Phoenix Contact has introduced a universal housing system with a high degree of flexibility and functionality. With the dimensions as 40 x 180 x 145 mm, this housing offers plenty of space for complex electronics with an innovative high position bus connector as an option for customer specific bus PCBs. The housing base can be combined with various covers or the upper parts consist of connection technology carriers comprise of pre-mounted plug-in connectors FKCN 2.5 series which allows conductor cross sections up to 2.5 mm? insert from front side with reliable and fast push-in spring-cage connection technology.

In addition, a connection technology carrier with RJ45-plugin connectors and a universal cover are available. The universal cover is especially suited for installing connection systems or display and operating elements. Thanks to the lever technology which enables customer to conveniently connect and disconnect the upper part. There is also a generous display area is available which facilitates customer to provide an individual marking and processing. These innovative features make ME-PLC the ideal housing for complex controllers to cope up with future challenges as well.

The housings can be snapped onto an NS 105/20 DIN rail. They can be combined with a DIN rail connector to allow cross connection from device to device for reliable data and current transmission without the need for additional wiring. The bus connectors supplied un-mounted and can be equipped with customer specific PCBs as needed. Bus connectors are available with the number of positions 50/40 and 10/10, i.e., 50-positions in the DIN rail/40-positions into the device or otherwise 10-positions in the DIN rail/10-positions into the device. Customer has the option to code the bus connector and the housing. This is required to prevent a housing being accidentally plugged onto the wrong bus connector. Also in case customer wishes not to use a bus connector, he can also fasten the housing onto two NS 35 DIN rails.

Target Market Segment

• Machine building and systems manufacturing
• Process technology
• Measurement and control technology in tool engineering in a wide range of sectors
• Drive technology
• Control system engineering
• Controller systems
• Alarm and remote control systems for infrastructure and industrial electronics, and
• General control cabinet engineering.

Phoenix Contact India Pvt Ltd. F-26/2, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase -2, New Delhi 110 020. Email: adverts@phoenixcontact.co.in