Category Archives: Product Spotlight

Save space and time with PT Push-In Technology

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Written by Scott Mulholland, Product Manager- Industrial Components

At Phoenix Contact, we recognise that our customers are always battling to save space in the cabinet. With this in mind, our already comprehensive PT Push-In terminal range is ever expanding to bring you the benefits of reduced foot-print, competitive price positioning and the highest build quality.

Here is our new PT 2,5/S-QUATTRO:  Connect up to four conductors quickly and efficiently using our market defining ‘Push In’ technology.

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Let’s speed things up a bit…

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Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager- I/O & Networks

LTE 4G MOBILE….Introducing the NEW LTE 4G MOBILE.

The new 4G LTE router is the latest offering in the remote access and monitoring range,  aimed at infrastructure projects such as traffic control and end user site data acquisition, where maximum security is essential.

Offering a wide temperature range of -40 to +70˚C it is suitable for an equally wide range of applications!

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Electrical safety for photovoltaic systems: SOLARCHECK RSD

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Written by Fraser Cowie, Product Marketing Manager- Interface

Rooftop photovoltaic systems can generate lethal DC voltages – they cannot be turned off or disconnected easily on the DC side.  So how do panels get cleaned or maintained safely?  and if there is a fire or flood can emergency personnel be sure that they will not get a shock while trying to help?

Phoenix Contact has developed a new product that, if fitted to your PV system, will mean that you can be sure you are safe whilst working on rooftop or residential solar installations.

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It’s all about the power

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Written by Duncan Nicol, Market Segment Manager – Device Connections

High current PCB terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact.

MKDSP232 amps transmitted directly onto the PCB seems unlikely but with the MKDSP 95 PCB terminal block it is now possible. Traditionally high current applications use current bars to transmit the power into the device. This method is expensive, requires a lots of parts, and makes for time consuming assembly. It can also make the design of the device bulky and heavy. 

Although most applications do not require such high currents on a permanent basis, the ability to handle peak currents of up to 232 amps directly on the PCB is a big advantage for devices such as drives and inverters. 

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Proficloud: the innovative combination of automation and cloud technology

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Written by Tony Deane, Technical Manager-  Control Systems

Does your company deploy Profinet as its automation network?

Do you have multiple sites adopting this standard, including overseas?

Phoenix Contact can help you to dramatically improve communication, efficiency and overall transparency across sites both nationally and internationally. Here’s how:

Since joining Phoenix Contact 4 years ago, the one thing that has always struck me is the accuracy of our motto “Inspiring Innovations”. We are constantly developing products to innovate and improve our customers’ products and processes .

Never has this motto been more apt than when speaking about The Proficloud.

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How can you help us?…what do you do?

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Written by Nigel Dawbarn, Market Segment Manager – Control & Industry Solutions

Often when my colleagues or I visit new potential customers, they say “I am not really sure what you do or can offer?”  Then we start to tell our story:  Phoenix Contact UK is a subsidiary of the company based in Germany about an hour south of Hanover, we are a 2 billion Euro turnover company with 14,000 employees worldwide. We provide components, systems or solutions to suit your needs, with engineers based in the UK or with full support from our Industry Team from our HQ.

We then go deeper into the product and solutions we can offer, depending on the industry sector or application the customer is interested in.

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Heavycon Modular- endless possibilities!

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Written by Scott Mulholland, Product Manager- Industrial Components

The Phoenix Contact Heavycon range of heavy duty connectors already has a vast array of housings/hoods, bases and inserts offering unparalleled levels of configuration and choice. We also know that every eventuality/configuration cannot be provided, but with the newly enhanced modular connector offer, we go the extra mile in providing you with the modular inserts that you can tailor to your specific needs.

Our innovative ‘snap-in one piece frame’ makes the completion of your connector build that much easier and faster. The snap-in frame fits in all housings from the HEAVYCON STANDARD, EVO, and ADVANCE series. Modules and frames are compatible with the DIN market standard. An added benefit of our frame is that you can actually remove and insert modules whilst they are in the connector base and can even be moved/replaced whilst in the panel!

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Marking systems…the bar has been raised!

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Written by Andy Neat, Product Manager- Marking & Installation

When you think about marking in general, the first thing that springs to mind are the ‘little white tags’ that pop into the sides of terminals to identify them or the small numbers that slide onto a cable that I usually drop down the back of a panel never to be seen again! Three years ago I took the job as a ‘Marking System Specialist’ at Phoenix Contact which in part was due to the new printers and technologies Phoenix Contact were introducing to the marking world.

We have such ground breaking technologies as the Bluemark CLED , which uses UV light to cure ink permanently, and our most popular range the Thermomark Card & Roll, which uses a nice twist on thermal transfer printing to speed up what can be the laborious task of marking up a cabinet or panel.

Among other printers we have here at Phoenix Contact, our goal is to make the panel/cabinet/machine builder’s life a lot easier and we have succeeded in this so far, becoming the company with the biggest industrial marking range in world….but where do we go from here?

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Raspberry Pi gets a new home.

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Written by Duncan Nicol – Market Segment Manager – Device Connections 

The Raspberry Pi single board computer has just celebrated its 4th birthday and in its short life has reinvigorated the world of computing and, more specifically, computer programming for a new generation of school children, hobbyist and application engineers. The latter have come to realise that for around £30 you have a tried and tested core ingredient for an industrial IO system with a world of possibilities, without the need for expensive industrial controllers (just don’t tell the industrial controller bods).

Of course this is great news. However the Raspberry Pi was not originally intended for industrial applications and as such is not packaged for the control cabinet or industrial environment.

Not, that is, until now.

Raspberry Pi enclosure

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