Phoenix International Corporation provides design and manufacturing services for rugged electronic components and systems for use in mobile equipment and industrial/commercial applications. It offers design, development, manufacturing, product testing, program management, and support services for electronic controls, displays, specialty controls, power electronics, and telematics. The company offers services in custom design and manufacturing, original design and manufacturing, contract manufacturing, off the shelf, and contract engineering service models. Its products are used in off-highway vehicles, including agriculture equipment, heavy construction machinery, forestry machines, mining equipment, military vehicles, recreational vehicles, personnel lifts, material handling systems, and commercial and consumer equipment; on-highway vehicles, such as heavy duty trucks, buses, and electric vehicles; and industrial and commercial equipment, including wind power systems, off-highway engines and transmissions, industrial control and automation systems, golf carts, generators, air compressors, and commercial appliances. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Fargo, North Dakota. It has design and manufacturing facilities in Fargo, North Dakota; Torre?n, Mexico; and Pune, India. IIn 1999, Deere & Company purchased Phoenix International in order to gain a resource for advanced competencies in electronic design and manufacturing. The firm now operates as a subsiduary of John Deere
