wiredInUSA September 2020

Tests for sustainable cable

Website upgrade

Image courtesy of Advaris

Advaris has launched a new website with an improved layout to provide visitors with easy access to information about the company’s software for industry. “We are thrilled to debut our new company website demonstrating the breadth of Advaris’s products and services,” said Dr Manfred Moser, CEO. The new website provides a complete picture of Advaris’s enterprise resource management (ERP) and manufacturing execution software (MES) solutions. Advaris has launched a next-generation software version which is fully available on all platforms. This ERP/MES/maintenance/ design package is ready for implementation within wire, cable and wire rope industries without expensive customizations. As a browser-based system, it functions on any device and provides users with a fast, simple and secure process for manufacturing.

Image courtesy of KPN

The Dutch operator KPN will trial fiber optic cables made from 90% recycled plastic. The company also believes it can make installation more sustainable by using less material. Using a 4.5mm cable in a 10mm tube (instead of the conventional 6mm cable in a 14mm tube) reduces the amount of plastic used by about half. Also, if the cable and tube are thinner, a longer length will fit onto a reel, reducing the number of wooden reels by 70%. This means that about six fewer full freight loads would be needed to build out a targeted 11,000 connections, which equates to saving about 760 plastic carrier bags per connection. The technology has been developed in collaboration with Allinq, Van Gelder Telecom, Prysmian Group and VolkerWessels Telecom. The trial is in Buitenpost in Friesland and Nijmegen Dukenburgand, if theresultsarepositive,KPN will use the reduced plastic fiber elsewhere. KPN aims to supply fiber to over 40% of Dutch households by the end of 2021.

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