Gepco’s HSB Fusion Splice Box

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, APRIL 12, 2010 — Gepco International (NAB Booth C5643) is featuring its new HSB Fusion Splice Box at the 2010 NAB Show, April 12-15. HSB provides a solution for the deployment of hybrid fiber cable in a compact chassis that is easy to install and terminate in the field. Specifically designed for hybrid camera applications, the HSB features configurable cable ports and a custom fusion splice tray for use with 9.2mm SMPTE hybrid cable, discrete electrical and fiber cables, or the HDC3R three-channel hybrid cable.

Internally, the optical fibers terminate within the custom fusion splice tray of the HSB—using the included splice heat-shrink and cable management accessories—while the electrical elements terminate with quick-disconnect, six-position, plastic AMP connectors. For the external component breakout, the HSB series utilizes metal, twist-and-lock ST and 5-pin connectors for a secure and reliable exterior mating interface.

“With the addition of the HSB to the Gepco product line, we now offer the option of tying in hybrid fiber connections at any point in your system,� said Glen Powers, Director of Sales, Gepco® Brand Products.

To permanently install the HSB Fusion Splice Box, an optional base kit can be added to mount the HSB splice box to a wall or floor, or it can be rack mounted with an optional rack panel. For up to eight channels for splicing, two HSB boxes may be mounted in a single 3RU rack panel.

Gepco International, with headquarters in Des Plaines, IL, and distribution centers in Burbank, CA, and Clifton, NJ, has been a leading manufacturer of studio, stage and broadcast AV cables and cable assemblies for over 28 years. As a complete solutions-based supplier, Gepco also offers value-added service and distribution of connectors, cable management products, patch panels, and wire and cable accessories. Gepco was acquired by General Cable in August 2009.

General Cable (NYSE:BGC), a Fortune 500 Company, is a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets. For more information about Gepco and other General Cable products, please contact your local sales representative or visit our Web site at www.gepco.com or www.generalcable.com.