Olson Electronics supplies PDU to Wire Broadcast

from ECN October 2021

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Wire Broadcast recently installed a customised version of Olson Electronics’ elegant two tone coloured 10A IEC C13 rack mount PDU range. The installation was for a central machine room area supplying a state-of-the-art post-production editing studio, where Olson’s IEC C13 PDUs were customised to the customer’s specification.

Wire Broadcast has extensive experience in the postproduction sector Wire Broadcast has a company ethos of ‘creating the best possible solution for every customer project.’ So it’s no wonder they are a long standing customer of Olson’s. Both companies endeavour to deliver the highest standard of product and service to their customers.

“We have used Olson Electronics for over 20 years. The range is extensive and covers all our requirements, such that they are our only suppliers of PDU products,” said Robin Howell, Company Director. “This high quality product range is backed up by sales support which is knowledgeable on the portfolio, friendly and prompt to respond.”

Operating in the television and media industry, Wire Broadcast has extensive experience in the post-production sector and specialises in building 4K systems and sound studios. Its portfolio includes working with some of Soho’s most successful post-production studios, as well as a number of projects outside the UK.

Over the years Olson has supplied Wire Broadcast with an extensive range of custom-made solutions to suit the varying installations the company carries out. Each studio has different demands, which could range from a small installation to a fully integrated broadcasting transmission system. In this instance, Wire Broadcast was installing a machine room to supply a brand new state-of-the-art post-production editing suite and it needed an easily identifiable IEC C13 PDU. This was also to be vertically mounted at the rear of the rack before the equipment was installed.

As a UK manufacturer, celebrating its 60th year this year, Olson was able to provide Wire Broadcast with regular support and consulting in relation to its latest installation at Envy Post Production, an award-winning post-production company, producing many documentaries and programmes that have graced our screens over the years.

Having such a comprehensive product portfolio means not all special PDU requests Olson receives from customers require a completely custom-made power distribution unit solution. Following the initial request received from Wire Broadcast, the company’s technical sales team quickly presented a standard product range available from Olson – an elegant 10A IEC C13 PDU with a two-tone powder coated finish, yellow panel and grey case.

This robust range is constructed from mild steel and supplied as standard with a red neon ‘mains on’ indicator. Following further dialogue with the customer and being a UK based manufacturer, Olson was able to make a modification to this range. Sold as standard with a neon indicator, these products were modified to be fitted with an illuminated main switch instead. This modification was driven by the customer and carried out by Olson’s experienced production team at its head office and manufacturing facility in Stanmore, London.

To ensure that Wire Broadcast lived up to its company ethos of providing outstanding customer service, a strict delivery schedule was agreed to make sure it achieved the installation time scale for its customers. And the resulting product offered was to the company’s detailed specification and provided an efficient solution that fitted perfectly into the back of its rack. These two-tone IEC C13 rack mount PDUs were delivered across London to Wire Broadcast’s latest installation and now supply a high-end editing suite for Envy Post Production.