The hardware organization Phoenix Contact from Blomberg in eastern Westphalia has won the current year's "Greatness in Production" rivalry and the honor of "Toolmaker of the Year 2018".

In the yearly rivalry , the toolmaking lab WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) recognize the best instrument development in the German-talking world. As in 2016, Phoenix Contact was the general champ; moreover, the organization won a honor in the class "Inner Tool Construction with more than 50 Employees".

The jury especially underscored the mechanical improvement in the regions of Industry 4.0 and added substance fabricating over the whole Phoenix Contact gathering. "The solid spotlight on the eventual fate of the organization's interior device development is additionally apparent in the abnormal state of capabilities of its representatives and its predictable staff advancement", clarified Klaus Hilmer, Head of Technological Development and Tool Making with a year ago's victor, Festo Polymer from St. Ingbert, Saarland, in showing the honor.

Phoenix Contact likewise picked up acknowledgment for its Type 2 AC charging link for the car business: it is a victor in the "Exceptional Mention" classification at the German Design Awards 2019 .