LEMO is proud to announce that it's NiCorAl™ coating was recognized by the judges of the annual R&D 100 Awards program. 

The R&D 100 Awards recognize the 100 most innovative technologies and services of the past year. The R&D 100 Awards have served as the Oscars of Innovation for the last 55 years, honoring great R&D pioneers and their revolutionary ideas. Winning an R&D 100 Award not only recognizes the efforts of the development team and partners. The judging panel consisted of a panel of outside experts chosen from professional consultants, university faculty, and industrial researchers with expertise and experience in the areas they are judging.

NiCorAl™ coating was honored with a special recognition award: the Green Tech Merit. By offering a “green” alternative to cadmium and chrome VI coatings for aluminum bodied connectors without compromising corrosion resistance performance, R&D Magazine wanted to recognize NiCorAl™ coating as it helps make our environment greener.

In honor of LEMO's 70th birthday.
The 7th issue of LEMO's CONNECTED magazine is out!

• Advanced Technology to Heal Arterial Disease
• Intelligent Steering Wheels
• Connecting the World: The LEMO Story

Message from M. Alexander Pesci - CEO LEMO Group

LEMO and RED have been close partners for a very long time with RED using LEMO authentic connectors across their camera platforms. Recently, at two European exhibits (IBC and CINEC) , LEMO representatives served notice to RED claiming that some third party accessories may have incorporated infringing connector technology.

I would like to personally apologize to RED on behalf of LEMO for serving notice in this manner and in these two instances. Neither RED nor LEMO have any control over third party suppliers incorporating infringing products. In fact, both RED and LEMO are continuously fighting the same unfortunate problem which has become an epidemic in the high-tech industry.

LEMO values the business relationship established over many years with RED and will continue to work with RED in our common fight against product infringements.

Alexander Pesci

CEO LEMO Group

The 6th issue of LEMO's CONNECTED magazine is out!

• Formula E - the Future?
• The New Age of Car Pollution Testing
• Stade de France connected for the Euro

On Saturday 4th June, 2016, LEMO celebrated their 70th anniversary at the SwissTech Convention Center EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), near the company headquarters. On this occasion, the staff of all Swiss manufacturing sites, REDEL, LEMO 5 and LEMO SA, as well as representatives of all foreign subsidiaries were invited to celebrate the company's foundation, back in 1946, with a gala supper and show.

LEMO's Part Search tool allowing users to search for connectors has been updated.

The improved PartSearch allows users to search for both connector and cables within LEMO's product database. Individuals results can be saved as dedicated datasheets in PDF.

Additionally, users can also search for cable assemblies, the system will guide to matching connector and cables.

3D drawings remain available as well as PCB footprints for sockets. 

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The Renault e.dams Formula E team revealed a new agreement with precision connector and cable designer LEMO, today at the Swiss company’s head office in Ecublens.

LEMO CEO Alexandre Pesci was joined by Renault e.dams Senior Team Managers Alain Prost as well as drivers Sebastien Buemi and Nico Prost, to announce the new partnership this afternoon.

As current FIA Formula E Championship leaders in both the Teams’ and Drivers’ standings, Renault e.dams is a perfect match for market-leader LEMO and its proven track record for producing top quality custom connections and cable solutions for a variety of applications.

The LEMO brand, which is already present in the top echelons of motor racing, will adorn the Renault Z.E.15 from the Buenos Aires ePrix, the fourth round of the FIA’s first all-electric racing series, which takes place on the streets of the Argentinian capital on February 6.

With the forward-thinking championship attracting crowds of people to its thrilling city centre races since the inaugural 2014/15 season, this partnership is an ideal platform for LEMO to expand its brand into the high profile world of electric racing and to work with Renault e.dams to develop new technology.

Alexandre Pesci, LEMO CEO: “Having known Alain and Nicolas Prost for some time and wanting to expand our exposure into more motorsport categories, it was only natural for LEMO to choose Renault e.dams as a partner. Given the impact that Formula E has had since its inception, it is a great platform for us to explore new products, materials and cable technology. We look forward to how the partnership may develop in the future.”

Alain Prost, Renault e.dams Senior Team Manager: “Obviously, we’d like to thank LEMO for their support and trust. They are a well-known and respected brand with a passion for motor racing, which made them the perfect choice for us. This partnership will allow us to progress and help us become even more competitive.”

Vincent Gaillardot, Renault Formula E Project Leader: “We’re delighted to welcome a new partner to the team, especially one as well known in the motorsport and automotive industry as LEMO. We really hope that we can work together in order to make some real advances in Formula E technology.”

LEMO opens new subsidiary in South America

The LEMO group is proud to announce the creation of LEMO Latin America. The sales office is located in the city of Campinas in the state of São Paulo - Brazil. This new LEMO subsidiary has been officially established on December 1st, 2015 and will serve as a hub to support customers in South America, structured to meet sales, technical support and will keep local connector stock.

LEMO Latin America will represent the LEMO, REDEL and Northwire brands.

In addition to the Brazilian market, LEMO Latin America will represent LEMO in neighbouring South American countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay,  Peru, Uruguay, and  Venezuela. LEMO Latin America will strengthen LEMO's position in South America and will respond to existing and future customer needs.

"South America is a very promising market with many active projects and a potential for the industrial sector. The creation of this office is an important step for LEMO because I consider essential to establish a close and constant contact with our customers in Latin America ", said Rogerio Rodrigues, Managing Director of LEMO Latin America.

LEMO SA is happy to welcome the EPFL Alumni Vaud-Valais section on tuesday 29th of September in their headquarters in Ecublens, Switzerland. The EPFL - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (www.epfl.ch) was founded in 1853 under the name École spéciale de Lausanne, and at that time, it had only a dozen students – as opposed to nearly 10,000 today. Today the alumni community counts up to 27000 engineers across the globe (http://www.epflalumni.ch). The number of participants for this visit is limited.

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Anodising the aluminium M series enhances the choice of available colours. The bright colours can be applied to one of the 37 connector models available in 8 different sizes and remain visible after extensive use in harsh environments.

Based on LEMO’s M series connector, it remains IP68 compliant and it's rugged design is conceived for use in high vibration environments. The product includes gasket and sealing options that are oil and fuel resistant. Its compact design is ideal for space saving.

After 22 years working for LEMO, Richard Thomas will be retiring from the position of Managing Director of LEMO UK. During his time at LEMO UK he has been actively involved in the development of new ranges of connectors, the F Series and M Series initially for F1 applications but increasingly for Defence and Aerospace, created a full package of Broadcast Connection solutions based around LEMO’s 3K.93C SMPTE compatible hybrid fibre camera connector, established a fully qualified connector and cable assembly service and managed the construction of new state of the art premises in Worthing.

Richard Thomas would like to thank all his customers and suppliers for their support and business during his time with LEMO and to wish them all the best for their future challenges.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Dent as Managing Director, LEMO UK Ltd and he will be taking up the role with effect from 1st October.

Peter joins us from Smiths Connectors having worked within their interconnect division for the past 27 years. During his time at Smiths’ he held various senior engineering and business development functions within the European division and went on the lead both their Mil /Aero and Industrial business units based in the UK and Germany respectively. Having started his career in design engineering and working his way up to Senior Management, Peter brings a wealth of experience in the design, manufacture and marketing of industry leading interconnect solutions across multiple market sectors.  

On his appointment Peter Dent said: “I’m delighted to be joining such a great interconnect company with a heritage of delivering innovative high quality solutions that solve a wide range of customer problems, and I am excited by the opportunity to take LEMO UK into its next phase of growth and development, building upon an excellent reputation and strong market position in its chosen sectors.

Rohnert Park, California — LEMO, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions has recently announced a new watertight connector series, the T Series, and will be demonstrating this new connector series at the AUVSI Show, May 5-7, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Booth #3011.  Northwire, Inc., a LEMO Group Company and manufacturer of wire and cable, will also be joining LEMO in the AUVSI booth demonstrating their latest technology in wire and cable products. 

The T Series Connector offers a new innovative design for the defense/security, test & measurement, medical and any other market/application that requires a watertight connection.  The T Series Connector is a small sized watertight connector using the same original LEMO Push-Pull technology. Based on the LEMO B Series, the T Series Connector includes a special construction with an inner-sleeve and extra sealing to enable IP68 water protection.  The T Series is available in 2- to 32- contact configurations. Contacts can be terminated by soldering to the wire, crimping onto the wire, or directly to a PCB. A keying system ensures correct connector alignment and the connector outershell offers full EMI shielding.

The T Series utilizes the proven high-performance contact system and configurations from the highly popular LEMO B Series range, providing a very wide selection of options that can be made available quickly. T Series plugs are backwardly compatible with the B Series receptacles (IP50).  The T Series receptacles fit the same receptacle panel-hold diameter as the B Series, which will be a benefit to customers wanting to upgrade their existing designs.

The connector outershell is available in black-chrome finish or plated brass,  making the product ideal for defense systems such as aircraft communi­cations, land vehicles, night-vision equipment, simulation or personal battle equipment, as well as in the test & measurement and other industries wherever the environmental conditions require ruggedized equipment.  

The T Series catalog can be found at: http://www.lemo.com/catalog/ROW/UK_English/T_series_en.pdf - Please note that additional T Series sizes (accommodating higher pin counts) will be available soon.

LEMO and Northwire launch New Cable Range

A new cable choice ranging from AWG 12 to AWG 28 has been developed to serve LEMO connector customers. The cables are available in either PVC (UL AWM style 2464) or TPR medical grade (USP class VI) outer jacket. 

Download the complete PDF to find out more 

The T Series is a small-size waterproof circular connector. T Series connectors have been specifically designed for outdoor applications and are now available in various sizes: TT,0T,1T,2T and 3T. They include an inner sleeve and seals to prevent penetration of solids or liquids. This series is watertight when mated to give a protection index of IP68 as per IEC 60529 standard and has the following main features:

- IP68 mated

- Push-Pull self-latching system

- Mechanical key (FGG) with multiple keys to avoid cross-mating

- High packing density for space saving

- 360° shielding for full EMC shielding

- Compatible with existing B sockets

- Same mounting hole as B sockets

- Black chrome plated brass and plastic outershell available

- Multipole types 2 to 32 contacts

- For cables 1.0 up to 10.5 mm

- Solder, crimp or print contacts

Find out more and download the T series catalog 

"Les mômes" has opened end of 2014.

The nursery school for LEMO employees' children is located near the factory site in Ecublens. It will have space for 22 children including 5 babies, 7 toddlers and 10 pre-schoolers. It is open Monday to Thursday from 6:30 to 17:00 and Friday from 6:30 to 15:30. The name "Les mômes" sounds like "LEMO" and stands for "the kids" in French

The two major trends in connector development over the last few years have been miniaturisation and increased contact density. System integrators in various markets, such as automotive, testing and aviation, are looking to increase the number of sensors and data acquisition means. Naturally, this requires more connectors and cables in reduced space. 

LEMO is extending its range of M Series connectors with the introduction of the new MM Series. The MM Series is available with 2, 3 or 4 contacts and will be one of the smallest IP 68 connectors of the LEMO range. With this very small connector, LEMO completes its range of connectors for the automotive / racing market by offering connectors suitable for cable diameters 2 to 27 mm and contact configurations ranging from 2 to 114 contacts. 

Rohnert Park, California — LEMO (www.lemo.com), a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, continues to serve the broadcast marketplace with their high-quality connection solutions for outside (harsh environments) and studio (indoor-use) applications.  LEMO will be demonstrating their connector solutions in Booth #C9012 during NAB, Las Vegas, April 7-10, 2014.  LEMO’s products include the well established 3K.93C HDTV Connection System (SMPTE compatible), Audio/Video Connectors, Digital Media Converters, Portable Fusion Splicing, Cable Assemblies and Fiber Optic Maintenance, Inspection & Cleaning Tools.

LEMO will have a live demonstration of the HD Z-Link fiber optic camera link system that provides multi-channel camera-style video and audio connections, and control for studio cameras and camcorders over a single hybrid cable using LEMO’s well established high-quality 3K.93C connectors. The use of high bandwidth fiber optics and the multiplexing of numerous forward and return video, audio, talkback and data channels provide full communication with any camera position.

Joseph Electronics Now a Certified Assembler of LEMO’s Well-Established 3K.93C HDTV Cable Assemblies (SMPTE)

NILES, Ill. — April 1, 2014 — Joseph Electronics (JE), the premier one-stop shop for the broadcast industry and provider of fiber termination and custom fiber solutions through Joseph Fiber Solutions (JFS), today announced that they have been officially certified by LEMO to build and repair SMPTE 311M fiber optic cable assemblies with the LEMO 3K connectors. The LEMO 3K.93C hybrid connectors have a compact design with two single-mode fiber contacts, two power contacts, and two signal contacts for HD camera interconnection systems. The LEMO 3K.93C is fully ANSI/SMPTE (USA), ARIB (Japan), and EBU (Europe) compliant. Joseph Electronics — and its fiber division, Joseph Fiber Solutions — has achieved the highest level of technical excellence in attaining LEMO-certified SMPTE cable assembler status. 

Rohnert Park, California, USA — LEMO (www.lemo.com), a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, will be demonstrating their latest connection solutions for critical medical applications in Booth #1659 during MDM WEST, Anaheim, CA, February 11-13, 2014.  LEMO’s latest in medical connector products include the NEW REDEL^® Single Patient-Use Connectors (disposable) plastic push-pull connectors.

The REDEL brand of LEMO is a well established plastic connector series specifically in the medical market. LEMO will be demonstrating a few new sizes (26 and 34 pin) of these high-quality self-locking plastic connectors for single patient-use.  LEMO recently announced this new line of specialized single-patient use connectors, ideally designed to ensure quality performance in medical applications, yet can be economical enough to justify single-use.  

LEMO Demonstrates their High Quality HDTV Connectors, Media Converters and Fiber Field Repair Solutions for Broadcast Customers During NAB 2013

Rohnert Park, California — LEMO (www.lemo.com), a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, will be demonstrating their connection solutions for field (harsh environments) and studio (indoor use) applications in Booth #C9012 during NAB, Las Vegas, April 8-11, 2013.  LEMO’s products include the well established 3K.93C HDTV Connection System (SMPTE compatible), Audio/Video Connectors, Digital Media Converters, Portable Fusion Splicing, Cable Assemblies and Fiber Optic Maintenance, Inspection & Cleaning Tools.

LEMO will have a live demonstration of the HD Z-Link fiber optic camera link system that provides multi-channel camera-style video and audio connections, and control for studio cameras and camcorders over a single hybrid cable using LEMO’s well established high-quality 3K.93C connectors. The use of high bandwidth fiber optics and the multiplexing of numerous forward and return video, audio, talkback and data channels provide full communication with any camera position.   

FInd our more in the complete press release attached below (pdf)

LEMO will be demonstrating 4 new products at the BVE exhibition, further building on the package of products to support HD camera link systems.

A new lightweight Furukawa 6.4mm diameter HD hybrid fibre cable is available, manufactured to SMPTE format including steel central strength member with reduced power conductors, to provide a tough but light camera cable offering weight savings of approximately 45% compared to standard SMPTE fibre camera cables. Maximum operating distance is up to 1km depending on camera system.

Picture 1. View of fibre and copper wires in Furukawa SMPTE cable

The latest Redel® T7 connector has been developed to meet the increasing demands of HD triax camera applications with significantly improved performance. Fully compatible and exchangeable with the 1051 Series connector commonly used for triax cameras in Europe, the T7 connector has the additional advantages of better VSWR characteristics and a more secure latching mechanism. Available with either solder or crimp contacts and with a wide range of options to handle the majority of triax cable sizes, the Redel T7 connector is fully sealed to IP68 to cope with all weather conditions.

   Picture 2. New T7 series catalogue

LEMO also offer a high performance HD Triax 11 cable specially manufactured to LEMO specifications to match the excellent transmission properties of the LEMO range of precision triaxial connectors including the new Redel T7 for HD camera applications, with low attenuation and high level EMC screening properties.  Competitively priced against other HD triax cable, it is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use, providing  HD transmission distances up to 30% longer than standard triax cable.

The cable has a black outer jacket making it less likely to be seen during filming in comparison to red coloured cables, especially in studios, as well as helping to distinguish between standard and HD triax cables. It is also relatively light (for example only 30kg for a 200 metre length) for ease of transportation.

Complete cable assemblies are available to order including boots and gaiters as required.

New LEMO HD Z-Link camera-back connects camcorders to SMPTE HD fibre links.  See the new Z-Link  along with highly reliable HD triax & HD fibre Push-Pull connectors and cable assemblies. LEMO connectors and fibre converters are found wherever you need truly dependable connections, whether for audio, video, datacoms or controls.

For further information visit LEMO on Stand  B35.

See our website www.lemobroadcast.co.uk

Email uksales@lemo.com  or call us on +44 1903 234543.

On their return home for the winter strip-down and rebuild, Rebellion Racing called in on LEMO UK so that staff could have a chance to view at close hand the car that LEMO sponsors. We were also pleased to receive the Mayor and Mayoress, Council Leader Paul Yallop and Deputy Leader Bryan Turner who is also responsible for regeneration.

18000 - 3D CAD drawing references now online !

LEMO started working with TraceParts in 2010. Since then, LEMO has continuously improved their online 3D CAD drawing information. On November 1st, 2012, we added an additional 4000 drawings, allowing engineers, draftsmen and CAD users to download drawings from our product part search or from TracePartsOnline.

With the help of additional 3D models on lemo.com, we can now offer a high added value service to our customers.

Find out more:

Part search for advanced users

LEMO drawings on traceparts online

LEMO Demonstrates the NEW REDEL Brand of Single Patient-Use Connectors at MDM EAST 2012

Rohnert Park, California – LEMO (www.lemo.com), a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, will be demonstrating their latest connection solutions for critical medical
applications in Booth #1562 during MDM EAST, Philadelphia, PA, May 22-24, 2012. LEMO’s medical connector products include the NEW REDEL® Single Patient-Use Connectors, the REDEL SP Series as well as their standard
metal push-pull connectors.

The REDEL brand of LEMO connectors is a well established product series in the medical market and LEMO understands the importance of sterilization in minimally invasive electro-surgical procedures. These are high-quality
self-locking plastic connectors offering sterilizable connector / cable solutions and single patient-use connector solutions. LEMO has recently announced a new line of specialized single-patient use connectors that are ideally
designed to ensure quality performance in medical applications, yet can be economical enough to justify single-use.
The REDEL® SP connector is designed using a plastic material that is friendly to sterilization processes. The latching system is embedded in the shell for an increased impact resistance with a high contact density making this an
ideal solution for medical or measurement applications, from catheters to surgical instruments. To complete the connection solution, LEMO also offers integrated electronics and custom cable assemblies.
LEMO’s experts will be in the booth and available to work with you on your specific applications. 

LEMO Demonstrates its Lightweight Compact COTS Connector Series Designed for Military, Security, Aerospace and Automotive during AUVSI 2012

Rohnert Park, United States 

September 2008 - LEMO has acquired a product called Z-Link from Cove-Broadcast , this is a fibre optic camera link system allowing transformation of a professional camera or camcorder into a TV live production camera.