Author Archives: Ashleigh Camp

Electronic outlets and all they can do…

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Electronic outletsDid you know how easy our electric outlets can make your engineering life?

We have one of the largest ranges in the world and it can do everything you need it to and more…

 

 

 

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Find out more from Andy Neat by dropping him an email on aneat@phoenixcontact.com

And to check out some more of his useful videos check out the playlist here 

Blue is the colour, marking is the game!

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Written by Andy Neat

Good morning everyone and welcome to my second written blog of the year! Alternatively, as you may have seen, I have been desperately trying to maintain my youth by filming vlogs instead of writing blogs. But with these fancy 4K HD cameras we have, there’s no hiding the sprouting grey hair on my chin or the wrinkles around my eyes making it rather clear that I am in fact a man in my 30’s.

Moving swiftly on….

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What we have in store at IP Expo 2018…

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Written by Gareth Chamberlain

Is it me, or has this year flown by so quickly?

It seems only like yesterday that we were lapping up and then moaning about the UK heatwave like the typical brits we are. But, with October on the horizon, we are getting ready for taking our network technology on the road to the IPExpo in London on the 3rd and 4th of October.
What is IPExpo? I hear you typing away on google. IPExpo is an IT exhibition that is renowned for its speakers and technology on display. It is one of the biggest IT fairs in Europe.

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Looking for a solution for the obsolete Interbus Master? We can help with that…

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Written by Tony Deane, CST Technical Manager

Please allow me to introduce to you the Interbus/Profinet proxy FL PND 4TX IB G4 Master.

Out with the Old in with the New

S5, S7300, S7400 DSC-T BASED G4 MASTER INTERBUS SYSTEM

S5, S7300, S7400 DSC-T BASED G4 MASTER INTERBUS SYSTEM

Does your company currently have an extensive Interbus network running an essential part of your control infrastructure controlled by a Siemens Simatic S5, S7 300 or S7 400 PLC?

Are you concerned about the obsolescence of these control platforms with regard to your future business and everyday operations?

If the answer to either of these questions is yes, read on!

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The Future is Electric

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Written by Duncan Nicol

For thousands of years we have relied on carbon fuels to power our world and for a long time, it made a lot of sense. Carbon fuels such as coal and oil were easy to get to and therefore a cheap source of fuel and energy dense. As demand increased they became harder to find and then, of course, the environmental impact became widely known, but by then we were so very dependent on them. Continue reading

Is your power supply ready for the Industrial Internet of Things? The QUINT4 DC UPS sure is.

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Written by Mark Lloyd

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In 2004, we released our first DC UPS, the first generation QUINT-UPS, which is still in use and purchased today.

Then in 2011, we released the QUINT UPS-IQ, which for the first time allowed some monitoring of the connected battery to see such things as battery status, battery lifetime, and remaining runtime. With this generation of UPS it is possible to pass this info up to higher level controls but requires additional hardware.

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