Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures

Our mission is to disrupt the paradigm that buildings are mainly defined by bricks, concrete & steel. We are enhancing their purpose and definition with digital technology, realtime connectivity & user-centric software applications. We distill 90 years of experience in machinery & engineering into cutting edge cloud-based solutions & services. Our core competency is the digital transformation of vertical mobility & transport within the ecosystem of smart buildings.

aedifion helps to manage buildings sustainably, efficiently, and transparently. We are a Cologne-based PropTech with over 60 employees and operate Germany's leading software solution for technical building equipment. Our AI-based cloud platform enables us to reduce energy consumption, CO2 emissions and operating costs of buildings by up to 40%. Our plug-and-play solution collects real-time operational data, identifies malfunctions, and provides clear recommendations for action to optimize operations. This will pave the way for efficient, sustainable buildings that retain their value. A win-win-win for owners, operators and tenants.

SIGA, develops the "SigaPlatform"​ ,a comprehensive process anomaly detection system that monitors critical assets using electrical signal-based predictive analysis and artificial intelligence. It cannot be hacked or manipulated from the operational network and it can be used to maintenance and operational needs as well as for cyber-security.

Urban ENERGY specializes in eMobility in urban areas, taking energy management with IoT and data analytics to a new level. It offers software that uses artificial intelligence to connect energy production and consumption. It leverages the power of predictive algorithms to determine the best possible loading times. This is done based on continuously recorded key figures such as consumption data and energy supply.

iS5 Communications is a global provider of integrated services and solutions, and manufacturer of intelligent Industrial Ethernet products. Their products are designed to meet the stringent demand requirements of utility sub-stations, roadside transportation, rail, and industrial applications. iS5Com’s services and products are key enablers of advanced technology implementation such as the Smart Grid, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Oil Field, and Internet of Things. All products have the ability to transmit data efficiently without the loss of any packets under harsh environments and EMI conditions.

Hiprecise is a renowned supplier of industrially intelligent manufacturing systems. Their field of wire harness production is used in industries such as transportation, electric power, home appliances, and communications. They provide wire harness processing equipment and services, as well as intelligent production system solutions.

iS5 Communications is a global provider of integrated services and solutions, and manufacturer of intelligent Industrial Ethernet products. Their products are designed to meet the stringent demand requirements of utility sub-stations, roadside transportation, rail, and industrial applications. iS5Com’s services and products are key enablers of advanced technology implementation such as the Smart Grid, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Oil Field, and Internet of Things. All products have the ability to transmit data efficiently without the loss of any packets under harsh environments and EMI conditions.

From inductive charging technology to energy management solutions, Wiferion offers a range of products that enable efficient energy supply to industrial trucks, automated guided vehicles (AGV) and autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The technology also includes retrofit projects for existing fleets. The flexible and scalable integration of Wiferion products enables users to sustainably increase their utilization and fleet efficiency by up to 30%. Using lean manufacturing principles, Wiferion redefines value stream mapping (VSM) by eliminating unnecessary machine downtime and plug-in charging that requires high maintenance and costs. The etaLINK series of inductive battery charging systems are award-winning and have received prestigious awards such as the IFOY Award and "BEST PRODUCT" at LogiMAT. Numerous companies from the logistics, industrial & automotive sectors rely on Wiferion's technology. These include leading automation solution providers such as robotics companies Safelog, KUKA and Magazino. Wiferion has sold more than 3000 etaLINK systems in over 20 countries. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for mobile wireless power supply for electric industrial vehicles, was founded in 2016 by four former employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems and is one of the technology drivers in the field of wireless charging. Wiferion creates the basis for a resource-saving and sustainable energy supply.

smartB is reinventing energy management in commercial buildings. They believe in challenging the status quo and thinking differently. Thus, they employ cutting-edge non-intrusive technologies, algorithms and advanced sensor technologies to make their energy usage transparent for their customers and enable them to achieve step changes in energy efficiency. Their core value is turning sustainability into economic benefit for their clients. A fifth of the world's energy goes to powering commercial building. Since this energy accounts for 30% of companies operating costs, smart buildings address their most important cost lever.

Windesco is an energy company that specializes in providing hardware and software solutions for wind-power assets. The company uses proprietary algorithms to optimize asset performance and extend asset life, providing a unique value proposition in the wind industry. Windesco was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Massachusetts, United States.

SecurityMatters is an international company that develops and brings to the market cutting-edge network monitoring, intelligence and protection technology to make its customers more secure and in control. SecurityMatters product line approaches the problem of securing computer networks in a totally new and innovative manner called self-configuring, deep-protocol, network whitelisting. This approach is the result of more than 20 years of research and experience in the field of network intrusion detection.

Eologix introduces an easily retrofittable sensor system for all types of wind turbines. The system consists of one single receiving unit per turbine plus a number of sensing units which are distributed over the blades’ surface. The sensing units can easily mounted, e.g. during regular inspection of the blades.