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Next day delivery on standard products assured thanks to improvements at Lane Electronics
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ane’s managing director, Simon Hammerton is reluctant to put a figure on the cost of the new packing and dispatch facility claiming instead that the significant investment will ensure that Lane Electronics can continue to meet its commitment to getting connectors to the customer rapidly, which is very much in line with industry expectations
It has long been a genuine boast at Image 2: A country estate is a great place to work but it does present some interesting problems
products held at the company’s UK headquarters – a massive and imposing country estate which includes a large Victorian mansion as well as modern manufacturing and assembly facilities. A country estate is a great place to work but it does present some interesting problems. However, sustained growth and the successful launch of a division
include specials built from Lane’s multi-million pound inventory of connector piece parts as well as high performance circular connectors designed and manufactured by Weald Electronics to meet the requirements of demanding standards including MIL-DTL-26482 and MIL-DTL-38999.
leading electrical and electronic connector distributor, Lane Electronics, that standard connectors would be in the hands of the customer within 24 hours. Indeed, for years, the company’s slogan was: “Our stock today, yours tomorrow”. Today, it’s: “We Connect Technology”, but the delivery promise remains. Rapid delivery has always been achievable at Lane Electronics thanks to a massive stockholding of connector
dedicated to the fast-moving motorsport sector came together to put pressure on the side of Lane’s business dedicated to getting the product out of the door and shipped to the customer. The situation was not helped, either, by the fact that Lane Electronics and its sister Lodge Group company Weald Electronics also reckon to build to order and ship customer specific connectors within days and not the weeks often taken by other connector suppliers. Significantly, these can
Image 1: Inside the warehouse
A country house as an HQ is fine but…. According to managing director Simon Hammerton, being based in a fine Victorian mansion works well for management, sales and marketing offices but can pose enormous issues when it comes to space hungry departments like product stores and dispatch. “Over the years we have gradually filled every ground floor and basement space with finished connectors and connector piece parts ready for the adjacent packaging and dispatch areas,” says Simon. “With more than 30000 items shipped each week and bearing in mind our commitment to the fastest possible
delivery times, it became quite clear that a major rethink in the way we move products from our mansion-based warehouse to the courier’s truck was important if we were to continue to meet our customers’ delivery expectations,” he adds. The result is clear from Image 1.
Efficient and environmentally responsible A new efficient picking, packaging and dispatch facility has just been opened next to product warehousing. The new facility is designed to make use of the latest product movement systems as well as environmentally responsible packaging materials – recyclable cartons and less waste for example.
While it still needs the human touch, much of the new product packaging and dispatch facility uses technology to speed the process and eliminate the potential of human error.
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Flexibility and high density for optimum results S
pace is expensive, especially in data centres and telecommunication rooms of telecom companies. High costs call for optimum usage with high density solutions. At the same time, connections have to be robust, reliable and easy to handle. And as there is a constant change in IT technologies, the cabling has to be highly flexible to allow efficient technology changes. These opposed demands were our challenge, which we accepted according to our motto: “Best Contacts for your Success”. The new Telegärtner patch panel system HD3 – High Density, High Durability, High Dynamic – offers the user the port density, ease of use, durability, performance and flexibility needed in the networks of today and tomorrow. With fibre optic, twisted pair and coax modules for the cabling installation on site as well as to connect pre-terminated cables that can be combined individually and be installed and changed within just a few seconds, the new HD3 patch panel is
24 April 2018 Components in Electronics
the ideal solution for users who need a high density, high quality, easy to use, efficient, flexible and future-proof solution.
www.telegaertner.co.uk/infostream/modular-patch-panel-hd%C2%B3/ www.cieonline.co.uk
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