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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

Product Summary

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.

Products

Phoenix Contact PLC-Interface Ethernet Gateway
The new PLC-Interface Ethernet gateway from Phoenix Contact combines relays and communication in one modular system.
July 17, 2026
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

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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

Podcasts

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Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In this episode of the "Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered" podcast series, we connect with David Hoysan of Phoenix Contact to understand how manufacturing and processing...
How Often Should You Upgrade Your Network?
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In this episode of the "Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered" podcast series, we connect with Dan Schaffer of Phoenix Contact to learn about the best practices surrounding...
Configuring Wireless Networks for Mobile Use
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In the third episode of the “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast series, we connect with Justin Shade of Phoenix Contact explore industrial wireless technologies...

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...
Aug. 20, 2025
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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...
Oct. 7, 2021
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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
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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

Articles

NearFi is a flexible and easy replacement for wear-prone and maintenance-intensive connectors.
Contactless couplers, such as Phoenix Contact's protocol-independent NearFi couplers, transmit power and real-time Ethernet data wirelessly, eliminating connector wear and maintenance...
Feb. 4, 2026
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Nov. 28, 2023
These switches from Phoenix Contact are among the products that members of PI design for Profinet.
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...
Feb. 25, 2022

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The Industrial Internet of Things demands more data than ever before from systems and processes that have traditionally not been connected to business systems. The end goal is...
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Manufacturers and OEMs must understand that there are many sides to machine safety, including standards, regulations, functional requirements, technology, and even unforeseen ...
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Though standardization efforts for Time-Sensitive Networking continue at pace, it is still years before industry should expect to see a bumper crop of compatible products.
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Even the lowest level of the Purdue model has become a target for hackers who want to attack manufacturing facilities. Automation vendors are scrambling to help users defend sensors...
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