Phoenix Contact, headquartered in Blomberg, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany, is a manufacturer of industrial automation, interconnection, and interfaces.

[1] In addition, Phoenix Contact manufactures products for use with Modbus, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CANopen, PROFIBUS and PROFINET networks.

Phoenix Contact manufactures in over 10 nations: Germany, USA, China, India, Poland, Greece, Brazil, Turkey, Sweden and Argentina and employs 20,300 employees in 50 international subsidiaries.

1949: Hugo Knümann enlisted Josef Eisert, who owned numerous terminal block patents, as technical director for his company.

1982: Phönix Klemmen become Phoenix Contact, to reflect how electronic functions are becoming increasingly integrated in terminal technology.

1987: The Phoenix Contact INTERBUS fieldbus system had a strong impact on automation by offering cross-system openness from the sensor to the controller.

Just two years later, the five story, 15,000 square meter "Innovation Center Electronics" opened, housing the company's Development, Marketing, and Sales departments.

2009: Phoenix Contact continued investing and built a 20,000 square meter production hall in Blomberg, representing the company's largest building.

[5] 2012: The company organized into three segments: Device and PCB connection technology, Industrial components for electrical engineering and electronics, and Industry-specific automation solutions.