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News Release from: Phoenix Contact
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 July 2004
Phoenix takes an interest in connectBlue
connectBlue and Phoenix Contact have strengthened their partnership in wireless industrial automation as Phoenix Contact acquired 13% interest in connectBlue.
connectBlue and Phoenix Contact have strengthened their partnership in wireless industrial automation as Phoenix Contact acquired 13% interest in connectBlue, partly from a former stockholder The German industrial automation company Phoenix Contact has chosen connectBlue as a strategic partner for implementing Bluetooth and other wireless technologies in their industrial automation products and applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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With a worldwide presence, Phoenix Contact is a leading player within electronic interface and industrial automation technology.
For some time, the two companies have been collaborating on a number of projects to integrate Bluetooth communication in industrial interface and automation products.
One of the current projects is to develop a real-time communication solution for wireless, Bluetooth-based transmissions of control signals within automation systems.
This will simplify the integration of moving and rotating machine parts into automation networks significantly and reduce wear and tear.
"We decided for connectBlue to strengthen with a strategic partnership our activities in providing complete Bluetooth solutions in our industrial interface and automation applications".
"By this, synergies can be used in a better way and the present cooperation can be further expanded", says Roland Bent Senior Vice President at Phoenix Contact.
"The strategic partnership with Phoenix will further strengthen our ability to provide the industrial automation market with first-class Bluetooth solutions", says Rolf Nilsson, President at connectBlue.
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