Ruggedization Design Technology
Technical Overview
To ensure reliable communication even under severe conditions, our unique housing design achieves high durability compliant with US military standards and provides IP67/68-rated waterproof and dustproof performance.
Our ruggedization design technology was developed to ensure reliable communication for public safety professionals such as police officers and firefighters, even during emergencies and harsh environments. We have built a basic platform with enhanced impact resistance and waterproofing by identifying root causes of issues found in previous models and making repeated improvements such as structural and material changes.
The latest portable radio model VP8000 features durability compliant with the U.S. military standard MIL-STD-810 and offers IP67/68 waterproof and dustproof performance, providing highly reliable communication even under severe conditions.
Use cases of our radio in fire and police departments.
Technical Details
• Improved impact resistance
Our radios maintain the flared shape at the top, as required by the P25 market standard, while integrating all cosmetic parts except the top surface into a single molded component on the main cabinet. This design prevents direct impact on the top cabinet during accidental drops from the side, thus enhancing its resistance to impact damage.
Image of side-drop impact.
Integration of the cosmetic and main cabinet
• Improved waterproof resistance
Our radios enhance waterproofing performance and overall durability by securely sandwiching the top waterproof rubber component—which is susceptible to impact—between upper and lower die-cast parts*1. In conventional models, repeated impacts such as drops could cause misalignment of the components, potentially leading to a decrease in waterproof performance. However, in the latest model, the components remain securely in place, ensuring high waterproof performance even after impacts.
*1 High-precision metal parts formed by injecting molten metal into a mold under high pressure.
Waterproof rubber component holding structure using die-cast parts.
• Improved antenna strength
Our radios have improved impact resistance, especially at low temperatures, by revising the material used for the metal shell of the antenna connector. We achieved this by using a material that is less prone to cracking even in operating temperature environments ranging from -30°C to +60°C. This significantly reduces the risk of damage to the antenna connector when a strong impact is applied from the antenna side during a drop.
Antenna connector parts with high impact resistance.
Products Incorporating This Technology
Examples of products incorporating this technology.
