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What's new at Phoenix Contact? The e-mobility subsidiary celebrate this year 10th company anniversary. With 1000 employees today, it can look back on a very successful decade. You can find this and other company announcements below:
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- 10 years of Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH
- Phoenix Contact withdraws participation in SPS 2021
- Phoenix Contact is expanding its electromobility division
- Management expanded by four members
10 years of Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH
17.03.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX | in the 100st year The e-mobility subsidiary is celebrating its tenth company anniversary on the occasion of the founding of Phoenix Contact. Started as a start-up in Schieder-Schwalenberg in 23 with 2013 employees, the company has continuously grown over the past ten years into a global specialist in charging technology for the Electromobility developed. Components for setting up the charging infrastructure and vehicle charging interfaces are manufactured at three locations in Germany, China and Poland. The CCS charging cables and the liquid-cooled charging plugs for ultra-fast high-power charging are particularly in demand.
Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH employs today more than 1000 employees and produces on 25 production lines worldwide. Compared to the previous year, the drop in sales is 50% and the signs point to disproportionate growth for the next decade. The growth in sales in the US and Chinese markets made a particular contribution to this dynamic development.
In 2022 the company has the audits for Certification ISO 14001 and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. This meets the requirements of the automotive industry according to IATF 16949. Production is 100% CO₂ neutral.
The complete portfolio with 600 products of high-performance charging technology is called charx. It is designed for the electrification of vehicles and the development of sustainable and connected charging infrastructure. Another focus is the electrification of special and Commercial vehicles.
Phoenix Contact withdraws participation in SPS 2021
16.11.2021 | Because of the development of the infection process in the corona pandemic, Phoenix Contact says its Participation in the automation fair SPS on site. The decision was made at short notice because there is a disaster alarm in Bavaria due to high incidences and the RKI advises against major events.
At the accompanying digital event SPS on air the company takes part as planned and is available in conferences and roundtables for exchanges with customers.
We didn't make the decision easy for ourselves because we were really looking forward to the direct exchange with our customers. But with the skyrocketing incidence values, we primarily see the health protection of our employees and trade fair guests, ”said COO Ulrich Leidecker.
For Phoenix Contact, the SPS is the most important automation trade fair of the year.
Phoenix Contact is expanding its electromobility division
30.06.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX | Phoenix Contact is expanding its electromobility business in Germany and Poland. While the topping-out ceremony for the new production facility was celebrated this week in the Rzeszów-Dworzysko Science and Technology Park, production expansions are being carried out at the Schieder site in Germany.
New production for e-mobility in Poland
The planned 15.000 m² production facility will be built in the Rzeszów-Dworzysko Science and Technology Park by the full-service developer for industrial real estate Panattoni. She should up End 2020 be completed. At the new production site in Rzeszów, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility will be the manufacturer of charge technology in the future, among other things, manufacture and test AC and DC charging cables. These are leading to motorists and manufacturers of charging infrastructure manufacturers.
The new building covers a total area of 15.000 m². 14.000 m² of this will be used as production and storage space and 1000 m² as office space.
The start of production is for Beginning 2021 planned. The workforce is to be expanded to more than 250 within the next few years. Marwin Achenbach, who also acts as commercial manager at the company's headquarters in Schieder-Schwalenberg, will manage the plant.
Focus on international cooperation
Rzeszów becomes an important location for Phoenix Contact in the worldwide electromobility production network. On the international cooperation Great importance should be attached to the locations in Germany, Poland and China. To this end, the company will implement IATF-compliant production and business processes, thereby ensuring that the high quality requirements of the products are met.
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Project Manager Christopher Paetzold Made a conscious decision to build a new plant in Rzeszów because this location has many advantages: “The city of Rzeszów is a dynamic, up-and-coming city with universities and a large number of established industrial companies. The region will too Aviation Valley called because many air carriers are based in this area.
We hope that this environment will create a long-term, successful production location. ”The Rzeszów-Dworzysko Science and Technology Park offers logistical advantages due to its proximity to the airport and a well-developed road infrastructure.
The Phoenix Contact Group already has good relations with Poland through its subsidiary Phoenix Contact Wielkopolska in Nowy Tomyśl. Around here produce 2600 employees electrotechnical components for Electrical Engineering and Automation for the group.
German production for e-mobility expanded
Phoenix Contact E-Mobility has at its main location Schieder-Schwalenberg, NRW has expanded and optimized its production capacities in the last few months. The new building offers a production area of 3200 m² for the production of new technologies. The existing 2100 m² production area and 3200 m² storage area will be expanded.
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Mainly products for the charging infrastructure such as AC and DC charging cables with High Power Charging (HPC) technology are manufactured here. The previous production building specializes in electromobility products with charging sockets for vehicles. "The expansion of the usable area contributes to the optimization and increased efficiency of all production processes," sums up Bodo finches, Head of Production in Schieder-Schwalenberg.
Phoenix Contact expands management by four members
01.07.2020 | Effective August 1, 2020, the CEO consider Phoenix Contact expanded by four new members: three of them are the presidents of the three business units Dirk Goerlitzer, Torsten Janwlecke and Ulrich Leidecker. If COO they are responsible for central business areas of their respective business areas. Becomes the fourth new member dr Frank Possel-Dölken as a CDO (Chief Digital Officer) appointed to the management. He is currently head of the Corporate Technology & Value Chain division.
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His future responsibility will also include the IT division and all topics relating to digital transformation. Digitalization is thus becoming the central focus of technology and process development in the company.
Many years in the management of Phoenix Contact
All newly appointed members of the management team have been successfully involved in the management of Phoenix Contact for many years. "The expansion gives our group of companies a framework to further develop leadership and structure holistically," said CEO Frank Stuhrenberg. “The new appointment of the CDO is particularly important in the digital transformation. Frank Stührenberg as CEO and Axel Wachholz as CFO will form the management team with the four newly appointed members from spring 2021.
The restructuring of the management and the assigned departments took place as part of the succession plan for the managing directors Prof. Dr. Gunther Olesch (CHRO / Staff) and Roland Bent (CTO / Technology) who will retire due to age over the next twelve months.
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- Takeover of Pulsotronic and SKS Kontakttechnik
- Phoenix Contact among two best employers for engineers
- Vodafone and Phoenix Contact open up industrial telecommunications
Takeover of Pulsotronic and SKS Kontakttechnik
05.11.2018 | The Phoenix Contact Group will take over two companies from the SKS Group on January 1, 2019: The SKS contact technologythe as well as the PulsotronicGmbH + Co KG. Both companies are based in Niederdorf in the Ore Mountains. SKS Kontakttechnik offers electrotechnical components and systems. Pulsotronic is a manufacturer of specific sensor solutions.
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Both companies bring in more than 400 employees joined the Phoenix Contact Group. The takeover of these companies represents the most important acquisition in the history of Phoenix Contact. The SKS founder and previous owner Martin Schweitzer has been working with Phoenix Contact for 20 years. The company remains with him Pulsotronic systems engineering GmbH. The takeover of SKS means a strengthening of Phoenix Contact's market position in the area of connection technology solutions. In addition, the application know-how of Pulsotronic's sensor technology is a valuable addition for increasingly digitized customer and industry solutions.
Phoenix Contact among two best employers for engineers
01.04.2011/XNUMX/XNUMX | In the current study Top employer for engineers 2011 by the independent research company CRF, Phoenix Contact took second place in the overall evaluation. The family business took top places in the work-life balance and training & engineering categories in particular. CRF awards this award for outstanding employer qualities. A comprehensive questionnaire on HR work forms the basis for interviews with employees and HR managers.
Overall, the study by FIU, in cooperation with the management consultancy AT Kearney, Technical University of Munich and independent business journalists, 37 companies qualify.
The study analyzes in detailed company portraits family-run medium-sized company as well as globally operating corporations that employ an above-average number of engineers. It provides interested university graduates and engineers who are willing to change jobs with important information about the importance of innovation management, career opportunities, work-life balance, primary benefits, training and development, and corporate culture in comparison to other companies.
Vodafone and Phoenix Contact open up industrial telecommunications
19.04.2010/XNUMX/XNUMX | On the Hannover Messe have Vodafone and Phoenix Contact signed a cooperation agreement. Both partners will jointly offer complete solutions for industrial data communication in the mobile network. This cooperation will initially be launched in Germany. There is still untapped potential in industrial communication technology, which involves communication with machines and systems in production Christopher Leifer, Head of Interface Technology at Phoenix Contact in Blomberg.
A large proportion of these industrial applications can be networked via telecommunications networks. However, the demands of industry on telecommunications are different from those of private users. There it deals with topics such as fault reporting systems, remote control and remote maintenance with complex requirements, sometimes very high data rates and a service suitable for industry. "Against this background, we have developed the "Industrial Connect packages" together with Phoenix Contact, which contain complete solutions specially tailored to the requirements of the industrial target group," explained Holger Buehl from Vodafone Germany.
As part of the cooperation, complete solution packages offered. The solution package includes hardware, i.e. the industrial modems from Phoenix Contact, a SIM card suitable and qualified for industrial applications, the data contract specially tailored to the various applications, and an industry-oriented service with qualified specialists.
Who is Phoenix Contact?
Phoenix Contact is a family company and manufacturer of components and systems for electrical engineering, electronics and automation with headquarters in Blomberg, Germany. The market leader in this field was founded in 1923 and currently employs 17.100 people. The portfolio includes connectors, terminals, cable connection technology and installation accessories such as cable ties and electronic interfaces, Automation, Power Supply, Safety Technology, Overvoltage protection, software for power supply, device construction, mechanical engineering and Electrical Cabinets. The Phoenix Contact Group includes 14 companies in Germany and over 55 sales agencies worldwide. Production takes place in eleven countries. As one of 28 core companies, the company is involved in the BMBF top cluster it's OWL.
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Angela Struck is editor-in-chief of the development scout and freelance journalist as well as managing director of Presse Service Büro GbR in Ried.