Phoenix Contact provides you with innovative solutions and products for all the functional areas of the control cabinet. We will be by your side to support you throughout the entire control cabinet building process, from engineering right through to the finished control cabinet. Discover our modular and scalable solutions for efficient control cabinet building.
Challenges faced in control cabinet building
Control cabinet manufacturers are faced with particular challenges in terms of the cost-effectiveness of their processes. It is often very difficult or even impossible to influence external conditions, such as the delivery capability of suppliers, their pricing policies, and the shortage of skilled workers. This is different with in-house production. Here, significant increases in efficiency can often be achieved through process optimization, the use of end-to-end software and interface solutions, through to auxiliary and automatic tools, marking systems, and assistance solutions.
Lack of skilled worked
The whole world is talking about an impending shortage of skilled workers. In some areas, depending on the field, there is already a shortage of qualified workers today. Experts estimate that there will be a shortage of more than 80 million workers on the market worldwide by 2030. The machine and control cabinet building sector is being hit particularly hard. We provide our customers with support in setting up their production to be future-proof and efficient: with digitally supported workflows and manufacturing documents to reduce production times and avoid errors.
Data consistance
Optimized cooperation between planning and manufacturing can significantly reduce production times in control cabinet building. The prerequisites for this are the continuous flow of data, complete item data, and seamless system interfaces. Our engineering software ensures these digital and seamless processes from planning, through procurement, right through to manufacturing. Continuous data flow and intelligent functions contribute significantly to increasing efficiency and provide individual and convenient process support.
Scalability and modularity
Regardless of whether your control cabinet building process involves a high degree of standardization or you tend to manufacture in a batch size of 1, make the best possible use of your potential in terms of cost-effectiveness and flexibility. Whether process-supporting worker assistance systems, ergonomic hand tools and automatic tools, easy-to-use marking solutions, or seamless software solutions, we will support you throughout your entire process with modularly combinable and individually scalable concepts.
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infrastructure. One essential factor for achieving this kind of network development involves control cabinets. We assume that around 5.5 million control cabinets will have to be produced and installed by 2030 for this network expansion alone. In order for you to be able to master and serve the increasing order volume in the future as well, Phoenix Contact has set itself the goal of making control cabinet building as efficient as possible.
2. Process consulting
Partnership-based and sustainable optimization of your process
Phoenix Contactʼs partnership-focused approach provides tailored consulting services to optimize the value chain in control cabinet building, using practice-oriented lean production methods. This allows significant savings through processes that can be implemented rapidly with little financial outlay. The consulting services are based on years of experience with the methods and include a comprehensive range of consulting activities and training programs for employees.
3. Service
Reliable support tailored to your needs
We will be by your side throughout the entire process of control cabinet production. Benefit from individual service packages and customized product services tailored to your requirements and processes. Our expert service team will support you with services such as the installation and setup of software and equipment, training in operation, and maintenance and repair. This means that we can support you in the error-free implementation of your processes, simplifying your day-to-day work.
4. Customer references
Efficient identification in control cabinet building
WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH uses the THERMOMARK E SERIES
WITRON is one of the global market leaders in the planning, realization, servicing, and operation of highly dynamic mechanized logistics and order picking systems. Ever-increasing automation in distribution centers therefore plays a central role for the company. Single-core wire identification in the control cabinet, which is required in part by standards or by customers, involves additional effort for WITRON in control cabinet building. To minimize this, Phoenix Contact offers an efficient marking solution in the form of the THERMOMARK E.WIRE.
Scalable workstation for wire preparation
The PLUTON Group uses an individually scalable solution consisting of automatic tools, printers, and worker assistance software for efficient wire preparation.
Process optimization at Grenzebach
The digitalization of processes for efficient production plays a prominent role in Grenzebachʼs in-house control cabinet building center. Customer-specific solutions for an efficient assembly line process with integrated, digitally supported worker assistance system were developed and implemented together with Phoenix Contact.
