{"id":55953,"date":"2016-10-24T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=55953"},"modified":"2019-06-12T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T10:01:44","slug":"how-to-communicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/how-to-communicate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to communicate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Nigel Dawbarn, Market Segment Manager-\u00a0Industry Management and Automation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s face it, everyone\u00a0wants a straight-forward way to engineer a system which keeps costs down and can be achieved with minimum effort.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/assets\/images_ed\/global\/web_content_1col_mobile\/pic_con1_a_0074305_int.jpg\" alt=\"Industrial Communications\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/>After discussing the range of products Phoenix Contact has to offer with many customers, one of the big factors which I believe makes us stand out is the variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Communication_technology_P-08\/97ed0964-77f6-4d09-a3e7-f1a055382a88?cpn=blog\">communication options<\/a> we can offer for many different applications. With the need to acquire more data to be able to monitor your equipment or system, you need to choose the best way to establish that line of communication.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>What questions should you\u00a0ask before you start?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Over what distance do you need to communicate?<\/li>\n<li>Is there existing infrastructure that\u00a0can be used?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any obstacles in the way?<\/li>\n<li>What speed of data transfer do\u00a0you need?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you\u00a0need the data?<\/li>\n<li>Cable or wireless?<\/li>\n<li>What type of security will be required?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/assets\/images_ed\/global\/web_content_1col_mobile\/pic_con1_a_0066083_int.jpg\" alt=\"Cybersecurity\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/>Phoenix Contact has the capability to provide the full solution from the connector to the terminal to obtain the signal, \u00a0all the way through to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Cyber_security_P-08-10-08\/3bd0489c-fcd0-4c5f-84e6-8d02e094bbcb?cpn=blog\">cyber security products<\/a> known as mGuard.<\/p>\n<p>You also have the opportunity to\u00a0use many other products along the way- including our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Monitoring_P-14\/c43f77b6-f1f0-4886-b47f-3bc60faf4104?cpn=blog\">monitoring devices<\/a> and controllers with data logging capability- you will then have a full hardware solution.\u00a0We can also offer<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Software_P-19\/923722f3-b5f5-4e70-ba6b-6c36dae3937e?cpn=blog\"> software<\/a> to complete the picture and we always try to ensure the engineering effort is reduced to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/assets\/images_ed\/global\/web_content_1col_mobile\/pic_con1_a_0062005_int.jpg\" alt=\"Energy monitoring\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/>This is why I believe Phoenix Contact should be one of the top choices within infrastructure engineering &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/solutions\/subcategory_pages\/Water_wastewater_treatment\/08d0ae47-8e32-4ee1-bebd-18083e751c39?cpn=blog\" class=\"broken_link\">Water<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/solutions\/subcategory_pages\/Solar\/c24ecfca-a303-433a-bda4-4d9a3fd7031c?cpn=blog\" class=\"broken_link\">Solar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/solutions\/subcategory_pages\/Wind_energy\/253f54a0-e6ea-45b5-965d-8733d7c66fdb?cpn=blog\" class=\"broken_link\">Wind<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/solutions\/subcategory_pages\/Transportation_Infrastructure\/81af6ab5-7f6c-4f03-b87b-6ce41c160ad1?cpn=blog\" class=\"broken_link\">Transport,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/solutions\/subcategory_pages\/Building\/39f6c6e8-7ff0-4ae5-b70d-102117708f81?cpn=blog\" class=\"broken_link\">Building<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/solutions\/subcategory_pages\/Energy_technologies\/988758db-e040-4505-8fb1-4997bc87b27d?cpn=blog\" class=\"broken_link\">Energy<\/a> industries can all benefit from solutions from Phoenix Contact.<\/p>\n<p>I would welcome an opportunity to discuss your application, please drop me a line by email: <a href=\"mailto:ndawbarn@phoenixcontact.com\">ndawbarn@phoenixcontact.com<\/a> or give me a call on 07584 514958.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Nigel Dawbarn, Market Segment Manager-\u00a0Industry Management and Automation Let\u2019s face it, everyone\u00a0wants a straight-forward way to engineer a system which keeps costs down and can be achieved with minimum effort. 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