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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2013
Fluke Networks has launched its new family of Versiv™
cable certification testers designed to help data
communications installers more quickly, accurately and
profitably achieve system acceptance for copper and fibre
jobs.
Versiv is a powerful platform offering interchangeable
modules for copper, fibre and Optical Time Domain
Reflectometer (OTDR) testing, as well as new software
innovations that speed test time and accuracy, and simplify
testing setup, planning and reporting.
In a global study of cabling professionals, mistakes,
complexity and rework are adding more than a week of
labour to a typical 1,000 cabling drop installation, resulting
in average losses of more than $2,500.
To combat these growing
challenges, Versiv has been
built from the ground up
to go beyond testing and
troubleshooting to address
the entire certification life-
cycle. Its new capabilities
help contractors manage
the complexities of today’s
certification landscape and
reduce errors that can
threaten profitability.
Key to simplifying the
complexity is the new ProjX™
management system.
In addition to allowing
team leaders to set up test
parameters to work across
multiple jobs and media, the system accelerates planning
and setup of projects by allowing technicians to capture
consistent test parameters across an entire job, or switch
from job to job by simply clicking between projects stored
in the tester.
The system also allows up-to-the-minute project analysis
and oversight to help speed certification and reporting.
If problems are encountered during the testing process,
technicians can create a “Fix Later” troubleshooting to-do
list for later evaluation by more experienced installers.
Versiv also features an intuitive and instructive touch screen
interface that elevates the capabilities of less experienced
installers, and increases the speed of testing and global ISO
Level V testing compliance. From wizards that speed set
up to the advanced Taptive™ user interface for navigation
to new workflow enhancements, all of the new features in
Versiv combine to make it the fastest tester on the market,
so jobs get done right the first time. “When doing cabling
installation and certification, the difference between having
a job be profitable versus a loss, is often times just a few
percentage points,” said Jason Wilbur, vice president
and general manager of the datacom cabling installation
business unit at Fluke Networks.
“In 2004, we defined the certification market with the
introduction of our industry leading tester, the DTX, which
was focused on certification testing speed. But today’s
challenges have changed and our customers must improve
their agility and reduce errors when working across multiple
mediums, codes and projects. The Versiv family is razor
focused on helping our contractors profitably manage the
complexities that are now part of their new normal.”
Fluke Networks – USA
Website:
The highest precision is required for print applications in some production
environments, eg in the medical industry. Variable data which should be
printed must apply with a repeatability of up to a tenth of a millimetre at
the same spot. With a new precision print head Leibinger’s small character
inkjet printer JET3 can be used for labelling tasks where perfection must be
guaranteed.
The precision print head is guided precisely in the print head cover and fixed
in the final position. This allows the print head to be put back into exactly
the same position in the cover, after removal of the print head, guaranteeing
an accuracy of 0.1mm. With the development of the precision print head,
Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co KG has already won a well-known customer in
the medical industry. In the past the continuous inkjet technology was not
usable for special applications like this.
Despite a high precision the required tolerances couldn’t be achieved.
Furthermore, the position of the print head could not be reconstructed at 100
per cent, even if it had been removed. With the precision print head Leibinger
now offers customers real added value. The precision solution for special
printing requirements is available worldwide as an option to the basic equipment
of the JET3 series.
Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co KG – Germany Website:
New print head for inkjet printers
provides highest precision
New family of testers
❍
❍ The Versiv cable certification
tester from Fluke Networks
❍
❍ The JET3
from
Leibinger