
{"id":57645,"date":"2018-12-17T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=57645"},"modified":"2018-12-11T14:02:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T14:02:39","slug":"farewell-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/farewell-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell 2018!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Rachel Boyd- Digital Marketing Specialist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that yet another year has flown by- even more so for me, having been away on maternity leave until August! 2018 has been a fabulous year for Phoenix Contact and with the introduction of our fun and informative Vlogs, I hope that you have enjoyed the wide variety of posts through-out the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-57654\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con3_gb_0020976_en-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con3_gb_0020976_en-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con3_gb_0020976_en-624x440.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con3_gb_0020976_en.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the industry evolving in the fourth industrial revolution, it\u2019s clear that the Internet of Things and \u201csmart\u201d products that ensure that critical connection to the internet are at the forefront of subjects that interest you. So grab yourself a coffee and mince pie and let\u2019s take a look at the most popular blogs of 2018.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/the-smart-relay-for-the-iot-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-57655\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con2_gb_0022314_en-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con2_gb_0022314_en-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con2_gb_0022314_en.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Smart Relay for the IoT Age <\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Fraser compares the PLC Logic to other products on the market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/what-has-surge-protection-got-to-do-with-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What has surge protection got to do with safety?<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Mark and Andy explain why surge protection is important in your safety control circuits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/drives-controls-burning-questions-answer\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drives &amp; Controls\u2026 The burning questions we have the answer to\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Andy answers some of the most popular questions that were asked on our stand at Drives &amp; Controls this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/smart-networks-future-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-57657\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con_gb_0020860_en-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con_gb_0020860_en-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con_gb_0020860_en-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con_gb_0020860_en-624x304.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/pic_con_gb_0020860_en.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Smart Networks for the Future of Automation<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Gareth explains how Phoenix Contact can help you to set-up a smart network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/iot-mean-pcb-design-engineer-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IoT \u2013 What does this mean for the PCB Design Engineer? Everything!\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Karl discussed the challenges PCB designers face with cramming increasing functionality into smaller and smaller environments.<\/p>\n<p>I must also bring to your attention Andy Neat\u2019s great Vlogs- you can catch up on his antics on our YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLE3a0MeiMqGABZzs_4AALOoy9OE62TizE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, all that\u2019s left to say now is that I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our blog and Vlogs will return in 2019 with more posts from our product managers and industry specialists.<\/p>\n<p>Please do <a href=\"mailto:marketing@phoenixcontact.co.uk\">get in touch<\/a> if there is a subject that you would like us to cover in our blog next year. And please share your thoughts and application photos with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhoenixContactU\">Twitter<\/a>, we love to see our products in action!<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Phoenix Contact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Rachel Boyd- Digital Marketing Specialist It\u2019s hard to believe that yet another year has flown by- even more so for me, having been away on maternity leave until August! 2018 has been a fabulous year for Phoenix Contact and with the introduction of our fun and informative Vlogs, I hope that you have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-spotlight"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Farewell 2018! 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