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Partners in design, by design

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Written by Andy Neat, Product Manager- Marking & Installation

Hello again everyone. Usually I write blogs on automatic tooling or new marking systems, but today I’m going to knock your socks off with some software talk…well I’m going to give it a shot at least…

Clip ProjectNow here’s a hidden gem for you. I’ll get straight to the point: if you’re an Eplan user, you can seamlessly interact with our Clip Project software which enables you to print your markers straight from your Eplan schematic.

How is this possible?!  Phoenix Contact and Eplan are partners and have been for some time. Before I go diving in,  here’s a little bit of background just in case you don’t know what on earth I’m talking about:

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Factories of the Future

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This week’s blog is written by our guest blogger Michelle Richards, Marketing Executive-  EPLAN.

Industry 4.0With the next industrial revolution around the corner, highly intelligent connected systems are crucial in the transformation of traditional plants into smart factories.

The next industrial revolution, named Industry 4.0, is a high-tech strategy which has been adopted by the German government and now being introduced to the UK which promotes the computerisation of traditional industries such as manufacturing. The ultimate goal is to create intelligent factories that encompass cyber-physical production systems that combine communications, IT data and physical elements. Here, machines talk to products and other machines, objects deliver decision-critical data and information is processed and distributed in real time.

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Save time with Clip Project software

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Written by: John Baverstock, Product Manager- Industrial Components

Clip Project SoftwareClip project software can be used to easily configure terminal strips together with all DIN rail mountable Phoenix Contact products. Automatic generation of complete terminal strips can also be realised with the seamless interface to EPLAN and import facility from other CAE/CAD systems.

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