Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

About Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Blomberg (Ostwestfalen-Lippe), develops and manufactures components and systems in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and automation. The product range includes modular terminal blocks, connectors and cable connection technology, electronic interfaces, power supplies, automation systems, safety solutions, surge protection as well as software and tools. The products are used primarily in control cabinet construction, device and machine building, energy technology including wind and photovoltaics, e-mobility, infrastructure and data centers. The group comprises 15 companies in Germany and 53 sales companies worldwide; production takes place in eleven countries, among others in Blomberg, Bad Pyrmont, Lüdenscheid, Herrenberg and Filderstadt as well as, since 2021, in Poland. Phoenix Contact GmbH, founded in 1988 and based in Vienna with a sales office in Linz, is responsible for Austria. With around 21,000 employees and revenue of €3.3 billion (2025), the independent family-owned company ranks among the major manufacturers in the field of connector technology.

Site

Vienna

Processes

Consulting and custom solutions, Service and support over the entire life cycle, Training and education (Phoenix Contact Academy), Testing (Phoenix Testlab, Blomberg), Software and tools

Materials

Plastics (injection molding), Electronics

Certificates

In-house testing institute (Phoenix Testlab)

Founded

1923

Employees

21000

Industries

Electrical engineering, electronics and automation, Control cabinet construction, Energy technology (wind and solar/PV), Device and machine building, E-mobility, Renewable energies

1. 01

   Development and design

2. 02

   Toolmaking and production preparation

3. 03

   Injection molding and electronics manufacturing

4. 04

   Assembly

5. 05

   Testing (Phoenix Testlab)

6. 06

   Sales and support over the entire life cycle

Products and Technologies

Locations

Quality and Testing

With the testing and inspection institute Phoenix Testlab, founded in 1994 in Blomberg, the company maintains its own testing and inspection infrastructure. The group's management and product certificates are published on the company website.

History

1. 1923

   Hugo Knümann founds a sales agency for electrical products in Essen (trolley wire terminals for trams); later Phönix Elektrizitätsgesellschaft.

2. 1928

   Development of the first modular terminal block together with RWE.

3. 1943

   Company headquarters in Essen destroyed in bombing raids; relocation to Blomberg.

4. 1957

   First production building at Flachsmarkt in Blomberg.

5. 1966

   Blomberg becomes the company's head office.

6. 1981

   Start of founding foreign subsidiaries (first in Switzerland).

7. 1987

   Market launch of the INTERBUS fieldbus system.

8. 1988

   Founding of Phoenix Contact GmbH Austria in Vienna.

9. 1994

   Founding of the testing and inspection institute Phoenix Testlab in Blomberg; subsidiary in China.

10. 1996

    Founding of the production site Bad Pyrmont (Phoenix Contact Electronics).

11. 2002

    The connector manufacturer Coninvers (Herrenberg) becomes a 100% subsidiary.

12. 2009

    New 20,000 m² production hall in Blomberg.

13. 2010

    Founding of PHOENIX CONTACT Deutschland GmbH; market launch of the Sunclix connector for photovoltaics.

14. 2012

    Reorganization into three segments; part of the leading-edge cluster it's OWL.

15. 2021

    Production started in Poland (Nowy Tomyśl); revenue exceeds €2.97 billion.

16. 2024

    Research study on control cabinet construction in Germany together with Ruhr University Bochum.