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Forward-looking fiber management
Huber+Suhner chose its first appearance at
DataCentreWorldHong Kong to showcase
its new fiber management system, Ianos® .
The Switzerland-based company initially
unveiled Ianos at Data Centre World
London in April as part of its “building
blocks” exhibition – a portfolio of data
center components.
“We chose Data Centre World to launch
our new technology as it is the world’s
largest gathering of key players in the
data center field, making it the perfect
platform,” said Urs Ryffel, COO fiber optics
at Huber+Suhner. “We are very excited to
make our Data Centre World Hong Kong
debut at such an exciting time and to
showcase Ianos and demonstrate what it
has to offer to our Asian customers.”
The new Ianos concept facilitates base-2,
8, 12 and 24 pre-terminated cable systems
for high levels of density, installation speed,
handling and scalability, all key factors in
future-proofing data centers.
Ianos fibermanagement system is designed
to accommodate a quick, simple upgrade
path from 10G serial to 40G and 100G
parallel optics.
“This is undoubtedly our most advanced
and adaptable fiber management system
to date,” said Ryffel. “We chose the name
Ianos – derived from Janus, the Roman
deity that looks both to the past and the
future – as it reflects the system’s ability to
both improve existing data centers when
retrofitted and provides the most effective,
efficient solution possible for new builds.”
Lightweight wind up
Increasing efficiency regulations around
the world have resulted in an increase in
the size of transformers. Without changes
to design, manufacturing process, or
materials, increasing transformer size can
significantly reduce resistance and losses.
However, as the size of a transformer
increases, so too does its weight, and in
pole-top distribution transformers, traction
transformers, or transformers for aerospace
applications, weight is a significant factor.
German metals specialist Wickeder
Westfalenstahl produces lightweight
S S Transformer size on the increase