.

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Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact have agreed a partnership: In the future, Yaskawa will be able to use Phoenix Contact's PLCnext technology in the development of machine control and control platforms.

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In enclosure construction, processes are characterized by manual work steps. With the Clipix Wire Assist assistance system from Phoenix Contact, processes along the value chain can be optimized.

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Phoenix Contact presents new circular connectors for energy storage systems.

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Automation is also advancing in switch cabinet construction. With integrated communication between project planning software and terminal strip assembly, one manufacturer wants to further improve its concept for modern switch cabinet construction.

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