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Phoenix Contact at the world’s largest industrial trade show

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Phoenix Contact at Hannover Messe 2018 – the world’s largest industrial trade show

With its future-oriented connection technology, Phoenix Contact is your key partner on the journey to the smart factory, a digital factory. While Phoenix Contact is by your side, you are ideally prepared for the digital transformation: become an Industrie 4.0 company.

Hannover Messe News from PHOENIX CONTACT

We cover the Hannover Messe news with multiple videos every day during the industrial fair on our YouTube channel. Find out what our CEO Frank Stührenberg says about combining innovative ideas and technical innovation with new business models in order to be a reliable partner for our customers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJuREwzTpsQ

Discover the world of innovations and technologies from Phoenix Contact

Discover Highlights 2018

Phoenix Contact Highlights 2018

Due to digitalization, we are experiencing sweeping changes. In the face of this, only those who grasp the opportunities and explore these new horizons will be successful.

At the heart of digitalization is the intelligent networking of business processes, systems, components, of all things and people. As a result, this networking creates new autonomous self-optimizing systems with enormous potential for enhanced efficiency and productivity.

Furthermore, Phoenix Contact is already exploiting this potential in in-house applications. Based on the experiences gained from this work, we are developing new products and solutions that will support you on your journey toward digitalization.

Our Highlights 2018 brochure provides you with a few examples: from smart connectors, through to our control platform for the digital future, and easy access to the cloud.

For more information, please visit the website.

Hannover Messe News from PHOENIX CONTACT

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Phoenix Contact at Hannover Messe – the world’s most important industrial trade fair

We cover the Hannover Messe news from PHOENIX CONTACT through multiple clips every day during the industrial fair from 24th to 28th April 2017 on our YouTube channel. Find out more about our innovative products and technologies that we present under the slogan “Solutions for the future”.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9PpVy4avE5HYuXLXDx_fzO6UCnef8c-N

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New products revealed for 2017 [Discover the Highlights]

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Highlights 2017: Solutions for the digital industry

Discover an understanding of applications and technological expertise bundled in unique solutions for the digital future.

Discover the highlights 2017As Mr. Ronald Bent – CTO at PHOENIX CONTACT – said: “Inspiring innovations are born from the creative tension between the possibilities presented by new technologies and the requirements of the various markets. With that in mind, the trend toward digitalization faces a world full of challenges: population growth, the rise of megacities, dwindling resources. We need more energy, clean water, and clean air. We believe that digitalization offers the potential to overcome these challenges. The intelligent networking of business processes, components, systems, things, and people is the key to the solutions of the future. Our highlights for 2017 are making an important contribution here.”

A wide range of new products from the fields of connection technology, automation components, surge protection, marking, and tools will be revealed at the Hannover Messe 2017.

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Phoenix Contact announces cooperation with Mauell

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Phoenix Contact announces cooperation with Mauell to create solutions for the energy market of the future

Phoenix Contact announces cooperation with MauellPhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, the leading manufacturer of systems and components for electrical connections and industrial automation, has established a cooperation in the energy sector with Mauell GmbH, a specialist in power plant, process, and network control technology. Mauell’s Network Control Technology segment will be spun off into a separate company, into which Phoenix Contact will invest. The goal of the cooperation is to jointly develop intelligent solutions for the energy market of the future. Current project objectives focus on automation solutions with open source architectures, network and communication solutions, and intelligent connection systems. In combination, the portfolios of both companies offer a great deal of potential for synergy in these areas.

“Digitalization in the energy sector requires continuous networking of energy flows with energy markets. Open software and integration platforms are becoming increasingly important for interoperable network operation,” emphasizes Bernhard Mecking, CEO of Mauell GmbH in Velbert, Germany.

“We are happy to partner with Mauell Netzleittechnik GmbH and benefit from their experience in the energy industry,” says Ulrich Leidecker, Chairman of the Management Board of the Industry Management and Automation (IMA) Business Area at Phoenix Contact in Blomberg, Germany. “This will allow us to align our automation technology with the PLCnext open control platform in keeping with the requirements of smart grids.”

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Phoenix Contact acquired a share in a Dutch cybersecurity company

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Phoenix Contact acquired a share in a Dutch cybersecurity company

security_matters_logoWith effect from September 21, 2016, Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures GmbH has acquired a share in the Dutch company SecurityMatters B. V. The company that is in Eindhoven is a leading supplier of cybersecurity solutions for industrial control systems.

Since its implementation in 2013, SecurityMatters has distributed the platform for network monitoring and anomaly detection, SilentDefense. The application areas include the power generation, transmission and distribution, water supply, the area of infrastructure solutions, chemistry, oil and gas as well as industrial production technology.

“SecurityMatters offers solutions for the area of critical infrastructure and Industrie 4.0. Especially in the industrial environment, there is a great market potential where cybersecurity solutions are required already today. The product range of SecurityMatters perfectly suits the expertise of Phoenix Contact, especially as regards Industrie 4.0” says Marcus Böker, Managing Director of Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures.

Besides Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures and Robert Bosch Venture Capital, the syndicate of investors also includes KPN Ventures from the Netherlands and Emerald Technology Ventures from Switzerland. The Swiss company has been leading in the acquisition of the shareholding of the four companies. Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures has a minority share in SecurityMatters.

About Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures GmbH

Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures is the venture capital company of the Phoenix Contact Group, a leading manufacturer of components and systems for electrical connections as well as industrial automation. The company invests in startup companies with business models related to markets of the electrical connection technology, industrial digitalization, automation and control technology. www.phoenixcontact-innovationventures.com

About SecurityMatters B.V.

SecurityMatters offers industrial solutions for the monitoring, analysis and protection of industrial systems. Damiano Bolzoni, Sandro Etalle and Emmanuelle Zambon founded the company in the Netherlands in 2009. www.secmatters.com

ISA UAE Automation – Setting the Standard for Automation

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ISA UAE Automation Conference and Exhibition 2016

ISA Automation Conference & ExhibitionThe ISA UAE Automation Conference and Exhibition 2016 is a full-scale conference and exhibition in the Gulf Region dedicated for process automation and will be held to emphasize on the local content and to reflect the true position of UAE as a major market of automation products and technologies.

The event will provide an opportunity for the Automation Industry professionals and End Users to network and share best-case practices. It will also provide them with the knowledge about the latest technologies and applications on measurement, control and safety. The event will take place in Abu Dhabi on the 30th and 31st of May 2016 at St. Regis Hotel.

Phoenix Contact will be present at the show. Visit our Stand 26 – 27 to be able to see our comprehensive portfolio for the process industry and automation.

Click here to register for the exhibition.

Refinery, PHOENIX CONTACT, ISA

The oil and gas industry is changing: both producers and operators need to increase the efficiency of their systems. Due to the recent drop in oil prices around the world, demand for efficient, safer and cost effective operations by End Users of the Energy sector has increased and most of all increased the growing need for communication between the Automation Industry and the End Users.

President Obama visits Phoenix Contact booth

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President Obama visits Phoenix Contact at the Hannover Messe

President Obama visits Phoenix Contact at the Hannover Messe

On 25th April, 2016, President Barack Obama visited the Phoenix Contact booth together with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the opening of the Hannover Messe.

CEO Frank Stührenberg as well as the President of the U.S. subsidiary, Jack Nehlig, greeted the heads of state. Stührenberg served as the spokesperson for a number of new developments in a variety of product ranges. He showed the prominent guests charging connectors for electric mobility.

The CCSplus fast charging system can charge at up to 350,000 watts – within three to five minutes. Therefofre, it can provide an electric car battery with enough power to drive 100 km.

This system is available for both the European and American markets and comes with the corresponding standardized plugs. It not only fulfills user requirements for fast charging, but also represents an important milestone in the spread of electric mobility, which both the American and German governments seek to promote. Continue reading

Phoenix Contact Middle East is a Great Place To Work For!

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PHOENIX CONTACT Middle East Employees completed the Great Place to Work® Employee Survey in 2015

The final feedback and results were GREAT! Phoenix Contact Middle East is a Great Place To Work For!
Great Place To Work

The Great Place to Work survey provides and enables employees, managers and the company as a whole the following:

  1. Opportunity for feedback and for participation in the cultural development.
  2. Identifying strengths and opportunities for improvements in the business environment.
  3. Measurable target tracking in ”Excellence in Leadership” & Communication”.

PHOENIX CONTACT Middle East achieved an 82% Trust Index, thus ranking amongst the Best Companies in the country.

As a result, 94% of employees stated that „Taking everything into account, I would say this is a great place to work.“

About GPTW – Great Place to Work®

GPTW is a global research and management consultancy that recognises the best workplaces in over 50 countries worldwide. Its mission is to improve peoples’ lives and create a better society by improving the workplace experience. GPTW provide a simple, research-driven methodology that could be widely used to understand and assess organisations. Companies from all over the world used this employee survey because they want to create strong workplace cultures based on trusting relationships. In conclusion, Great Place to Work believes that in a society of great workplaces, employees feel respected, proud, and trust. As a result, the management commits to “doing the right thing.”

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Industrie 4.0 |How digitalization transforms industries

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Industrie 4.0

The world is changing: it is becoming more digital, intelligent, and flexible. Initiatives such as Industrie 4.0, is providing the first responses to the question of how digitalization will affect industry.

The production of the future, currently known as Industrie 4.0 or IOT, is gaining increasing influence in our industry, including of course at Phoenix Contact.

Fair trade panel, Industrie 4.0, easy to use

Industrie 4.0 is the intelligent production technology of tomorrow. Man, machine and the product itself join forces in an intelligent and an independent network.

Together with customers and partners, we are actively shaping solutions for the future. We  almost have 100 years of experience in machine building and automation. Therefore, we are forced to take the digitalization of our world and turn it into the intelligent production of tomorrow.

Roland Bent -Executive Vice President Marketing and Development at Phoenix Contact said: “An Engineer should never be asked whether there is a limit to what is possible or can be developed. If people in the 1920s had asked, is there a limit to what is possible with electrical engineering? then I believe they never would have thought to mention the things that have long since become self-evident for us today.”

More about Industrie 4.0

Come and join us at Hannover Messe 2016 – the World’s most important industrial fair and discuss with our experts a huge range of products, systems, and solutions based on the Industrie 4.0 approach.

Visit our Stand F40 in Hall 9

25. – 29.04.2016 in Hanover, Germany

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