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The Phoenix Contact Catalog App - download for free now
App versus Internet: Smartphone users are spending an increasing amount of time using Apps. Phoenix Contact is staying abreast of these changes with its very own Catalog App, which allows you to search for current products at your own convenience.
The intelligent UPS for industrial applications
IQ technology makes the QUINT UPS-IQ an intelligent UPS. Take a look at our short tutorials to find out how you can use the full potential of IQ technology with the UPS-CONF software.
Signal towers for the clear indication of machine states
PSD signal towers comprise signal indicators, audible signaling devices as well as connection and mounting elements, and enable clear status indication for machines and systems.
Phoenix Contact Canada has moved to Milton, Ontario
Phoenix Contact has moved their Canadian Headquarters from Mississauga to Milton, Ontario.
Highest system availability with QUINT ORING redundancy modules
Double the service life of redundantly operating power supply units with Auto Current Balancing Technology (ACB).
Electrical Panel Surge Protection
Phoenix Contact offers surge protection devices (SPD) for remote site location, service entrance and sub panel.
Faster installation through innovative connection methods
Phoenix Contact offers Fast Connection Technologies for field cabling and device connectors with convenient, easy, fast and secure cable connections for signal, data and power cables.
Easy planning, quick servicing - the universal isolation amplifier
1,600 signal combinations can be set quickly: It is easy and convenient to set the suitable signal range for inputs and outputs using the DIP switch on the front side. Without PC and software, even when the device is installed.
Videos from the Hanover Fair 2011
The video report on the Hannover Trade Fair provides you with news, statements, and specials on various different aspects of technology.
Phoenix Contact opens Eastern Canadian office and training centre
Phoenix Contact Canada has recently completed the set-up of their Eastern Canadian Regional Office located in St-Laurent, Quebec.
Tools
The comprehensive TOOL Fox line includes tools for all tasks related to control cabinets, including cutting, stripping and crimping, as well as screwdrivers and test equipment.
Trusted Wireless Ethernet (TWE)
Industrial wireless Ethernet products from Phoenix Contact provide you reliable transmission of your Ethernet driven system.
Programming Ports
Using the port, software modifications can be made without opening the control panel door. The protected port elimates downtime resulting from opening any enclosure and reduces risk from exposure to environmental conditions.
Operating industrial PCs in a fail-safe manner
Thus, industrial PCs continue to work reliably even in the case of a power supply network failure: with the uninterruptible power supply TRIO USV, which combines the power supply unit and the electronic switchover unit in one housing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guillevin International - Atlantic Division
Phoenix Contact and Guillevin International - Atlantic Division in partnership.
PLC Relay is the perfect interface between control and system peripherals
PLC RELAY from Phoenix Contact is the most complete and innovative coupling relay family in the market.
Push-in connection terminal blocks
With Push-In Technology, solid conductors or conductors with ferrules can be directly inserted into the terminal block without tools.
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.
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.
Extend your ValueLine Industrial PC warranty to 5 years
Five years of warranty protection and maximum system reliability in three easy steps. Click here to find out how.
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.
CONTACTRON reversing solid-state contactor circuit
Safe starting, reversing, protecting and switching of motors up to 4 kW in a 22.5 mm narrow housing.
How WirelessHART® uses industrial wireless technology
WirelessHART technology uses HART7 to make the HART protocol more usable, flexible and cost effective. Network your HART devices to the wireless sensor netowrk and reduce deployment time and complexity using industrial wireless connectivity.
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.
CLIPLINE complete - device protection with the system
The UT 6-TMC... device circuit breakers use all the advantages of the CLIPLINE complete system consistently. Double bridge shafts simplify potential distribution; three marking grooves facilitate clear labeling.
Phoenix Contact and CSC International Form New Partnership
Phoenix Contact and manufacturer representation, CSC International (CSC), announce a new partnership
Protect your network - router with an intelligent firewall
Protect your network segment successfully against unauthorized access. How? With the FL MGUARD devices - a powerful combination of firewall and router from Phoenix Contact.
Web download of 3D CAD for Phoenix Contact PCB Connectors
Over 8,000 Phoenix Contact COMBICON PCB connection technology parts are now available in the most popular native and neutral 2D and 3D CAD formats at www.tracepartsonline.net.Register today for your free Push-In Terminal Block Sample!
Follow the links to the registration form to receive your free sample of the newest, innovative connection design by Phoenix Contact.
Phoenix Contact recognised as one of 2009's Best Workplaces in Canada
Phoenix Contact is delighted to be recognised as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Canada. This list, and related stories, appeared in a special national report on Monday April 6th, 2009 in The Globe and Mail.
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.
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.
2011 Event Registration
Sign up today for one of several technology and solution seminars Phoenix Contact presents throughout the year, throughout Canada.
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.
SMS relay for simple monitoring, alarm generation and remote switching via the GSM mobile network
PSI-MODEM-SMS-REL is a compact remote control and signaling system. Six analog or digital inputs and four relay outputs with PDT contacts are monitored and controlled through SMS communication at every location through the GSM mobile network.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SFP 1-20/120AC - New surge protection device with integrated filter circuit
The protective device has been designed especially for the North American and Asian markets, and combines the proven surge protection from Phoenix Contact with a protective circuit for high-frequency interference voltages.
RAD 80211-XDB
Introducing the new RAD-80211-XDB, a basic 802.11 Industrial Ethernet radio, complimenting the already existing wireless Ethernet product portfolio.
SPEEDCON - The M12 quick locking system
With the new M12 quick locking system, the electrical connections are made with just half a turn.
Licensed Data Wireless Radios
The RAD-UHF-... data radio products are designed to provide complete system solutions for wireless data communications in a variety of industries and applications.