Infrastructure

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…

With over 2,000 inhabitants, the title of seaside resort, miles of sandy beaches on the German Baltic Sea coast and a wildly eventful energy history with plenty of ups and…

Phoenix Contact has settled in the city of carnations twice. From the former emergency solution developed in the last almost 80 years a real love affair. Even the current mayor,…

In the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the Rodovia dos Tamoios serpentine road winds through the Serra do Mar mountain range. In the middle of it is Brazil’s longest tunnel.…

At first it was just a vision. Pretty animated 3-D renderings. As is so often the case when it comes to the future and traffic. But the MonoCab has made…

They belong to Switzerland like watches, banks and the Alps – tunnels. Hardly any other country is as adept at the art of perforating its interior as the Swiss. But…

Spring 2021 – no cable has yet been installed, no control cabinet has been fitted, and no control system has been activated. Nevertheless, the building automation experts from Phoenix Contact…

When the automotive treasure is ordered underground and the systems of Klaus Multiparking are in play, then the end of the technical lifetime is not reached. It is only parked…