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More plug and play,more solut ion s owing demand for “plug and play” interconnect sol tions, LEMO (UK) has announced
More plug and play, more solutions Tomeet the grow g demand for “pl g and play” i terconnect solutions, LEMO(UK)
To meet the grow io
itsU ca sse ly service s sig ifica t in stm is p rt o
the com any has undertaken to support the grow their non-core connector term ati n
activities.Here’
owingm facturing trend forO
a 50% expansion of its UK cable assembly service. Thiis significant investment is part of an initiative the company has undertaken to support the growing manufacturing trend for OEM’s to outsource their non-core connector termination activities. Here’s more on the com any’s l test devel
re on the company’s latest dev opm nts
s to outsource evelopments
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s part of LEMO’s recent expansion proj the company has increased its
manufacturing capacity and the support serv
rvices behind it. These serv re rvices not only
include a larger applications and design engineering team, but also a fully resourced production support teamto ensure serv levels aremaintained at industry leading levels. LEMO’s aimis to prov
rvice ovide its UK customers
rvice is to provide its customerswith bespoke engineered solutions, tailored to specific systemrequirements that are optimised for both performance and manufacturing fromthe outset.
with increased value bymeans of offering thema complete cable design and manufacturing serv serv
rvice. The objjbective of this
oject, rting
specifically designed for temporary events such as golf, skiing, tennis and autosport, where a large
remotely operated. This port enables remote pow
owering of cameras and
transmission ofHD video signals over large distances.
This approach is an effort to ensure that product costs alongwith assembly and project lead-times areminimised,without the need for compromise in either performance or quality. As part of this complete service, LEMO can offer its customers access to a know
oj rv have gained ov
owledgeable cross-functional teamwho over 250 years of experience
working in the interconnect industry.
The company has facilitieswhereby all cable assembliesmanufactured are produced to exacting quality standards, using highly developed processes and specialist equipment. In addition, another keymanufacturing feature the company highlights is that, as part of the quality control process, each and every cable assembly it produceswill undergo an
automated 100%electrical validation test to ensure compliance to specifi cation limits This manufacturing approach is ameasure the company undertakes to give its customers “peace ofmind”, knowing that every product it supplies is of a consistently high quality. With LEMO’s UKmanufacturing facility being one of the Group’s leading fibre optic
. termination sites for assembly, its technicians S6 MARCH 201 S6 MARCH 2017 | ELEC RO ELECTRONICS CS
are trained to terminate both copper and fibre optic contacts to the highest standards. All technicians are
re certified to terminate
SMPTE hybrid camera cables suppliedwith the broadcast industry standard LEMO 3K-93C connectors. This cross training ensure
company has the res t
skills and hat the
resources required to manage the largest of proj
ojects involving both copper and fibre or a combination of the two. LEMOcan also offer its customers an “in-house”
manufacturing se bespoke cable
rv rvice
through its sister company, Nort
This conversion systemconsists of two main units,where up to six SMPTE camera cables can be consolidated and the video data transmitted up to a distance of 10km through a singlemulti-way fibre cable. At one end of the systema Van End Unit is connected to anOutside Broadcast (OB) truck via industry standard hybrid SMTPE 311 Cable/LEMO3K.93C connectors,while at the remote end of themulti-way fibre cable, a Camera End Unit connects up to six high- definition cameras via industry standard Hybrid SMTPE 311 Cable/LEMO3K.93C connectors.
“All “Al cable assemblies and speci cable assem lies
arem nufactfa ured usi ly
electri al validation test...”
Figure 1& 2: Figure 1& 2:
technology race, one of the company’s latest launches is itsMultishack SMPTE conversion systems for the broadcast industry. These broadcast network systems have been
LEMO (UK) launches Multishack SMPTE system and expands cable assembly
O (UK) launches
Multishack S PTE system and expands cable assembly
production capabilitproduction capability ro esses Cameras are then remotely pow owered via
are manufactured using highly developlo ed processes and specialist equipment and undergo an aut
undergo an automated 100% electrical val dation test...”
rthwire. Typical endmarkets for the cable assemblies include :
Broadcast,Medical,Motor Sport, Defence, Test&Measurement andNuclear. Not one to fall behind in the great
list equipment and at d 100%
the standard SMPTE hybrid cable by 400-watt power supplies housed i n the camera unit,which in-turn are connected to local pow
ower sources.
Each camera can, in-turn be placed up to 2kmfromthe camera unit, enablingHDvideo to be broadcast fromremote locations.
Each camera is powered by an
individual power supply fittedwith a circuit breake
ker,which protects
equipment fromover-current. Camera Units are also fittedwith dual power
changeover switches to ensure video signal s are not lost in the event of a power source failure.
LEMO(UK)
www.lemo.co.uk T: 01903 234543
www.lemo.co.uk
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