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Over the last couple of decades the manufacturing segment in the U.S. has
seen intense competition driven by challenging industry structural issues
(i.e. high labor costs), developing nation’s labor advantages and the rise
of regional process manufacturing expertise in Asia. Despite these
challenges the US represents the largest manufacturing economy in the
world, comprising 21% of global manufactured products. With a highly
skilled labor force, application of modern management practices and
investment in the latest technologies US manufacturers have transformed
what was once thought of as a ‘exported’ industry of the nation’s economy.

U.S manufacturers’ competitive position has specifically been enhanced
due to the application of technologies to improve plant efficiencies and
enable their workforce to be more productive. The productivity enhancements
have allowed domestic manufacturers to reduce the cost of goods sold year
over year since 1995, in contrast to the inflation experienced in many
other market segments. One of the core technologies employed by many
manufacturers has been wireless networks.

Improving asset, inventory and overall plant management through the use of
wireless applications such as RFID tags and scanners or mobile process
management applications has been enabling manufacturers to drive cost out
of the business and improve plant throughput. Manufacturing facilities are
data-driven, and collaborative environments with a highly trained and
mobile workforce running the day-to-day operations---driving a need for
Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). Managing multiple systems purchased by
multiple departments over time increases opex and complexity for IT. Having
a single infrastructure solution delivers robust wireless coverage for all
wireless services and operators.

With Corning MobileAccess, you are helping to ensure that your DAS network
does not require forklift future upgrades if spectrum environment changes
or operator agreements phase out. Our ‘future-ready’ capabilities of the
MobileAccess2000 solution, provides IT decision makers with assurance that
their investment will extend well beyond the immediate facilities needs
unlike other network investments. Specifically designed with the needs of
manufacturing in mind, the MobileAccess2000 DAS can accommodate future
services or operator additions without disruption to clinical or
operational areas.

Do you have a perimeter security application? Is your lighting affecting the efficiency of your cameras? Fiber SenSys has the solution for you! Intelligent Lighting Solutions such as IR and White Light are available in 14 Watt, 40 Watt, and 80 Watt sizes. Take the step to making your cameras more efficient and continue reading about these solutions below.  

Did you know that all IQeye cameras are DTS capable?
IQeye cameras feature DTS capabilities, allowing for a more scalable, robust and cost effective video recording system. With DTS, the server resides in the camera (storage can also be located on the camera).

Features and Benefits
> Extremely simple to setup (single camera web page)
 plus storage setup

> Camera writes raw H.264 data directly to a storage system
 - Local flash (IQ76xx, IQA3xx)
 - Coldstore disc arrays
 - NAS
 - Windows file share (SMB)

> Data is written in 15 minute chunks

> Recording can be continuous, motion triggered or I/O triggered

Are you one who believes cabling is becoming commoditized? If so, do you see this in a negative light? If you answered yes to both of these questions, the following blog is a good read for you. It explores the definition of a commodity and then goes on to explain how cabling could be a considered a commodity or how it couldn’t be considered a commodity based off of the corresponding definition. Out of the 6 definitions the final count resulted as 4-2...continue reading to find out which side won!

For more than two decades, Great Lakes has provided solutions to the medical industry to meet many needs. Great Lakes standard enclosures, wall mounts and furniture systems have been used in data centers, wiring closets, and as security stations in many healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and research centers.

With state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, Great Lakes is able to create custom products to meet the unique needs of many healthcare applications. Great Lakes has manufactured aluminum wall mounts for installation in MRI rooms where no metal can be introduced into the environment. Metal brackets have been made that attach to existing work stations in a work area where radioactive materials are used; the brackets can hold a CPU, UPS, and printer so workers have easier access to patient information.

No minimum order requirements means there is no job too big or too small. Great Lakes can help create a solution that requires hundreds of products to be implemented across a hospital, or create just a few pieces that are installed in a doctor's office. For more information, please call 1.866.TRY.GLCC.

View Great Lakes Medical Brochure here. 

Fluke Networks recently launched their new Encircled Flux testing modules. So what is this new testing method all about and why should you care? These questions are answered in this article from Fluke below.

Data Centers are in a constant state of evolution. New technologies, platforms and media, as well as end-user demands for exponentially growing bandwidth pose a relentless challenge to data center managers who must keep pace with this evolution. TE Connectivity believes that one key to successfully navigating these evolution challenges is to implement a solid technology migration strategy.

TE’s 24-Fiber MPO Solution provides data center managers with a common sense methodology that offers:

• Simple and cost-effective migration from 1 GbE to 10 and 40 and 100 GbE
• Consistent fiber infrastructure for the next generations of active equipment
• Improved insertion loss performance over standard MPO solutions
• Uniformity of designs, installations, MACS and system management
• Reduced diameter cables for easier cable management and routing

The solution provides data center managers with a standardized type of fiber infrastructure, namely a 24-fiber trunking cable with low-loss MPO connectors on each end. This infrastructure evolves with them over multiple generations of active equipment and offers significant space savings, easier migration to higher speeds, and uniform designs.

If you would like more in depth details about the 24-fiber trunking solution please click on the images to access their literature. 

CPI was at Data Center World, were you? Read about their experience below!

Attention broadcast industry: Hitachi Cable has just released a line of SMPTE cable and cable assemblies. The press releases are featured below. Continue reading below to learn more about these new product lines.

Why should you use General Cable’s 17 FREE Solutions? Below is an introduction with the history of how the PVC was developed.