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Just a Twist of the Wrist

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Written by John Baverstock, Product Manager- Industrial Components

In the current economic climate ways of reducing operating costs is always high on the agenda. Therefore reducing overheads by minimising stock holding, reducing time spent on design and using components that are quick and easy to assemble all contribute to savings.

The new Heavycon Evo industrial plug-in connectors offer opportunities in all these areas.

Heavycon Evo

Heavycon Evo plastic plug-in connectors – for more efficient machine building

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Reliable Data Connections for Industrial Ethernet

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Written by Duncan Nicol, Business Development Manager- Device Connections

Data is everywhere and an integral part of today’s control & process industries. There is nothing new about the use of data in industrial applications, but increasing volumes and real-time demands present real challenges for system designs. Planning for future system requirements is therefore an important consideration. Building extra capacity into a system for future needs starts with the architecture and is reflected in the component parts.

Data Connections for Industrial Ethernet

Data Connections for Industrial Ethernet

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I need technical help!

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Written by Rachel Mawbey, E-marketing Specialist

Want to test one of our products but can’t afford the down-time on-site? 

In today’s tough financial climate, it is particularly important to ensure that any new components that you change or add to your systems are suitable and will do what you want and expect them to do.  However, this financial climate then also often contributes to the inability to stop tight production schedules to be able to complete the required tests.

Phoenix Contact’s solution is our brand new Test & Development room:

Test & Development Room

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My Top 5 Phoenix Solutions

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Written by Andy Mills, Key Account Manager

I have been with Phoenix Contact for just under 8 years now and have seen many new products launched every year.  Quite often it is said that the amount of products Phoenix Contact launches every year at the Hanover Messe is both a blessing and a curse – a blessing because there is always something new to help our customers and a curse because keeping track of thousands of new products can be tricky.

So, with that in mind, I thought it would be interesting to list my personal favourite products/solutions we have launched in the 8 years I have been here.

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Are you worried about the security and availability of your power supply?

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Wrtten by Fraser Cowie, Product Marketing Manager – Interface 

Quint UPS

No need to worry, Phoenix Contact has a variety of solutions to monitor and prevent potential supply problems!

Even a brief input voltage interruption can paralyse a system, often resulting in financial losses with an unplanned shutdown. Prevent this by choosing a tailor-made solution from our product range for DC and AC applications and keep your production running smoothly.

Traditional UPS solutions may keep your process running for a short while, but they give little or no diagnostic information on the system and in particular the state of the battery. Will it actually work when needed?

The Quint UPS-IQ uses Phoenix Contact’s newly developed IQ technology to remedy that situation and increase your system knowledge and availability.

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Free Workshop! Electrical & Functional Safety Explained

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Written by Gary Trewhitt, Industry Manager- Automotive Test & Development Room

Free Workshop!

As part of Phoenix Contact’s ever increasing involvement in Machinery Safety and its growing product portfolio, we have teamed up with TUV SUD (Laidler Associates) and Mechan Controls to bring you a FREE one day workshop on Electrical and Functional Safety.

Venue: Phoenix Contact Ltd,Telford TF7 4PG

Date: 11th June 2013  9am-4pm

This one day course is to introduce and give delegates an overview of the EN 60204-1 standard as well as Safety Concept ISO13849 and Safety Concept IEC 62061.  Incorporating EN ISO 14119 in order to understand the requirements and applications of electrical, electronic and programmable systems to ensure the electrical safety of machinery in industrial installations.  It will give possible solutions to existing on-site problems with conformity to these standards.  Through EN ISO 14119, it will identify non-compliances to the standard, showing actual machine examples and common misconceptions/assumptions of safety.

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Will 17 go into (M) 12?

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Written by Gary Nelson, Product Manager- Device Connections

Please do not be put off by the title and run away as this is not a maths quiz! Actually if it were a maths quiz, I believe the simple answer would be no, 17 won’t go into (M) 12. But what’s the (M) for I hear you ask? If you didn’t, please pretend you did otherwise this simply won’t work.

As I said at the outset, this isn’t to do with maths, although when you discover what I am going to tell you it will make you question how this is possible. Imagine, if you will, the humble M12 connector which is widely recognisable in the industry as the connector of choice for multiple poles in a small circular housing.

M12 Connectors from Phoenix Contact

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Automation has never looked so good…

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Written by Nigel Dawbarn, Business Development Manager – Control System Solutions

Designline Industrial PCs

Single or Multi-touch options…

Designline from Phoenix Contact, our new Panel PC, is an attractive design with high-performance technology.

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Top five tips for making your machine or system safe

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Written my Mark Harries, Business Development Manager- I/O & Networks

1. Risk Assessment

Phoenix Contact Safety App

Phoenix Contact Safety App

Before deciding which safety input devices are required to guard your machine, it is necessary to understand which performance level you need to achieve. A risk assessment is therefore required. At Phoenix Contact we have an App which can be used on an iPhone or iPad, giving the user an interactive risk assessment guide, and therefore determining the performance level of the machine or application.

See the app in iTunes

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