Category Archives: Exhibitions & Events

Discover the difference with Phoenix Contact

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Written by Duncan Nicol, Market Segment Manager- Device Connections.

Varients1Product design is all about form and function, both of which are well understood at Phoenix Contact as innovators of smart device connection technology. The connector is an integral part of any device and, if carefully selected, can enhance and improve the functionality and usability of the device.

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Workshops and websites!

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Written by Rachel Boyd, E-Marketing Specialist

2013 has been a very busy year in the Marketing Department.  We have had two InfoLiner tours, Exhibitions, Safety Seminars, new websites and much more in the background!

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Safety workshops are a big hit!

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Written by Gary Trewhitt, Industry Manager- Automotive

Safety Workshops

Our free Electrical and Functional Safety Workshops have been running since June, with our last workshop of the year being held on 12th November.

Are you still unsure whether to attend one of our Safety Workshops?  They have proved extremely popular and informative for all who attend, but don’t just take our word for it, why not read some of the reviews from previous attendees:

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Our popular safety workshop has a new date in Wales!

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Written by Gary Trewhitt, Industry Manager- Automotive

Date: 8th October 2013
Venue: Rossett Hall Hotel, Wrexham
Start: 8:45 am for coffee and breakfast rolls
Finish: 4.15pm

Electrical and Functional Safety Explained

We have teamed up with TÜV SÜD (Laidler Associates) and Mechan Controls to bring you a FREE one day workshop on Electrical and Functional Safety.

This one day course is to introduce and give delegates an overview of the EN 60204-1 standard as well as

  • Safety Concept ISO 13849
  • 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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Unprecedented success calls for new dates for FREE workshops

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Written by Gary Trewhitt, Industry Manager – Automotive

Test & Development RoomIn June Phoenix Contact teamed up with TÜV SÜD (Laidler Associates) and Mechan Controls to bring you a FREE one day workshop on Electrical and Functional Safety. It was hugely successful day and the fact it was fully booked within a week shows the need for more events like this.

“I would like to extend my thanks to all involved for hospitality during the training. Following our experience we would be interested in putting more of our engineers through this training day if it became available again.”

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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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Exhibitions & InfoLINERS!

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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.

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Welcome to the world of Device Connections

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Written by: Duncan Nicol, Business Development Manager- Device Connections

In the world of Device Connections at Phoenix Contact, we are looking forward to a very busy and eventful 2013. Our plans for the year ahead are in place, kicking off with Southern Manufacturing & Electronics on the 13th & 14th of February in Farnborough. We look forward to seeing you on our stand, F59. For more information on the event please visit www.industrysouth.co.uk.

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