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Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact’s range of connectors, monitoring tools, and firmware are found in industrial production facilities, in the field of renewable energies, in infrastructure, and in environments requiring complex device connection.
586 Fulling Mill Road P.O. Box 4100
Middleton, PA 17057
USA
800-888-7388
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Manufactures products and offers solutions for processes that need to run automatically.

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Phoenix Contact, founded over 80 years ago, is a leading manufacturer of electric connection and industrial automation technology. 11,000 employees, 47 own sales companies and 30 sales partner worldwide ensure customer proximity.

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Products

Phoenix Contact's Quint AC Uninterruptible Power Supply
The Quint High-powered (HP) AC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) adds a higher energy output level and panel-mount package to Phoenix Contact’s Quint AC UPS technology....
May 22, 2025
Phoenix Contact Catan C1 EN controller
The Catan C1 EN controller is designed for building and room automation. The compact REG housing has an overall width of 6 HP to fit in all electrical distributors. The flexible...
May 1, 2025
Phoenix Contact Power Supply
The Quint HP AC uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes Phoenix Contact’s UPS IQ technology and battery management system. The modular Quint HP AC UPS features a panel...
Dec. 18, 2024
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Phoenix Contact has released the Trio Power 24V power supply featuring an optional integrated multi-channel circuit breaker. The Trio Power has a narrow width allowing multiple...
April 11, 2024
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The clipx Wire Assist System is a customizable system that includes a software program and an optional adjustable workbench with a variety of accessories. The software controls...
Nov. 21, 2023
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Phoenix Contact's compact BL2 BPC 1500 is designed for entry-level automation featuring fan-less design, solid-state mass storage, and metal housing.
Dec. 7, 2020
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Phoenix Contact’s new M12 power cables and connectors make it easy to power drive motors, fans, lighting, and other distributed control boxes, even in tight spaces.
Nov. 20, 2019
Safety Switch Works Without Contacts
The PSRswitch from Phoenix Contact’s is for smart door safety and position monitoring in machines and assembly lines.
Sept. 1, 2019
Phoenix Contact’s new QUINT DC UPS provides real-time information about a battery’s health over standard industrial networks.
Phoenix Contact’s Quint DC uninterruptible power supply provides real-time information about a battery’s health over standard industrial networking protocols, such as EtherNet...
Jan. 29, 2019
Measurement and control technology from Phoenix Contact
Measurement and control technology from Phoenix Contact
Aug. 10, 2018

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Phoenix contact takes you through a representation of products for industrial automation including ethernet switches, internet security, foundation fieldbus, quick cabling, terminal...
Oct. 18, 2013
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The presenters in this video from The Automation Conference 2013 worked on the implementation of an online instrument asset monitoring system at Nova Chemicals’ Corunna, Ontario...
June 6, 2013
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Phoenix Contact exhibited at the 2012 Emerson Exchange Conference and showcased these cabinet innovations: Oring redundancy modules and its L-Carrier. (Approximate Time - 1:36...
Oct. 16, 2012

Blogs

Network Upgrade Insights
Industrial networking technologies and the cyber attacks they face have evolved dramatically over the past several years. As a result, greater attention to network upgrade best...
Sept. 3, 2019
Wireless Networks and Industrial Mobility
The “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast gets insights on industrial wireless technology from Justin Shade at Phoenix Contact to better understand the technology...
July 2, 2019
2019: The Year of the Industrial Network Protocol
The OPC Foundation, CC-Link Partner Association and ODVA have all made announcements about major moves planned for 2019, indicating serious movement toward greater device and ...
Nov. 28, 2018
Buying Behaviors Alter Automation Technology Sales
Just as consumer buying behaviors have shifted online, the purchase of automation technologies is undergoing the same transition—and it’s changing how technology suppliers and...
Oct. 9, 2018
An Automation Assessment of ONS
Despite automation suppliers representing only about 1 percent of exhibitors at one of the oil and gas industry’s largest events, this year’s ONS could mark a turning point for...
Sept. 6, 2016
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Implementing remote diagnostics requires good collaboration between IT and operations. Here are some things to consider if you want to achieve that.
April 27, 2015
Industry 4.0 Status Update
Since its official announcement last year, the Industry 4.0 initiative is now in full swing among industry automation suppliers. But where does it stand with end users?
April 16, 2014
Industrial Ethernet: Safety over Ethernet
In this second blog post covering highlights from the Profinet panel discussion at this year’s ARC Forum, industry experts weigh in on whether or not safety over Ethernet is ready...
March 5, 2014
Industry Suppliers Explain Support for Profinet
Siemens, GE, Endress+Hauser, and Phoenix Contact outline the reasons behind their alliance with the Profinet & Profibus industrial communications protocols.
Sept. 27, 2013
Function screens inside the Designer component of Ignition in six weeks for the WRCWRA plant. Source: Inductive Automation.
Southern California-based Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) recently upgraded five water treatment plants and 80 satellite sites with new SCADA software that offers out-...
Aug. 3, 2012

News

The NearFi from Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact's protocol-independent Ethernet NearFi technology wirelessly can transmit time-critical Ethernet protocols, even for Time Sensitive Networking applications, up...
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The new XTV terminal blocks can accommodate the direct insertion of all conductor types: ferruled, solid, or stranded wires. The XTV series is the first product family to feature...
Feb. 9, 2023
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Phoenix Contact and Allied Electronics & Automation, together, offer a range of charging technology components for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, charging infrastructure...
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Combined cooling, heating, and power system recognized for environmental innovation and excellence
April 30, 2015
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Industrial engineers can learn essential information about today’s ever-changing cyber threats at the mGuard User Conference 2015, June 2-4 in Houston.
March 2, 2015
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Phoenix Contact officially opened its newly expanded U.S. Development and Manufacturing (D&M) facility in Lower Swatara Township, Pa.
Oct. 6, 2014
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Phoenix Contact has officially opened its new San Jose Customer Technology Center.
June 9, 2014
Steve Goldberg, Charlie Bergman Award
The Control System Integrators Association gave out three awards last week at its 2014 Executive Conference in San Diego.
May 1, 2014
Five 200 kW Capstone microturbines are packaged in a single container.
U.S. headquarters facility expansion adds a new natural-gas-based heating, cooling and power system that will generate electricity and reduce waste for the company.
April 22, 2014
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Phoenix Contact once again challenges middle and high school students to put their engineering skills to the test in the Nanoline Contest 2014. Grand prize for the winning team...
Sept. 18, 2013

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Nov. 28, 2023
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A look at Profinet’s development, from its Profibus fieldbus origins to its adpatability amid industrial Ethernet’s evolution, and how it provides the determinism required by ...
Jan. 28, 2023
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As a vendor-independent standard that allows on Ethernet, TSN is poised to converge IT and operations networks. But some challenges remain in terms of cost, complexity, and need...
Nov. 3, 2022
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Often overlooked and under considered, the right enclosure is critical to ensuring the healthy lifecycle of automation and industrial control applications.
Sept. 1, 2022
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This installment in our series on key industrial network technologies explains why fieldbus and 4-20mA communications remain relevant despite the proliferation of Ethernet-based...
Aug. 2, 2022
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Plug-and-produce hardware-independent software and agreements with Claroty and Intel accelerate the new era of automation software.
June 14, 2022
Fieldbus organizations like the EtherCAT Technology Group acknowledge the value of OPC UA and see it as a complementary standard in industrial control networking. Courtesy: EtherCAT Technology Group
This second installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains why OPC UA continues to be recognized as the global interoperability method of choice...
May 17, 2022
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Understanding how local and remote I/O modules work can benefit your operations through improved safety, less wiring, and standardization for spare parts and engineering drawings...
March 8, 2022
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This first installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains how an ultra lightweight data transfer protocol became a widely used data gathering...
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Several automation technology suppliers and end users have partnered to create an independent, not-for-profit association to accelerate the development and deployment of vendor...
Dec. 1, 2021

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Sometimes it makes better economic sense to maintain legacy control systems than to upgrade to new ones. But finding the parts, know-how and other support for keeping them alive...
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Though the transportation industry has been slower to change than factories, there are lessons to be learned in how railroads, trucks and loading docks are using PLCs, wireless...
July 9, 2015
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Phoenix Contact now offers a Rogowski coil solution to easily retrofit current-measuring applications up to 4000 A.
July 9, 2015
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Phoenix Contact has expanded its M12 connector range for power transmission in industrial environments with S-coded flush-type connectors and cordsets rated to 16 A and 630 V....
Jan. 28, 2015
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Phoenix Contact’s line of screw-clamp terminal blocks now includes pluggable fuse and knife disconnect terminal blocks for potentially explosive areas (Class I, Zone 2).
Jan. 8, 2015
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Phoenix Contact’s QUINT POWER family of DIN rail DC/DC power converters now includes three models listed for IECEx, ATEX, and Class I, Division 2 applications.
Nov. 11, 2014
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Phoenix Contact introduces a new line of push-in technology terminal blocks for high-power applications.
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Phoenix Contact now offers Deutsch and Superseal connectors as pre-molded cordsets.
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The MINI Pro signal conditioners save space and make installation and configuration quick and easy for isolation, conversion, filtering or amplification of analog signals.
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July 1, 2014
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New Radioline wireless platform from Phoenix Contact allows for sensor and serial cable replacement
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Phoenix Contact introduces a new line of I/O and data cordsets designed specifically for the North American market.
Nov. 14, 2013
When networked equipment in complex systems needs to perform tasks in perfect harmony, Ethernet needs a little help.
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Nestlé chose to use standardized Ethernet to gain centralized access to plant floor information, contracting with Rockwell Automation and Endress+Hauser to install the network. Source: Rockwell Automation
From food giant Nestle to Tier 1 automotive manufacturers, a growing number of companies are improving efficiency by sending control functions over Ethernet.
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The MINI Analog family now includes two universal software-programmable temperature transducers.
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The new Heavycon EVO from Phoenix Contact is a plastic connector system designed for applications with high impact and vibrations.
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Aug. 3, 2013
Wi-Fi and 4G phone networks are helping industrial wireless go mainstream to help gather data, monitor equipment and enable remote troubleshooting.
July 24, 2013
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The MINI Analog transducer converts the measured signals from dry relay contacts, NAMUR sensors, NPN and PNP signals into a linear current or voltage signal.
July 23, 2013
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Phoenix Contact’s MINI Analog family now includes a transducer designed for frequency voltage signals.
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Phoenix Contact introduces a new low-cost power supply family.
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The Microsoft .Net Framework and other Web-based technologies are helping automation vendors construct their IDEs from pre-engineered modules that fit together according to standard...
May 8, 2013
Engineering Education Support
ABB and Honeywell efforts fund automation and power research grant programs and simulation design competition.
March 13, 2013
Ethernet Protocol Certification
The Profi Interface Center reports that it issued twice as many Profinet certifications in 2012 as it did Profibus DP/PA certifications.
March 6, 2013
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A team of engineering students from Early College East is headed to Germany after winning Phoenix Contact’s Nanoline contest.
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The industrial WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n radio is for high-speed wireless Ethernet communications.
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Phoenix Contact introduces a new industrial WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n radio for high-speed wireless Ethernet communications.
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A growing number of users are also moving to faster versions of Ethernet. Both managed switches and faster connections help facilities better control operations.
Feb. 5, 2013
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The Quint ORing active redundancy modules use auto current balancing (ACB) technology for precise power system load sharing.
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Phoenix Contact’s ILC 1x1 compact controllers make advanced control options available for small- to medium-sized systems, including expandable memory and Modbus TCP protocol.
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The Contactron Electronic Motor Manager (EMM) precisely monitors the effective power consumed by motors and uses this data to analyze errors and provide early warning to the controller...
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Industrial IT teams are likely to rail against the use of mobile devices, but many equipment makers feel they are fighting against the tide to ignore them. Productivity will ultimately...
Nov. 6, 2012
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Phoenix Contact has introduced PT-IQ: an intelligent MCR surge protection device with multi-stage remote monitoring.
Oct. 17, 2012
Engineering Education Enticement
Phoenix Contact opens entry to its annual engineering contest for middle and high school students. The grand prize is a trip to Germany for the winning team.
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Purdue students develop an automated machine with wireless controls to assemble plastic injection molded Purdue souvenirs.
Sept. 19, 2012
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The Green Power Club at Central Dauphin High School converted a bicycle to run on electricity and built a solar charging station to power it.
July 18, 2012
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Ann Arbor, Mich. site of new Customer and Technology Center, while the company releases several new products.
July 9, 2012
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I'm just catching up on my reporting from Achema—the huge chemical industry trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Attendance picked up considerably overall. Tuesday and Wednesday ...
June 26, 2012
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Phoenix Contact today celebrated the grand opening of its new Customer and Technology Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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June 15, 2012
Ethernet has gained critical mass as the industrial network of choice. Automation and control engineers can dig into some of the details of cabling, managed switches and topologies...
May 13, 2012
Standards may not be harmonized, and response times may still be too slow for many applications, but automation professionals are adopting wireless communications anyway. The ...
May 10, 2012
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From oil platforms to auto parts manufacturing, the how-to of industrial network protection is improving in this post-Stuxnet world. Given the high cost of downtime, the motivation...
May 3, 2012
No matter how sophisticated technology gets, security will always have a human element. The operators of the equipment monitored by the most advanced hardware and software still...
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