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Frank Woortmann, Phoenix Contact
The introduction of automated guided vehicle systems brings with it a number of challenges. Frank Woortmann from Phoenix Contact explains in an interview why simulations are necessary and which standards help with the introduction.

The BPC 9102S remote field controller from Phoenix Contact is a controller based on PLCnext technology that has been specially developed for applications with the highest safety requirements or under extreme conditions.
Due to increasing digitalization, IT security is playing an increasingly important role in the automation of machines and systems. A particular aspect of this is the secure identification of components - both during commissioning and during operation.

With the inline bus coupler for Modbus/TCP (UDP) IL ETH BK-PAC, Phoenix Contact is expanding its product portfolio for setting up remote I/O solutions in the control cabinet.

TE Connectivity / Phoenix Contact
TE Connectivity and Phoenix Contact will jointly develop hybrid Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) M12 connectivity solutions. The connectors comply with the hybrid format according to IEC 63171-7, which was initiated in the standardization commission at the beginning of 2021 at TE's suggestion.

The FL Switch 1000NT product family from Phoenix Contact is being further expanded and supplemented by new variants with an extended temperature range and approvals for the process industry and maritime applications.

As requirements change during the lifetime of a project or in the life cycle of an application, the PLCnext Technology ecosystem from Phoenix Contact now also offers a pluggable solution in addition to the subsequent loading of functions from the PLCnext Store.

The NSR elementary relay is the core of a long-term partnership agreement: TE Connectivity is taking over the NSR technology and production from Phoenix Contact.

Phoenix Contact will sell its Filderstadt-based subsidiary Phoenix Contact HMI IPC Technology to Renu Electronics, a manufacturer of industrial electronics and factory automation products based in Pune, India.