Phoenix Contact
Encyclopedia
Phoenix Contact manufactures industrial automation, interconnection, and interface solutions. It offers terminal blocks, which include relays, signal conditioning, controller system cabling, surge suppression, transition interfaces, and custom interfaces; printed circuit board terminal blocks; controllers and IO; as well as industrial plug connectors.
, Germany. The company was founded in 1923 and has four German production locations and five international manufacturing sites. Phoenix Contact is active in five business segments: industrial connection, device connection technology, surge protection, signal conditioning and automation.
As of 2009, the company employed approximately 10,000 employees worldwide, including about 5200 in Germany. Globally, the company has more than 70 subsidiaries, and sales representatives in another 50 nations.
In 1987, Phoenix Contact introduced the fieldbus system INTERBUS
. In addition, Phoenix Contact manufactures products for use with Modbus
, DeviceNet
, EtherNet/IP
, CANopen
, PROFIBUS
and PROFINET networks.
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Company
The global headquarters of Phoenix Contact is located in BlombergBlomberg
Blomberg is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 17,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
, Germany. The company was founded in 1923 and has four German production locations and five international manufacturing sites. Phoenix Contact is active in five business segments: industrial connection, device connection technology, surge protection, signal conditioning and automation.
As of 2009, the company employed approximately 10,000 employees worldwide, including about 5200 in Germany. Globally, the company has more than 70 subsidiaries, and sales representatives in another 50 nations.
In 1987, Phoenix Contact introduced the fieldbus system INTERBUS
Interbus
INTERBUS is a serial bus system which transmits data between control systems and spatially distributed I/O modules that are connected to sensors and actuators .The INTERBUS system was developed by Phoenix Contact and has been available since 1987...
. In addition, Phoenix Contact manufactures products for use with Modbus
Modbus
Modbus is a serial communications protocol published by Modicon in 1979 for use with its programmable logic controllers . Simple and robust, it has since become one of the de facto standard communications protocols in the industry, and it is now amongst the most commonly available means of...
, DeviceNet
DeviceNet
DeviceNet is a network system used in the automation industry to interconnect control devices for data exchange. It uses Controller Area Network as the backbone technology and defines an application layer to cover a range of device profiles...
, EtherNet/IP
EtherNet/IP
EtherNet/IP is a communications protocol developed by Rockwell Automation, managed by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association and designed for use in process control and other industrial automation applications....
, CANopen
CANopen
CANopen is a communication protocol and device profile specification for embedded systems used in automation. In terms of the OSI model, CANopen implements the layers above and including the network layer. The CANopen standard consists of an addressing scheme, several small communication protocols...
, PROFIBUS
Profibus
PROFIBUS is a standard for field bus communication in automation technology and was first promoted in 1989 by BMBF...
and PROFINET networks.
US Headquarters
Phoenix Contact USA, one of the company's first international subsidiaries, was established in 1981 in Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Products
Some examples of Phoenix Contact's industrial offerings are:- Terminal blocks
- PCB Terminal Blocks and PCB Connectors
- PCB Enclosures and Boxes
- Industrial Ethernet
- Industrial PC
- I/O Systems: IP20 Remote I/O (Inline), IP67 Remote I/O (Fieldline)
- Signal conditioning and interface components
- Surge Protection
- Industrial Connectors, Cables and Cordsets