Phoenix Contact presents how its portfolio in connection technology, industrial networking and automation is being aligned around one coherent digital factory concept, focused on turning digitalization buzzwords into measurable customer value through standardized building blocks for connectivity, control and secure data flows across OT and IT. The approach connects controllers, I/O, network infrastructure and software services into an interoperable stack that can be deployed in brownfield and greenfield plants through a common architecture and lifecycle model, described as the “assured factory” for resilient industrial automation https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-ch/industries/digital-factory
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A major theme of the discussion is industrial cybersecurity as a precondition for any serious digitalization project, with Phoenix Contact positioning its 360° security concept, IEC 62443-certified components such as mGuard security routers, and secure development processes as the foundation for CRA and NIS2 conformity across the entire automation stack. This includes security-by-design in controllers like PLCnext Control, hardened industrial routers with integrated VPN and firewall, and services that help operators translate regulatory requirements into practical segmentation, identity management and incident response in factory networks
Equally important is modularity: every “brick” of hardware and software is designed to be freely combinable via open interfaces so that OEMs and plant operators can reconfigure lines, add new cells or retrofit legacy equipment with minimal engineering friction. Phoenix Contact uses the PLCnext Technology ecosystem as a key enabler here, with open Linux-based PLCs, modular engineering tools and a software marketplace that supports classic IEC 61131 languages alongside higher-level environments and IIoT connectivity to cloud platforms, MES and analytics systems
Filmed at SPS 2025 in Nuremberg, the video ties these threads together as a strategic “digital factory now” storyline rather than a single product pitch, explaining how common interfaces, consistent cybersecurity concepts and integrated safety and redundancy allow Phoenix Contact to support customers from small plants to multi-site global manufacturers. The conversation frames digitalization as a continuous journey where secure connectivity, modular architectures and functional safety need to evolve in lockstep, so that incremental upgrades and new use cases can be introduced without disrupting existing production or compromising reliable operation across the plant lifecycle.
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