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DATATRAB DT - universal surge protection for data interfaces

DATATRAB DT reliably secures your high-speed networks of up to 10 Gbps against damage due to surge voltages. We also offer you a solution for telecommunication lines and serial interfaces.

BLUEMARK - easy printing

The innovative BLUEMARK printing system makes the quick labeling of plastic labels for terminal block, conductor and device marking as easy as a paper printout. BLUEMARK prints up to 10,000 labels per hour and operates with zero emission.

COMBICON housing – The new BC housing system for building installation

Quick design in the installation distributor The new BC housing family was specially developed for devices in building automation. The universal PCB mounting, a flexible connection method and a DIN rail bus ensure a maximum of flexibility.

Safe use of Ethernet installations

The use of patch cables of the product range Factory Line by Phoenix Contact reduces any potential error sources and increases the availability of your network.

INTERFACE safety relays – Plug & Play in safety engineering

In addition to the familiar approvals for mechanical and plant engineering, many of the modules are certified in acc. with IEC 61508 / SIL3 for process engineering and in acc. with GL (Germanic Lloyd) for shipbuilding in particular.

SPEEDCON - The M12 quick locking system

With the new M12 quick locking system, the electrical connections are made with just half a turn.

A PC terminal block sets new standards – Straight onto the PCB with 125 A

A PC terminal block sets new standards – Phoenix Contact has been dealing with the field of thick conductors and offers the professional solution with MKDSP 25.

The right connector for every fieldbus

VARIOSUB-D-SUB, the range of plug connectors for signal and data technology, is now available in full scope in sizes D-SUB 9, 15 and 25.

Fiber optic networking – PSI-MOS

And as to ranges, high-performance FO interfaces open up new dimensions while still using the simplest of connection technology with polymer, HCS and glass fiber.

8-port switch for industrial application

The Ethernet-FL SWITCH 8 TX enables fast and cost-effective network expansions and ist ideal for distributed network solutions.

4-port switch for industrial application

The Ethernet 4-port switch for industrial application, 4 TP-RJ 45 ports 10/100 MBit/s and 1 Fiberoptic port, 100 MBit/s full duplex in SC-D format enables automatic detection of data transmission rate of 10 or 100 MBit/s (RJ 45), autocrossing function...

COMBICON power

The success of the 76 A power plug connector PC 16 continues: Now with the feed-through version DFK-PC 16: 76 A at 600 V in acc. with UL through the housing panel – and all in no time at all.

PSR safety relay – Utmost safety

A new module with safe, slow-release contacts has been added to the PSR safety relay product family

Best Solution in Power Distribution – DUPLICON

Innovative plug connector solution for your IP67 power bus for 7x4 mm² conductors / 25 A / 400/690 V.

DATATRAB D-UFB-PB

The DATATRAB D-UFB-PB provides professional surge protection in a height of just 35 mm. The protective circuit is accommodated in a 9-pos. D-Sub connector to which the Profibus cable can be directly connected.

INTERFACE Ex - NAMUR isolation amplifier meets the SIL 2 requirements

Phoenix Contact expands its range of products for safety-related applications with 2 more modules: The isolation amplifiers have corresponded to the SIL 2 requirements since the year of manufacture 2005.

The Power Professionals for use worldwide

Protect your equipment against the consequences of mains interruptions with the uninterruptible QUINT DC-UPS, a pure bundle of power.

RJ 45 standard for distributed automation

In automation technology, Industrial Ethernet is increasingly used. The VARIOSUB-RJ45/IP67 plug connector is the suitable plug connector and satisfies the requirements of IAONA for use in heavy-duty areas.

COMBICON spring-cage connection system

Spring-cage connections for all pitches - the proven COMBICON spiral spring terminal blocks now have a partner...

COMBICON THR – Through Hole Reflow pin strips for the reflow process

Cost and time saving: High-temperature resistant pin strips – COMBICON and MINI-COMBICON pin strips for the reflow process are mounted together with SMD components using the "Pin in Paste" method and soldered in one reflow furnace operation.

M12 circular connector

Phoenix Contact is the first manufacturer to offer M12 circular connectors with spring-cage connection.

Installation terminal block in DT direct terminal connection system

Installation terminal block in DT direct terminal connection system from PHOENIX CONTACT. Ideal for solid conductors. Dual bridge shafts for simple potential distribution. Ideal for building installation

The new CHECKMASTER

CHECKMASTER, the universal tester for all pluggable surge voltage arresters from Phoenix Contact, is now available in a new design.

STOP-IT – The interface choice for surge protection devices

Do you have an interface, for ETHERNET, ISDN, INTERBUS or PROFIBUS, for example, which you would like to protect against damage caused by surge voltages? We have the fitting surge protection device.

RS-232 / 485 meets Ethernet

Simple integration of serial interfaces in industrial 10/100 Base-T(X) networks.

MINI Analog – New standards in the 6 mm class

Measuring temperatures, converting or isolating signals – no problem with the new analog range from Phoenix Contact.

MINI ANALOG

Measuring temperatures, converting or isolating signals – no problem with the new analog range from Phoenix Contact.

MINI Analog – New standards in the 6 mm class

Measuring temperatures, converting or isolating signals – no problem with the new analog range from Phoenix Contact.

First surge protection worldwide for LAN with CLASS D / CAT.5E approval

Data transmission is fast and safe with DATATRAB D-LAN-CAT.5E. It meets the increased performance requirements according to EN 50173:2002.

PSR safety relay – Utmost safety

A new module with safe, slow-release contacts has been added to the PSR safety relay product family

CLIPLINE complete

The same accessories for all connection systems at PHOENIX CONTACT. Cut in stock and warehousing costs. All connection systems can be combined with each other.

New standards in automation

PC Worx 3 is the automation software for all field controllers, remote field controllers and embedded controllers from Phoenix Contact.

Embedded controllers – Communicative intelligence by Phoenix Contact

Inline Controller ILC 350 ETH marks the integration of yet another modern compact controller in the Inline Automation Kit.

Power for all

The QUINT POWER universal power supply convinces with new products with its normal high quality, e.g. the single-phase 24 V power supply unit with 40 A output current

Get plugged onto the PCB with 76 A

POWER COMBICON is now even more powerful! The new PC 16 plug connectors allow plug-in connections for currents of up to 76 A and cross sections of up to 16 mm².

ST-COMBI

ST-COMBI redefines pluggability in the control cabinet. Powerful plug-in contacts – 32 A at 800 V – guarantee operational safety even in critical applications.

GSM/GPRS modem and FL-COM-SERVER

The new GSM/GPRS modems make wireless communication possible throughout the world with machines and plants.

COMBICON lead-free

An early changeover of the products together with a clear roadmap and distinct identification help you on your way to "lead-free" production.

Bluetooth(TM) wireless communication

Serial data transmission via Bluetooth.

CHECKMASTER – Update via Internet

The new free update tool for CHECKMASTER makes updates child's play. Download the file, make the connection between the PC and CHECKMASTER, update and test.

Fieldline – Simple installation directly in the field!

With Fieldline Modular, Phoenix Contact has rounded off its range of I/O systems – Fieldline Modular captures digital and analog I/O data and bundles it to form a complete I/O map.

CLIPLINE complete – 4 connection methods and one system

With CLIPLINE complete, the unique modular terminal block system from Phoenix Contact, the user has a free choice of connection system.

Compact monitoring modules

... provide you with current, voltage, temperature monitoring, as well as 3-phase and directional monitoring in a particularly slim design.

Worldwide system/machine remote monitoring and alarm

The GSM modem PSI-GSM/GPRS-MODEM/RS232 and the V.34 modem PSI-DATA/FAXMODEM/RS232 have been specially tailored to the industrial requirements of remote maintenance and alarm messaging.

VAL-CP-175

VALVETRAB compact now also gives you reliable protection against surge voltages in power supply systems with 120 V...130 V AC nominal voltage. This is guaranteed by a rated surge arrester voltage of 175 V AC.

CLIP PROJECT Automation

CLIP PROJECT makes it possible to not only select, configure and order complete terminal strips, but also put together and configure automation components fast and without difficulty.

VARIOFACE system cabling for SIMATIC S7 – Plug it in and go!

The system concept of INTERFACE system cabling reduces manufacturing costs through fast, faultless and uniform wiring of the input and output modules.

POWER SUPPLY uninterruptible power supply units

Just "buffer" away mains interruptions or failures – for anything from a few milliseconds to several hours.

Phoenix Contact holds TRABTECH Seminar on November 8, 2005

Seminar covered the causes and impact of over-voltages, technologies existing to combat power surges, evaluating the performance of a TVSS device and applying the Zone Approach for Surge Voltage protection.

Control engineering for the future: ILC 370 ETH 2TX-IB

The new controller in the Inline system is a true communication system: With its controller performance, the ILC 370 ETH-2TX-IB is particularly suited for applications in the medium to upper performance range.

Wireless communication with Trusted Wireless I/O and Bluetooth<SUP>TM</SUP>

Wireless communication with Trusted Wireless I/O and Bluetooth^TM

Wherever analog and digital I/O signals need to be transmitted over distances of several kilometers, Trusted Wireless is exactly the right technology.

PSR speed monitor

New 45 mm slim PSR modules comfortably monitor drives up to safety category 4/EN 954-1 and SIL 3 – without any extra device hardware.

INTERFACE Wireless

With the new RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD, radio system, analog and digital sensor signals can be received and transmitted safely.

Square plug connector with FO connection

The new contact inserts for the fiber optic connection from Phoenix Contact can be combined with all the modular inserts from the Variocon product family.

HEAVYCON with Easy Connection

Complete control cabinet feed-through with Quickon fast connection system – 60% time saving with the connection of the world-wide spread HEAVYCON-B series.

Surge protection for Profibus applications

Small, convenient to handle, and designed for transmissions of up to 12 mbps, DATATRAB D-UFB-PB, the new surge protection for Profibus applications is the right choice.

The full range for Ethernet cabling

Phoenix Contact offers the full range of products for Ethernet cabling.

Modular Managed Switch MMS

Are you looking for a simple and application-oriented way to implement complex communications solutions on an Ethernet basis? Then our MMS is the best alternative...

SURGETRAB – Surge protection for measuring sensors

Ideal surge protection directly on the measuring sensor with an innovative connection system.

PC WorX 3.1: New version of the all-in-one programming language

The heart of our communication platform AUTOMATIONWORX is the software. The programming software PC WorX is modular and is naturally based on international standards. Let the new functions convince you!

COMBICON Select – The search engine for printed circuit board connection system with CAD download

COMBICON Select with integrated CAD library, also available as CD ROM, makes it possible to search fast and systematically for articles from the extensive Combicon range.

FLASHTRAB compact – Ahead of its time

Surge protection par excellence is awaiting you with the novel pluggable lightning and surge protection combinations from Phoenix Contact.

Wireless MUX – Wireless transmission of signals

Complicated installation and wear of moving signal cables is in future a thing of the past. With the Wireless MUX, you can transmit digital and analog signals over a distance of up to 400 m between two locations.

RS-232 / 485 meets Ethernet

Simple integration of serial interfaces in industrial 10/100 Base-T(X) networks.

CM-PA-FLT/VAL-CP - CHECKMASTER test socket

The universally pluggable FLASHTRAB compact and VALVETRAB compact surge protection devices can now also be tested.

System Cabling for the Inline Automation System

Wiring is considerably reduced and takes just a few steps.

INTERFACE Wireless

With the new RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD, radio system, analog and digital sensor signals can be received and transmitted safely.

FLASHTRAB compact – Takes the fright out of lightning

The technical data of FLASHTRAB compact allows it to be used worldwide. But it is not just the technology that is convincing...

COMBICON compact

With COMBICON compact, Phoenix Contact offers solutions for building communication and telecommunication. The new PT 2,5 terminal blocks are now available specially for mains connections.

Surge protection in the distribution cabinet

Surge protection for data lines in 100 Mbps data networks All-round talent: D-LAN-19"

Always the right housing – ME MAX

The ME MAX housings in widths of 22.5 and 45 mm are now also available in the low profile versions with a height of 70.4 and 92 mm.

Motor Management - For all services along the Profibus

Motor Management from Phoenix Contact allows you to switch, measure, warn, protect, monitor and evaluate.

Electronic Load Relay for Parameterizable Soft Startup

Now with parameterizable soft startup for asynchronous machines up to approx. 4 kW.

Low-cost addressing of voltage actuators

Make your standard voltage signals available – at little expense and within a minimum of space – No trouble for the new 8-channel analog output module of the Inline range of products.

New firmware 4.0 for modular managed switches and managed compact switches

Expanded functions ensure the optimum integration of the FL managed switches in PROFINET and Ethernet/IP applications.

VARIOFACE system cabling

In order to be able to wire process controllers fast, clearly and fault-free, Phoenix Contact system cabling now has matching connection solutions for the process I/O systems DeltaV from Emerson and S800 I/O from ABB.

VARIOFACE system cabling for Emerson DeltaV

The DeltaV system allows you to install the process wiring via "mass termination blocks" using flat-ribbon cable plug connectors. Phoenix Contact implements made-to-measure wiring with the product line INTERFACE Cabling.

Power Combicon plug connectors with integrated EMC shielding function

Plug connector with integrated EMC shielding function for conductor cross sections of 4 and 6 mm²

Wireless – Bluetooth ^TM I/O

With "Wireless multiplexers", wireless transmission of 16 digital and 2 analog signals bidirectionally between two stations can be expected over distances of several hundred meters with no direct line-of-sight requirements.

Bundled PC Solutions for Machine Building

The PPC 5006 CP machine control system from Phoenix Contact unifies PC; PLC and HMI in one single compact device and also takes over control and visualization tasks of the machine.

The ILC 350 ETH – The powerful compact controller

Inline Controller ILC 350 ETH marks the integration of yet another modern compact controller in the Inline Automation Kit.

COMTRAB modular protects against temporary and continuous surge voltages

Protect your telecommunication, data or MCR lines against transients (pulses) and long-term surges with the COMTRAB modular CTM 2x1-180DC...

We Make Ethernet Easy!

The new SFN 5- and 8-port switches provide low-cost, fully industrially hardened, entry-level switch functions with five or eight ports (10/100 Mbps) in a narrow housing width.

MKDS 10 HV - The 600 V UL PCB terminal block

600 V in acc. with UL with a pitch of 10.16 mm – That's the new MKDS 10 HV PCB for you.

New Technical Support Hours

Phoenix Contact Canada has implemented new technical support hours to better serve our customers and sales partners. We now have personnel available to answer your technical questions from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday to Friday.

Guillevin International - Atlantic Division

Phoenix Contact and Guillevin International - Atlantic Division in partnership.

Safe, fast and economical – The new SFN switches

With the new SFN switches, networks can be quickly and inexpensively extended up to the field level.

Modular fieldbus hubs - PSI-REP

With the new PSI-REP repeater range from Phoenix Contact, it is now possible to realize structured installation concepts in Profibus, Modbus and numerous RS-485 systems.

Current and Voltage Transducer

Introducing the new current or voltage measuring transducers with the Rogowski coil that can be opened to allow the user to retrofit the modules in an existing system without interrupting the circuit.

SK Shield Connection Clamps

When designing low interference systems, the shielding and grounding of conductors are particularly important. The SK shield connection clamps are particularly suited for this application and can be employed with all common cable shields.

Phoenix Contact and CSC International Form New Partnership

Phoenix Contact and manufacturer representation, CSC International (CSC), announce a new partnership

UT HESI Fuse Blocks

The CLIPLINE complete range of Terminal Block increases its screw connection terminal block line with the addition of the UT HESI fuse Holders with dual channel centre bridging. The smallest fully enclosed lever action fuse block on the market.

ValueLine Industrial PC

ValueLine Industrial PC is a new line of industrial computers designed for a wide variety of automation, process visualisation and control applications.

INTERFACE UPDATE Q1 2010

Find out about the several new parts added to Phoenix Contact's lines of Power Supply, Relay and Analogue Signal Conditioners. Read about the new ratings on the STEP Power Supply line.

New location for Phoenix Contact Canada

PHOENIX CONTACT Ltd. is celebrating 25 years in Canada by building a new Headquarters, to be located in Milton, Ontario. The new facility will be representative of Phoenix Contact’s dedication to quality and style.

Hardware

Phoenix Contact offers different printing systems as a part of the MARKING system.

2010 Technology Seminars Registration

Sign up today for one of several technology and solution seminars Phoenix Contact presents throughout the year, throughout Canada.

Compact timer relay with only 6.2 mm design width

The new compact timer relays make room in the control cabinet.With a design width of only 6.2 mm, it is possible to save up to 70% more space compared to conventional timer relays.

Surge Protective Devices from 40,000 to 200,000 Amps

VALVETRAB-SQ surge protective devices (SPD) offer safe, reliable surge protection from 40,000 to 200,000 amps. This new series provides multi-mode protection, hybrid circuitry, plus coordinate fusing.

Twenty-Five years in Canada!

Established in Mississauga, in 1983, with 4 employees, Phoenix Contact in Canada has now grown to over 50 employees and will be looking to the future by moving into a new location by early 2009.

Expanding Ethernet Excellence!

Phoenix Contact expands its Standard Function Narrow (SFN) line of industrial Ethernet Switches to include products for harsh environments, and a more basic product ideal for machine builders.

Design Seminar

EPLAN, Phoenix Contact and Rittal invite you to a half day seminar offering three innovative solutions that can save you time and provide flexibility in the way you design, build and enclose your control cabinets.

Join us for the Global Petroleum Show

Visit us in Hall E, Booth 7550 and see new innovations for process industry. Wireless Instrumentation, Foundation Fieldbus components and a new line of signal barriers for Zone 0 Hazardous locations.

Wiring Duct

The new range of wiring duct enables flexible, fast and easy cabling when structuring control cabinets.

PLC-INTERFACE coupling relays – The complete relay system

PLC-INTERFACE – the original – is the simplest solution when it comes to connecting your PLC and peripherals skillfully.

One switching device for all safety functions - PSR-TRISAFE

The universal, easy-to-configure solution for the monitoring of all safety installations such as emergency stop, safety doors, two-hand control devices and light grids. Twenty inputs and four outputs offer maximum flexibility in a compact width 67.5mm.