Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact, founded in 1923, is the world market leader in electrical connection and electronic interface, industrial automation. Headquartered in Blomberg, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. Phoenix Contact provides world-class products and services to the power, electronics, communications, machinery, construction, petroleum, chemical, aerospace, transportation, rail, automotive, and industrial automation industries. The company operates seven production sites outside Germany, with nearly 50 sales branches and more than 30 local agencies. With more than 11,000 employees, in 2011, the company achieved a turnover of €150 million.

Phoenix Contact has developed a strong industry presence in innovative products and processes through its wide product range. Components offered include sensor, controller, modular terminal block (invented by Phoenix Contact in 1928), splash-proof machine connector, and wireless Ethernet products.

Phoenix Contact offers more than 25,000 industrial products and dozens of innovative products every year. The diverse product range includes terminal blocks, power supplies, signal conditioners and data converters, industrial connectors, transient voltage and surge protection, wireless signals and data transmitters. In addition, Phoenix Contact offers comprehensive automation solutions such as industrial PCs, I/O, HMI, software and Industrial Ethernet.

The global sales network integrates products from different product lines to provide customers with a total solution. In 2011, the Phoenix Contact Group had more than 12.300 employees and achieved sales of €1.52 billion. Now Phoenix Contact has become one of the world's leading players in its major markets.

The business scope of Phoenix Contact is mainly composed of the following five parts:

· Industrial Connection Technology - CLIP LINE
· Device connection technology - COMBICON / PLUSCON
· High-quality power and signal transmission -TRABTECH
· Electronic Interface Products-INTERFACE
· Automation System - AUTOMATION

Phoenix Contact is product portfolio consists of Sensors, transceivers, industrial connectors, power supplies, circuit protection devices, terminals, etc. and comprehensive industrial automation solutions.