CASE STUDY
Standardised IT Network for Hitachi Medical Systems Europe Early Diagnosis By Neil O’Sullivan
Hitachi Medical Systems Europe now has a standardised, high-performance communications network which allows for the central monitoring, maintenance and control of IT.
The Hitachi Medical Corporation, part of the Japanese Hitachi Group and a supplier of ultra-precision medical equipment and systems, has its European headquarters in Switzerland. Over the past two years Hitachi Medical Systems Europe (HMSE) has renewed the IT network in eight of its nine subsidiaries, carrying out standardisation and centralisation at the same time. The cabling solution, in each case adapted to local conditions, was provided by Datwyler. In July 2010, the French subsidiary,
which did not yet have an upgraded IT network, moved to a new site near Paris at short notice. Prior to the move, there were only six weeks to install and commission an electrical
and communications technology infrastructure of the standard required in the building in Villebon-sur-Yvette. Due to these tight time constraints, along with HMSE’s positive experience with the network rollout at other sites, Datwyler was contracted to manage the project as well. The remit included planning and
installing the passive IT network and the electrical power system for around 100 users. The installation of the complete IT infrastructure also had to be supervised and coordinated. As the French subsidiary only
wanted to use half of the two-storey building, the existing networks, which failed to comply with HMSE’s high standards, had to be separated prior
to reinstallation so that they could be handed over to the neighbouring company in working order. The requisite infrastructures were then installed, together with new cable runs and ducts. The new HMSE network is a Class EA communications cabling system with Category 7 cables and Category 6A components which provide high reserve capacity. This means that the company can rapidly and safely transmit data in a wide variety of forms, including large amounts of data from the laboratory systems. Also integrated in the network are the telephones (Voice over IP) and the power supply of many end devices (Power over Ethernet). Two
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