General Dynamics Electric Boat – a subsidiary of the US General Dynamics Corporation that has been the primary builder of submarines for the United States Navy for more than 100 years – has upgraded audio and data transport for large-scale, 24/7 Casualty Control (CasCon) System at its Groton shipyard in Connecticut, with the installation of Artel FiberLink 5200/5201 systems.
The Artel Video Systems transmitter/receiver pairs provide reliable performance, ensure consistent signal quality and enable transport of multiple signal types used to support this vital, and mandated by the US Navy, large-scale shipyard safety system.
‘The importance of this upgrade can’t be stressed enough,’ says General Dynamics Electric Boat Senior Systems Test Engineer, Patrick Casey. ‘When our original fibre transport system was failing regularly, all construction in the shipyard came to a halt. Not only did construction stop, but it put personnel and equipment safety in jeopardy. We fully converted our system to all Artel components, and they are functioning great. We’ve seen a drastic improvement, and other engineers in our group have taken notice of the success we’ve had with Artel – doing their own research into converting their fibre components.’
General Dynamics Electric Boat is leveraging its new Artel gear to take full advantage of benefits – including high-capacity, low weight, low loss, high reliability over shorter distances, immunity to electrical interference and high data security – that make multi-mode fibre an optimal choice for data and audio transport in an ever-changing industrial environment.
In addition to ensuring stable, predictable, long-term performance, the FL5200 series from Artel readily handles bidirectional audio, RS-type data, Ethernet and contact closure over a single fibre transmitter/receiver pair.
‘Shipyards depend on 24/7 emergency systems to ensure safety throughout construction, but a CasCon System can only function effectively when supported by reliable, high-performing audio and data transport,’ says Artel Director of Sales, Paul Seiden. ‘Our FiberLink systems meet all these requirements and more, and we’re pleased to see that they are making an immediate and significant impact for General Dynamics Electric Boat.’
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