Lapp Case Study – Diamond Light

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research.

The loss of Energy in the form of light is channelled into Beamlines, which are specifically set up for various techniques or research purposes in areas including Chemistry, Material Science, Engineering and Life Science amongst others.

The Beamlines at the Diamond synchrotron have been and continue to be constructed using Lapp’s Halogen Free range of Control and Data cables.

A facility as technical and as complex requires the highest quality cabling with the up most in safety factored in.

All Halogen Free Cables manufactured by the Lapp Group, are in accordance with the IEC standards. The toxicity of smoke is of the highest concern within enclosed spaces where means of escape by persons are limited.

Smoke damage to electronic equipment can be significantly more extensive than the fire itself, which is why it is of the up most importance to use halogen free products around areas where electronics are present.

At Diamond Light Source, cables such as our Unitronic LiHCH(TP), H05Z-K 90°C and Olflex 135CH are being used, to ensure the highest quality in build whilst maintaining the highest levels of safety.