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Fibre optic – machinery & equipment
Higher
productivity
to optic fibre
extruders
As optic fibre technology continues
to expand in telecommunications
and network transmissions, cable
manufacturers are looking for system
innovations to increase production but
maintain product quality.
For many years, JoeTools has developed
solutions for improved performance in
wire and cable manufacturing.
In fibre optics, JoeTools offers a selection
of crossheads and tooling specifically
designed to increase productivity, while
meeting or exceeding product quality
demands.
Among these are JoeTools multi-
conductor heads.
With this series of crossheads the initial
production time for extruding fibre optic
cable is substantially reduced, due to a
zero core-tube design that allows the
operator to easily thread micro-fibres into
the die. This maximises operator control
and minimises the time and intricacy
of the process for less stress on optical
fibres.
JoeTools also offers other heads for fibre
extrusion, such as RN heads, specifically
designed for fine wire and fibre optic
applications, and the well-established
Metric head.
The RN head offers the ease of a
fixed-centre design with high balanced
flow and precision concentricity, while
the condensed, fixed-centre design of the
Metric head reduces set-up time.
JoeTools designs and manufactures
extrusion heads for a complete selection
of outdoor and indoor fibre optic cables,
including:
tight buffered •
loose tubes •
zip cords •
ribbon •
LSZH •
aerial/self-supporting and armoured •
designs
indoor/outdoor distribution and •
breakout cables
JoeTools – USA
Fax: +1 770 832 7868
Email: sales@ joe-tools.com
Website:
JoeTools’ fibre optic crossheads: RN, Multi-Conductor and Metric ▲ ▲