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Final sprint at All Electric Society Park in Blomberg. Cars, trucks, and prototypes move quietly across the parking lots with a slight grinding sound; people lean intently over displays; charging…

Celebrities, guests, the press—all gone. From now on, the experts have free rein. They’ll be testing like there’s no tomorrow—until the cables glow (unless they’re liquid-cooled!). We’ll explain how this…

From theory to practice: The second day of the CharIN Testival was packed with events, guided tours, discussions, and plenty of technology. While things got serious at and on the…

The world is coming to Phoenix Contact—or at least the world of charging technology. From September 22 to 25, 2026, the leading names in e-mobility will gather in Blomberg. CharIN…

E-mobility and energy grids—two topics and perspectives that go hand in hand. That was precisely the theme of the conference, which dominated the first day. Host Susanne von Hopffgarten with…

The loudest sound is the crunching of snow under the mighty tires as a dark giant rolls onto the company premises on an icy February morning. The brand new Mercedes…

All seems right with the world when you immerse yourself in the idyll of Himmighausen. However, the small village in southern East Westphalia is not only a gem in terms…

A central element of all energy generation systems and storage facilities is regulated access to the public electricity grid. This energy generation system controller (EZA) records the system data and…

The All Electric Society Factory on the Phoenix Contact premises is a flagship of DC technology far beyond the borders of Germany. But what does that mean and what makes…

Plug in, charge, unplug, drive off – it’s quite simple, isn’t it? But to make it just as easy, there’s a lot going on in the background. The All Electric…

An innovative gem of the All Electric Society Park is the ice storage tank. But unlike the numerous other innovations, this centerpiece of the cold local heating network is invisible…

Fast, safe and with unique functions – the brand new KNX power supply has what it takes to become the darling of the trade and the secret star of the…

On-site-visit ice rink. Normally, the professional ice hockey players from the traditional Swiss club EHC Kloten race across the ice here. But instead of the black hard rubber puck, today…

When it comes to building complex structures that are supported on top of each other in wafer-thin layers, additive manufacturing comes into play. At Phoenix Contact, the name Protiq comes…

HR departments are now called Human Relations. And employees in these departments no longer have to be rigid and conservative. In times of skills shortages and working from home, the…