Second Factory Acceptance Test Visit

By CS² Project Team (archive) · January 12, 2019 · 1 min read
Mat Shields overseeing Repeater Testing at ASN manufacturing plant.
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Mat Shields overseeing Repeater Testing at ASN manufacturing plant.
Mat Shields overseeing Repeater Testing at ASN manufacturing plant.

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In the second of a series of planned visits, Mat Shields, Vocus Communications Technical Lead for the CS² project, visited ASN’s manufacturing plants in Greenwich, England, to undertake a series of quality assurance (QA) and manufacturing progress assessments.

Over the course of a week in January 2019, Mat reviewed manufacturing plans, engineering specifications, test plans and test results, as well as witnessed factory acceptance testing (FAT) for a variety of the equipment destined for the CS² project. This included:

Mat’s final visit to Europe will be in March 2019 to witness the load of the completed cable system onto the main cable lay vessel in Calais, France, prior to its departure to the Coral Sea.

You can also read an update on Mat’s first visit to ASN’s facilities in December 2018.

Power Feed Equipment (PFE) Testing
Power Feed Equipment (PFE) Testing
Branching Unit Testing
Branching Unit Testing
Repeater Testing
Repeater Testing
Repeaters Ready To Be Shipped To Calais For Integration Into The Cable System
Repeaters Ready To Be Shipped To Calais For Integration Into The Cable System