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An American pioneer

An American pioneer

He was denied one great wish: “I would like to be invited to the 100th anniversary of Phoenix Contact.” Don Springer said this in the winter of 2004, when he…
New boost for future technologies

New boost for future technologies

Frank Possel-Dölken has taken over the chairmanship of the steering committee of the Platform Industry 4.0. The Chief Digital Officer of Phoenix Contact took over the role in rotation from…
Start without Contact, but with Electronics

Start without Contact, but with Electronics

25 years of Phoenix Contact at the Bad Pyrmont site – basically, it all started with a trip to the Netherlands in the 1980s. One of the managing directors at…
Eyes open and through the mountain

Eyes open and through the mountain

They belong to Switzerland like watches, banks and the Alps – tunnels. Hardly any other country is as adept in the art of perforating its innermost parts as the Swiss.…
The twin takes off

The twin takes off

The Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA) was launched on March 2. The organization was founded by 23 founding members from the electrical, mechanical engineering, software and user industries with the…
Ghost drivers in production

Ghost drivers in production

A driverless transport system connects the automated small parts warehouse at the Blomberg site with workstations in production, thus ensuring optimized material flows. When the robot starts driving, no one…
Zinc cards

Zinc cards

Additive manufacturing of zinc alloy Zamak 5 in series possible for the first time. New possibilities for manufacturing prototypes or small series. Zamak 5 is a standard material for zinc…
Cookie? You bet!

Cookie? You bet!

The smell of cookies is in the air at our Training Center in Schieder-Schwalenberg. Normally our trainees and dual students work here in our own training workshop. The smell of…
New brand name for high speed technology

New brand name for high speed technology

The product range of Phoenix Contact E-Mobility gets a new name: CHARX will stand for charging technology from Phoenix Contact. Instead of the “Product xy from Phoenix Contact E-Mobility”, the…
Testlab lets pictures speak

Testlab lets pictures speak

They carry Phoenix in their name, but are completely independent of the founder and parent company – Phoenix Testlab is an internationally recognized and sought-after company for test and inspection…
The E-Turbo construction site

The E-Turbo construction site

Even Elon Musk cannot build a factory any faster – at the end of June, it was announced that Phoenix Contact E-Mobility wants to build a new production location in…
Yaskawa relies on PLCnext

Yaskawa relies on PLCnext

Yaskawa is a Japanese company that is a global leader in the field of industrial robots, together with the Japanese company Fanuc. The inventor of the term “mechatronics” will in…
One for (almost) all

One for (almost) all

Single Pair Ethernet is a hot potato. Transmitting both data and power with just one cable – this is not only technologically challenging, but also opens up completely new applications.…
5 G? No problem!

5 G? No problem!

Phoenix Contact, Quectel and Ericsson jointly develop the first industrial 5G router for private 5G networks. Joint project of Quectel, Ericsson and Phoenix Contact With the help of the newly…
New GM in Finland

New GM in Finland

Phoenix Contact enjoys a very good reputation in the country in the north of Scandinavia as an innovative manufacturer and reliable employer. The new General Manager for Finland was also…
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