Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG is a worldwide leading manufacturer of electrical connection technology, electronical interface and industrial automation technology. Founded at the beginning of the 1920s in Essen the company now employs 9300 people worldwide, of which more than 5200 work in Germany. Part of the Phoenix Contact Group in Germany are the companies Phoenix Contact Electronics, Bad Pyrmont, for printed circuit board assembly in surface mount technology; Phoenix Feinbau, Luedenscheid, for metal stamping and bending, as well as connector specialist Coninvers, Herrenberg and KW-Software, Lemgo. Further production plants are located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (USA), Nanjing (China), Nowy Tomysl (Poland), New Delhi (India) and Sao Paulo (Brazil).

We produce with a high manufacturing depth. Not only screws, plastics and metal parts but also tools and production machines are manufactured in-house. More than 80 representations and field staff support our customers in Germany; the worldwide distribution is effected via a global network with 46 own subsidiaries as well as approximately 30 representations in Europe and overseas.

The product range comprises modern components and system solutions: besides a diverse range of terminal blocks and special-purpose terminals, printed circuit terminal blocks and connectors as well as interface and surge voltage protection components, hardware and software systems offer comprehensive automation solutions, based on the fieldbus system Interbus that is standardized according to IEC 61158. Extensive support in the areas of Engineering, Service and Training complete the product range. Innovative product ideas are constantly realized in the construction and development departments to develop customized solutions. A large number of patents prove that many products are based on Phoenix Contact's own developments.

These products are applied in the industrial automation, energy supply, machinery and plant manufacturing, devices as well as building installations.