DIAMOND is joining Space Tech Expo, which is Europe’s premier B2B Space engineering event for spacecraft, satellite, launch vehicle and space-related technologies.
The event draws attendance from thousands of industry leaders, decision makers, engineers, specifiers and buyers to meet manufacturers and the supply chain for civil, military and commercial space.
As a holder of the first qualified product under ESCC standards for the Mini AVIM™, DIAMOND will present the AVIM™ Family and DIAMOND 20+ years space Heritage.
The event is taking place from 19-21 November, in Bremen, Germany, at Booth 5016.
Fibre optics offer many advantages to conventional electronic systems, but in a harsh environment, the use of glass fibres can become nearly impossible. For these demanding applications, DIAMOND SA, a Swiss company, has developed the vibration-proof AVIM™ connector family.
In the nineties, DIAMOND developed the AVIM™ connector for special avionic applications. The vibration/shock environment was preventing the use of the DIN LSA connector in aviation and aerospace applications. The AVIM™ connector was able to cope with these challenges.
A similarly designed, smaller, lighter, connector, the Mini AVIM™, was then developed for a Mars rover. The Mini AVIM™ connector provides exceptional environmental resistance combined with the outstanding optical performance of DIAMOND’s unique ferrule design and Active Core Alignment (ACA) technology. Micro AVIM™ and Midi AVIM™ have recently been added to the connector family to provide solutions to applications not covered by the existing products.
The AVIM™, Mini AVIM™ and Micro AVIM™ are flying in Space from Mercury to the Earth, roam the surface of Mars on the rover Curiosity and orbit around the Moon. Plans are made to fly up to Jupiter. Increased demand for LEO orbit satellite constellation is changing the approach to space connection.
Today, fibre optic sensors are also used to detect material fatigue in infrastructures that are subjected to vibrations and corrosion environment. A multitude of parameters can be measured with these detection systems. The AVIM™ and Midi AVIM™ connectors are the first choices for this kind of applications.
Safety monitoring represents another vast deployment area for fibre optics. Passive sonar systems equipped with optoacoustic hydrophones are used to monitor ship movements at crucial points in harbours and rivers. High-end outdoor connectors with the best optical performances are particularly important for this kind of analogue systems. Environmental conditions rather than connection loss represent the goal of the detection. To avoid potential sources of errors, secure and high-performance fibre optic connections are required. DIAMOND’s outstanding AVIM™ family fulfils all these requirements.
DIAMOND SA proudly announces that the Mini AVIM™ has finally been inserted officially in the ESCC Qualified Parts List (QPL, certificate 355) as of 22 October 2018 and DIAMOND SA as a manufacturer inserted in the list of providers.
We invite you to visit us at our Booth (5016) to see this and other DIAMOND solutions. Our specialists would be pleased to discuss your applications and present our latest products and technologies.
