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The Platformer
20. March 2024
The Platformer
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…
The HR Manager
12. March 2024
The HR Manager
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…
The Inventor
17. January 2024
The Inventor
Patents are a good indicator of a company’s innovative strength. Since the days of Josef Eisert, Phoenix Contact has been a constant source of inventions that have revolutionized the world…
Young researchers visit Phoenix Contact
14. December 2023
Young researchers visit Phoenix Contact
It has been around for 25 years: “xplore“, the international education and technology competition from Phoenix Contact. Pupils, students, trainees and young professionals from all over the world develop innovations…
LoRaWAN and the rhinos
19. May 2023
LoRaWAN and the rhinos
Lukas Schefer and Manuel Behlen dared to get close to the really fat pachyderms in the African bush. And thanks to LoRaWAN and Phoenix Contact technology, they haven’t lost contact…
1980s – The German democtratic abroad
31. March 2023
1980s – The German democtratic abroad
With perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev initiated an epochal change starting in 1986, which initially shook the internal conditions of the then Soviet Union, but ultimately led to the fall of the…
Think global, act local
28. November 2022
Think global, act local
Phoenix Contact and its subsidiaries – since the 1980s, what was once a regional industrial company has become a global player with a philosophy all its own that ensures sustainable…
On the approach
22. November 2022
On the approach
Oberstdorf is actually a village like so many others along the Alps: picturesquely situated, perfectly developed for tourism and, especially in winter, overrun by skiing enthusiasts. The fact that the…
Climatic hot flashes
27. October 2021
Climatic hot flashes
Two degrees are hardly noticeable to the average person. But while the human sensory organs care little about this temperature increase, Mother Earth and her gas shell are getting mighty…
From quarry to terminal
1. June 2021
From quarry to terminal
If you read the few lines you find about Dirk Görlitzer, you might think he is a typical representative of a career in a flash: university, employment, top management. Not…
Mobility by the seat of pants
5. March 2021
Mobility by the seat of pants
Speed is their motivation, deception their métier and water their means of transport – when these Swiss tinkerers get into the game, it gets wet, fast and almost certainly breathtaking.…
Noble drops from the bean
24. February 2021
Noble drops from the bean
When it comes to refining water, many think of hops, malt or distilleries. However, if you want to sharpen your senses rather than befuddle them, a drink made from the…
Pressure makers in view
19. February 2021
Pressure makers in view
Would you have known? 20 to 25 percent of the electricity generated worldwide is consumed by pumps. And 85 percent of the life cycle costs of pressure makers are attributable…
The torment of choice
17. February 2021
The torment of choice
He has been with Phoenix Contact since 2008, and Frank Possel-Dölken has been a member of the management board since August 2020. What has changed for the Chief Digital Officer…
Sawing for the future
24. August 2020
Sawing for the future
Filing, milling, drilling, sawing – just the right thing for Lars van Lengerich. For the 16-year-old apprentice, studying is currently out of the question. During a visit to the apprentice…