PHOENIX CONTACT Deutschland GmbH
About us
Under a global umbrella brand, Phoenix Contact offers innovative products, solutions and digitalization expertise for the electrification, networking, and automation of all sectors of the economy and infrastructure. In this way, the family-owned company integrates energy and data flows into a fully integrated and intelligent energy system that encompasses all stages of the energy supply chain, from generation and storage to distribution, and optimizes them from an energy efficiency perspective. The focus is on the fields of business of connectivity, cabinet efficiency, power reliability and automation.
Products & services
Virtual PLCnext Control
The new Virtual PLCnext Control portfolio offers an innovative solution for industrial automation. It abstracts control tasks from physical devices and executes them on high-performance computers, increasing flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency. As a software code package in an OCI container, it enables seamless integration, combines OT and IT security, and optimizes costs by consolidating multiple PLC instances.
PLCnext Technology
PLCnext Technology connects the IT and OT worlds PLCnext Technology is the ecosystem for industrial automation, consisting of open hardware, modular engineering software, a global community, and a digital software marketplace. This combination makes it easy to adapt to changing demands and enables efficient utilization of existing and future software services, swarm intelligence, and technologies. The precisely tailored design of the open automation system is just as important as flexible, modular expansion. In addition to standard PLC programming in accordance with IEC 61131-3, parallel programming and the combination of programming languages such as C/C++, C#, and Matlab® Simulink® in real time is also possible with PLCnext Control. Accelerate your application development process with the free basic version of PLCnext Engineer. Or use your familiar programming environment – you decide! With simple cloud integration, the option to use open source software, and the ever-expanding expertise of the PLCnext Community, you will benefit from new forms of collaboration. The resulting solution apps, software modules, runtime systems, and function extensions are available in the PLCnext Store and save an enormous amount of time and money when creating applications. Are you a developer? Then publish an app yourself in the PLCnext Store and gain access to a new, wide target group. This makes PLCnext Technology the ideal ecosystem for your modern automation challenge.
Remote-I/O-systems
The remote I/O systems from Phoenix Contact with IP20 and IP65/IP67 degrees of protection are suitable for all common bus systems and networks. Acquire input and output signals directly in the control cabinet or in your systems and machines. Your data and signal traffic will be transmitted reliably - optimized for differentiated areas of application. Use products with diverse mechanical properties and functions for this.
Power Reliability
In a world where energy costs are rising and the demand for productivity is constantly growing, a reliable energy supply is increasingly becoming a decisive success factor for mechanical and plant engineering. Downtime can quickly lead to high costs and jeopardize a company's reputation. The challenges faced by machine builders and plant operators are diverse and complex. With our portfolio, we offer you tailor-made solutions that maintain your energy supply reliably and continuously. We help you to maximize your plant availability and make your processes more efficient - through innovative technologies and practice-oriented services. Our aim is to maximize your system availability and make your production processes reliable, safe and efficient.
Functional Safety
Working in an increasingly networked and intelligent environment requires new, individual safety concepts in order to make failures or potentially dangerous situations manageable. The specialized field of functional safety is constantly changing. Phoenix Contact is therefore happy to support you in keeping up to date with changes to standards and new technologies: With products, training courses and TÜV-certified experts, we help you to fulfill the Machinery Directive and safety requirements of the process industry. We make you fit for the protection of people and machines.
Industrial lighting and signal technology
With intelligent industrial lighting and signaling, you always have everything in view – whether it be the system state, product quality, or hard-to-inspect dark areas. The machine lights enable you to illuminate the desired area optimally and efficiently. The signaling products are suitable for machine building and systems manufacturing, and also for maritime applications.
Safety & Security
Safety is not a product, but a process, deeply rooted in the DNA of your automation. Functional safety and industrial security form two strands that intertwine like a double helix. It is only when they interact that the resilience that protects people, machines and data in equal measure is created.