Phoenix Contact USA celebrates 25th anniversary, breaks ground for expansion

菲尼克斯电气（美国）庆祝25周年庆典，为扩建工程破土

June 30, 2006 -- MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- Celebrating the past while looking toward the future, Phoenix Contact officials from Germany and the United States marked 25 years of U.S. operations by breaking ground for a $12 million expansion project at U.S. headquarters in Middletown.

宾州米德尔城6月30日消息——庆祝过去，展望未来，来自德国和美国的菲尼克斯电气公司官员庆祝美国公司运营25周年，为美国总部位于米德尔城的1200万美元扩建工程破土。

“It was an ambitious and visionary decision of my brother Gerd Eisert, the architect of the Phoenix Contact business activities abroad, to enter the North American continent 25 years ago,” said CEO Klaus Eisert. “He was convinced that this highly developed nation would be a future market for Phoenix Contact. At that time, we were competing with a small range of European DIN-rail terminal blocks on the one hand and PCB terminal blocks on the other hand. This turned out to be a success story!"

首席执行官Klaus Eisert表示：“这是我兄弟Gerd Eisert，负责菲尼克斯电气国外业务活动的设计师，一个雄心勃勃且卓有远见的决定，在25年前进入北美大陆。他深信这个高速发展的国家将成为菲尼克斯电气的未来市场。那个时候，我们的竞争产品一方面是小范围的欧洲DIN-rail接线盒，另一方面是PCB接线盒。我们最终取得了成功。”

“The market chances with the product range completed by surge voltage protection, Interface modules and automation technology have not changed today. We will do our utmost to provide for more marketability and thus for more customer satisfaction.”

“市场机会，连同由浪涌电压保护、界面模块和自动化技术完善的产品范围今天并没有发生改变。我们将尽最大的努力提供更适应市场的产品，从而实现更大的顾客满意度。”

Eisert and other Phoenix Contact representatives performed the ceremonial “first dig” for a new 45,000-square-foot distribution center and the expansion of the company’s manufacturing facility from 28,000 to 90,000 square feet, necessary to keep up with recent growth.

Eisert和其他菲尼克斯电气代表参加了这个“第一铲”仪式，一个面积达45,000平方英尺的新配送中心，以及为了适应最近的发展而从28,000 扩建到 90,000平方英尺的公司生产工厂。

Founded in 1923, Phoenix Contact is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of specialized electronic components and connection systems. World headquarters are located in Blomberg, Germany. The U.S. subsidiary employed five people when it was established in Harrisburg in 1981. In 1985, the company moved to Middletown, where most of its 415 employees work today.

成立于1923年的菲尼克斯电气公司是专注于电子部件和连接系统的开发和生产的全球领导者。全球总部位于德国Blomberg市。1981年美国分公司成立于Harrisburg，员工仅有5人。1985年，公司迁移到米德尔城，成为今天415名员工大部分人工作的地方。

Strong sales growth in recent years has led not only to the expansion of physical facilities, but also to increased employment. One hundred twenty new employees have been hired during the past year and a half, and the company plans to add 250 more by 2010.

近年来快速的销售增长不但导致物质设施增加，而且也增加了更多的雇员。在过去的一年半时间里公司雇佣了120名新员工，而到2010年，公司计划再增加250名员工。

“It's exciting to see our continued rapid growth in the U.S., even in our 25th year of operation,” said Jack Nehlig, president of Phoenix Contact USA. “At Phoenix Contact we consistently deliver exciting new products to our customers, providing unparalleled support and service.”

菲尼克斯电气（美国）总裁Jack Nehlig表示：“非常兴奋看到我们在美国的连续飞速增长，甚至在我们运营的第25年仍是如此。我们菲尼克斯电气一贯向我们的客户提供令人兴奋的新产品以及无以伦比的支持和服务。”

“With a continuous growth and creative marketing, Phoenix Contact USA has become our largest subsidiary abroad and reached a leading market position since the foundation 25 years ago,” said Frank Stürenberg, executive vice-president of Global Sales. “This is due to the excellent performance of the entire team. The present decision to establish our Phoenix Contact Center of Competence in Harrisburg with R&D, Product Management, Production and Logistics for the North and South American continents forms the basis for a sustainable, successful and prosperous future of Phoenix Contact in the USA.”

菲尼克斯电气全球营销执行副总裁Frank Stürenberg表示：“通过持续的发展和创新性的行销，菲尼克斯电气（美国）已成为我们最大的外国子公司，而且从25前成立以来，达到了一个领先的市场地位。这一切归功于整个团队的突出表现。现在我们决定在Harrisburg建立菲尼克斯电气能力中心，为北美和南美大陆集中研发、产品管理、生产和物流功能，为菲尼克斯电气在美国拥有一个可持续的、成功的和繁荣的未来奠定了基础。”

Last year the company changed its business structure to become a Trans-National Corporation (TNC), and the Middletown site, along with headquarters in Germany and China, became one of three Regional Business Units (RBUs). The Americas RBU is responsible for the research, development and engineering of new products for all of the Americas subsidiaries, including those in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.

去年公司改变其业务架构，成为一家跨国企业，米德尔城，连同德国和中国的总部，成为三大区域业务单元（RBU）之一。美洲RBU负责美洲所有子公司，包括美国、加拿大、巴西、墨西哥和阿根廷公司的新产品的研发和工程工作。

The new distribution center, slated for completion in 2007, is needed to address the rapid growth of product distribution through the Middletown facility. Already operating near capacity, the current distribution center cannot optimally handle the expected growth in shipments for customers in the United States, and increasingly, for Phoenix Contact subsidiaries across the Americas. The manufacturing expansion, which will accommodate the growth in product development that has resulted from the creation of the Americas RBU, is expected to be completed by 2008.

计划2007年完工的新配送中心，用于满足通过米德尔城工厂配送产品的飞速发展。现几乎达到满负荷的现有配送中心已经不能理想地处理美国客户的预计出货增长，以及美洲其他菲尼克斯电气子公司日益增长的出货量。为了适应因创立美洲RBU而带来的生产增长而扩建的生产工厂，预计将于2008年完成。

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