With its Virtual PLCnext Control, Phoenix Contact offers a software-based controller solution that enables flexible automation functions in virtualised IT environments.

With Virtual PLCnext Control, Phoenix Contact is launching a software-based controller solution that enables flexible automation functions in virtualised IT environments. The solution is fully ...

The program has been developed to extend the company’s industrial switch and computing platform technologies through interoperability with outside applications.

Phoenix Contact’s Virtual PLCnext Control is designed for use in the IT world Phoenix Contact has launched a hardware-independent, software controller based on its PLCnext technology. It predicts that ...

The PLCnext Technology ecosystem from Phoenix Contact now satisfies globally applicable standards such as DIN EN ISO 13577-2/4 and NFPA 85, 86, 87. Nov. 20, 2025 – The PLCnext Technology ecosystem ...

Abstract: The integration of human-centric Industry 5.0 principles into education requires innovative teaching tools to bridge theoretical knowledge and real-world applications. This paper presents ...

Festo reported Apr. 24 that it will use PLCnext open-ecosystem technology from Phoenix Contact in intelligent devices it plans to launch by the end of this year. It adds that integrating PLCnext will ...

Festo's decision to adopt PLCnext Technology aligns with its pursuit of an open-system approach for future direction, facilitating the development and launch of innovative products. This collaboration ...

Festo, manufacturer of pneumatic and electrical automation technology, will use PLCnext Technology, Phoenix Contact’s open ecosystem for modern automation, in future intelligent devices. This will ...

The world’s largest industrial trade fair in Hanover was the setting to announce a strategic technology partnership between two global players in the automation industry. Festo, manufacturers of ...

The "PLCnext Technology" course, centred on Phoenix Contact's next-generation PLC, delves into Industrial Information and Communication Technology (Industrial ICT). This comprehensive course caters to ...

This case study on a robotics solution for positioning bulk goods uses simple physical methods—magnetism and gravity—to achieve low-cost automation. Why? Because simple and inexpensive parts are ...