Written by Gordon McKechnie, Industry Manager- Process, Oil and Gas
There are over 30 million Hart Instruments currently installed within the process industry, but only 10% of these are being used to their full potential.
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.
Wrtten by Fraser Cowie, Product Marketing Manager – Interface
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.
Written by Gary Trewhitt, Industry Manager- Automotive 
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.
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.
Written by Nigel Dawbarn, Business Development Manager – Control System Solutions
Single or Multi-touch options…
Designline from Phoenix Contact, our new Panel PC, is an attractive design with high-performance technology.
We think this is one of the best looking Panel PCs on the market. What do you think? Continue reading
Written my Mark Harries, Business Development Manager- I/O & Networks
1. Risk Assessment
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
Written by John Baverstock, Product Manager- Industrial Components
I have often been asked by customers: “Why should we choose Phoenix Contact Marking solutions?”
Without going into the complexity of the various applications and numerous types of material available, I have highlighted five good reasons to assist with making that choice.
Written by Duncan Nicol, Business Development Manager- Device Connections
Help is on hand when designing-in Device Connectors.
Written by Rachel Mawbey, E-marketing Specialist
I hope you are enjoying our blog posts so far, and are becoming little more familiar with the people and industry knowledge behind the Phoenix Contact team in the UK. There has been a wide variety of different subjects discussed in the last few weeks, and many more to come, I am sure!
Is there a topic or application example that you would like to know more about? Why not contact us or leave a comment below, and you may see your suggestion posted soon.