Development and manufacturing of electronics, automation technology as well as cloud and building IoT solutions for industrial applications

PHOENIX CONTACT Electronics GmbH

Bad Pyrmont · Dresden · Berlin · BlombergNew on Amplifa

1923Group founded (Essen)

1996Bad Pyrmont site established

>1,600Employees at the Bad Pyrmont site

>€2.97 bnGroup revenue (2021)

15,000 m²Innovation Center Electronics (2007)

About Phoenix Contact Electronics

PHOENIX CONTACT Electronics GmbH is part of the Phoenix Contact group with its group headquarters in Blomberg and develops and manufactures electronics, automation technology, and smart solutions for cloud, building IoT, and intelligent new developments at its Bad Pyrmont site. More than 1,600 employees work at the site on the edge of the Weser Uplands on the group's future technologies. The group's origins date back to 1923, when Hugo Knümann founded a trading company for electrical products in Essen; in 1996 the Bad Pyrmont site was established as an electronics manufacturing and development site. The plant was expanded to around 10,000 m² in 2001 and to 12,000 m² in 2005; in 2007 the 15,000 m² Innovation Center Electronics opened for development, marketing, and sales. At the Dresden site, Electronics GmbH develops solutions for the energy-efficient operation of buildings with around 15 employees; the group is represented with around 20,300 employees in more than 50 countries.

Site: Bad Pyrmont
Processes: Development of electronic solutions, Building automation / energy-efficient building operation, Automation technology, Cloud and building IoT solutions, Testing services (Phoenix Testlab, group), Service and support throughout the entire product life cycle
Materials: Electronics, Cloud and Building IoT Solutions
Industries: Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Automation, Factory Automation, Building Automation, Data Centers

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Development
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Manufacturing
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Marketing and Sales
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Service and Support

Technologies and Solutions

Electronics

Development and manufacturing of device electronics and system electronics for automation and building technology.

IoT

Cloud and Building IoT Solutions

Smart solutions for connected, energy-efficient buildings and industrial applications.

Locations

Bad Pyrmont

Electronics development and production (headquarters of Electronics GmbH)

Materials: Electronics, automation technology

Dresden

Building automation development (Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 24)

Materials: Building IoT

Berlin

Adlershof site (Richard-Willstätter-Straße 6)

Blomberg

Group headquarters / production site (Flachsmarktstraße 8)

Industries

Electrical EngineeringElectronicsAutomationFactory AutomationBuilding AutomationData CentersControl Cabinet ConstructionBattery Storage SystemsEnergy Infrastructure

Additional services

Development of electronic solutionsBuilding automation / energy-efficient building operationAutomation technologyCloud and building IoT solutionsTesting services (Phoenix Testlab, group)Service and support throughout the entire product life cycle

History

1923
Hugo Knümann founds a trading company for electrical products in Essen (origin of the group); later 'Phönix Elektrizitätsgesellschaft'
1996
Establishment of the Bad Pyrmont site as Phoenix Contact Electronics (high-tech electronics from own manufacturing)
2001
Expansion of the Bad Pyrmont plant to approx. 10,000 m²
2005
Opening of a 12,000 m² plant on Thaler Landstraße
2007
Opening of the 15,000 m² 'Innovation Center Electronics' (development, marketing, sales)
2024
Research cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum: study on control cabinet construction in Germany