wiredinUSA February 2015

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AFL has been awarded four patents for new technologies used in the enhancement of its optical connectivity and apparatus (OCA), fiber optic cable and test and inspection products. The first patent is for “Integrated distribution enabling access solution” or IDEAA ® , a module that changes how passive optical splitters are deployed in a network. IDEAA’s design enables customers to utilize standalonemounting capability. The modular distributed splitting platform allows for minimal deployment costs and immediate cost savings for FTTx, cross-connect and WDM applications. The second patent is for “Apparatus and method for preventing optical fiber and gel from ejecting out of buffer tubes in fiber optic cables.” Cable designs developed with high excess fiber length (EFL) have the potential to allow gel leakage and fiber movement from the buffer tube at the splice points due to extreme temperature variations. The method and apparatus developed prevents these issues by preventing dynamic movement of the fiber and leakage of the gel on live fiber systems. The other patents are for “Fiber optic connector inspection microscope with integral optical power measurement” and a reissue for “High fiber count package inner module”, a packaging technology that protects connectorized cables during shipping. Fiber optic patents

Allied Wire and Cable has made its first appointment for 2015, welcoming Jessica Weiss as a sales representative. Many Allied Wire & Cable locations, including the Pennsylvania headquarters, are planning to add new sales reps to their teams during the year. Although new to the wire and cable industry, Jessica Weiss has gained sales and customer service experience since leaving Montgomery County community college in 2004. She said: “I am very excited to be part of the Allied team, and to start this new chapter in my professional life.”

Jessica joins the team

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