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center networks and SANs with today’s base-8 quad small form factor plugable transceivers. This capability results in 100 percent fiber utilization, streamlined 1:1 port mapping, and up to 50 percent reduction in link attenuation by eliminating the need for conversion modules. Edge8 modules also offer a 30 percent improvement in insertion loss, resulting in longer duplex link distances.

S S New optical cabling development for data centers and storage area networks

S S Photograph courtesy of Bartell Machinery Systems

“Shapes and pre-forms wire during the manufacturing process and significantly improves theelectrical transmissionproperty of the cable, thereby reducing the overall material required for the finished product.” The new stranding machine is digitally monitored and controlled via a programmable logic controller and a menu-driven touch screen that guides the operator at each stage of operation. Mr Morocco said in a statement: “Our ability to design, engineer, and manufacture advanced industrial machinery that competes in a worldwide market is a testament to our skilled workforce, and to the strong technical and manufacturing base we have right here in central New York.”

Corning’s Edge solutions help operators maximize available space, with optical cables so light and compact that just one cable can replace as many as 72 copper cables, and they consume about 25 percent of the power per port of copper, saving money and reducing heat.

Single twist strander

Bartell Machinery Systems is set to ship the first of a new single twist strander machine. The machine, capable of producing large industrial electrical transmission cable for the power utility industry, is scheduled to leave for China in August. Company president Patrick Morocco explained that Bartell technology

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