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Power Supplies and Uninterruptible Power Supplies
News Release from: Lambda
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 20 December 2001
Extension opened to power company's
plant
Lambda has officially opened the new extension to its Ilfracombe manufacturing plant, designed to house the company's telecom rectifier power supply business
Lambda has officially opened the new extension to its Ilfracombe manufacturing plant The building of a mezzanine floor and related structural works has created an additional 7500 square feet of production area
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The additional space is required to house the company's telecom rectifier power supply business following its transfer to Ilfracombe and quickly follows the opening of the new DC-DC converter production line at the site.
In all, 40 new posts will have been created by mid 2002 at the Ilfracombe factory with the arrival of the rectifier operations.
Telecom rectifiers are an important component of DC Energy Systems which power telecoms infrastructure equipment worldwide.
Speaking at the opening Dan Squiller, President of Power Components division of Invensys plc, Lambda's parent, said: "Recognising the manufacturing excellence of Lambda UK, two years ago Invensys made the decision to begin manufacturing high technology DC-DC power modules in Ilfracombe.
With this success behind us, today I'm pleased to confirm the completion of the transfer to the Ilfracombe site of the production of telecom rectifier power supplies for sale worldwide.
Lambda UK's expansion and increased stature within Invensys as a manufacturing centre of excellence is due to a creative and hardworking team of dedicated employees and is recognised by our ?1.8m investment in the last 2 years." Lambda's rectifier operations include the assembly of three ranges of rectifier power supplies: the 1500W LR, the 2000W WR and the 5.6kW LRFHI, together with BT LR48 and LR24 rectifier rack systems.
Associated rectifier components such as controllers and systems boards are also manufactured within a fully refurbished 8,000 square foot production area.
The new mezzanine area houses the production lines of Lambda's latest families of configurable AC-DC power supplies, Sirius and Vega.
In addition to the new mezzanine floor, a further 1500 square feet of production area has been created with structural improvements of former office space, giving a total of 7,500 square feet of additional space.
Architects and Clerk of Works for the expansion project were RGP Architects of Barnstaple.
Main contractors were Pearce Construction. Request free introductory details about products from Lambda ...
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