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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…
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…
2020s – Generation Future
4. May 2023
2020s – Generation Future
The next generation is a critical topic for every family business. In an interview with UPDATE, three representatives of the next generation of the founding families reveal what Phoenix Contact…
2010s – The robe of the Phoenix
28. April 2023
2010s – The robe of the Phoenix
Continuity and recognizability are strengths of a brand core. And good architecture is a shining business card for a company. Why the Brandstetters never get bored when it comes to…
Portrait – The Eisert Trio
18. April 2023
Portrait – The Eisert Trio
All three of Josef Eisert’s sons followed in their father’s footsteps and joined the family business. Their work not only shapes the history of the company in Germany’s East Westphalian…
1970s – Melting Pot of Innovations
29. March 2023
1970s – Melting Pot of Innovations
There is no other meeting that reveals more about the spirit of Phoenix Contact than the long legendary constructors’ round. Once a week, dedicated developers and accomplished product meet expert…
Portrait – The visionary
27. March 2023
Portrait – The visionary
He was an inventor, designer, entrepreneur, and visionary – upon the arrival of Josef Eisert, a new era dawned at Phoenix Contact. The engineer from southern Germany transformed the former…
Portrait – The great lady
21. March 2023
Portrait – The great lady
Some called her Aunty Ulla and snatched a chocolate egg or two during a weekend visit. Others stood to attention when hearing her voice on the other end of the…
Portrait – The founder
16. March 2023
Portrait – The founder
Hugo Knümann was a colorful personality who lived during dramatic times. He experienced two world wars, the change from an empire to a republic, the seizure of power by 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…
The CO2 Trapper
23. February 2022
The CO2 Trapper
Can the world still be saved? CO2 emissions are still rising worldwide. What if we not only avoided climate-damaging carbon dioxide, but reclaimed it from the atmosphere? Crazy idea? A…
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…
When the wall shakes
25. June 2021
When the wall shakes
When Mother Earth discovers her archaic nature, man becomes very small. Earthquakes are an elementary force of nature against which hardly any protection is possible. It is therefore all the…
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…