The oil and gas industry has very specific fiber optic cabling requirements to ensure safety, productivity and durability in harsh environments. The most effective cables provide high bandwidth in a compact cable with reduced size and weight as well as a faster installation time.
Make sure your cables are RUGGED, COMPACT and VERSATILE enough to easily transmit a wide range of data about environmental conditions such as temperature, pressure, strain, and acoustics.
The AQ6360 is the fastest optical spectrum analyzer for optical device manufacturing offered by Yokogawa. It is a cost-effective optical spectrum analyzer ideal for industrial manufacturing of telecom devices such as lasers, optical transceivers and optical amplifiers.
The AQ6360 features a wavelength range of 1200 to 1650 nm for ideal manufacturing test performance.
Stop by our booth to see demonstrations of our latest products!
AFL provides industry leading products and services to the Enterprise market. Visit our booth to see live demonstrations.
AFL provides industry leading products and services for glass processing, sensing, and optical connectivity applications. Visit our booth to see live demonstrations, or attend any of our special presentations, listed below.
Purchase 500+ FASTConnect® and/or FUSEConnect® connectors by January 31 and receive a Fujikura fusion splicer, test equipment or a tool kit!
Visit AFL at the FTTH Conference, Fujikura Stand #G06, in Valencia, Spain 13-15 of February to see the latest in Fibre Optic Test including our award-winning FlexScan® OTDR, ROGUE® Modular Platform and aeRos® cloud-based Workflow Management Solution. Participate in live demonstrations aimed to educate users on best practices for testing Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH).
Fujikura has been making the most reliable and hardest working splicers in the industry since the beginning of splicing. Even with the most dependable and safest splicers in the market, we realize they still need to be serviced. Your splicer isn’t much help if it goes down in the field.
As minimal-invasive surgery expands, so does the need for advanced fiber optic sensors. As a leader in the fiber optic industry, AFL is positioned to meet these growing needs. AFL brings years of experience in developing solutions for medical device manufacturers, fostering a creative culture to drive and deploy innovative technologies that will improve communications and sensing for years to come.
How do you make a cable reliable AND efficient? You create one that is small, lightweight and strong. Designed to survive the many challenges of military applications, our military grade tactical cables set the standard in size, weight and strength. Easily find the cable to best fit your unique military application by choosing what’s important to you. Download our tactical cable selection guide below.
From environmental monitoring to safety call systems, mine site safety is a continuous priority for operations. Meet the requirements of the MSHA's Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act by increasing the capacity and capability of your fiber optic measuring and monitoring systems.
Fiber optic technology is increasingly used in avionics, communications and in-flight entertainment systems associated with air and space platforms because of its bandwidth, light weight and resistance to electromagnetic interference.
Ideal for increased dust protection, AFL’s Shuttered LC Poli-MOD offers additional protection from unintended elements to keep networks running smoothly. Poli-MOD modules provide a unique method of securing cable and leverage a snap-in splice sleeve cradle to securely manage single and ribbon fiber arrangements.
Connector inspection is becoming increasingly important for fiber network installers and administrators. Read the article by AFL's Maury Wood for Cabling Installation and Maintenance about how the advancing technology of modern fiber optic connector inspection probes has improved the process.
A reliable network can rely on either a splice in splitter or a connectorized splitter module, which differ in installation and troubleshooting, as well as economic implications. Both are viable options, however, there are advantages to considering a product that can adapt to the dynamic structure of the Passive Optical Network.
Fiber optic communication systems on the battle field are pushed to the limit. Out there, maintaining signal integrity is of utmost importance. A reliable signal requires cables that are designed to withstand difficult cable pulls, crush occurrences, and abrasion.
As bandwidth demands continue to grow, cleaning and inspection practices are becoming even more critical. Contamination of connector ends is the leading cause of network failures, but can be easily prevented by proper cleaning and inspection.
Advances in mining have long since moved past rudimentary tools.Today, sophisticated equipment relies on real-time communications to get the job done.
Bu toplantı, ulusal boyutta optik, elektro-optik ve fotonik konularına yönelik yıllık tek bilimsel toplantı serisi olan Ulusal Optik, Elektro-Optik ve Fotonik Çalıştaylarının 19.'sunu oluşturmaktadır. Optik, elektro-optik ve fotonik alanlarının yüksek teknoloji dahilinde ekonomik katkısı büyük, savunma ve sağlık gibi stratejik sanayilerde uygulamaları geniştir.
Visit AFL at Gitex in Dubai, UAE 8 – 12th of October at stand Z-M32 to learn about the latest in Fiber Optic Test, Training and Optical Connectivity. Products on display will include our award-winning FlexScan OTDR and modular ROGUE® Test Platform. Take the opportunity to participate in live demonstrations and test drive our cloud-based Workflow Management Solution, aeRos®.
Fiber Connector Inspection Why It Matters and How It Works
As bandwidth demands rise and loss budgets get tighter, network failure is the last thing you need.
As mining facilities are expanding their fiber optic footprint, they require cables that can withstand the stress of harsh environments while also delivering reliable signal and bandwidth.
Visit AFL at ECOC, Stand #439, in Gothenburg, Sweden, 18 – 20 of September to see the latest in Fibre Optic Test Equipment including our award-winning FlexScan™ OTDR, new ROGUE® OTDR and iB1 intelligent base. Participate in live demonstrations and test drive the aeRos® cloud-based Workflow Management Solution to see how the future of testing is developing.
TMM & Ripley Company with the deepest respect invites you to familiarize yourself with our latest products at the annual ECOC exhibition, which will be held on September 18-20, 2017. ECOC takes place at the Svenska Massan - the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre located in Gothenburg city center. We will be glad to see you at our booth No. 171.
Visit AFL at Gitex in Dubai, UAE 8 – 12th of October at stand Z-M32 to learn about the latest in Fiber Optic Test, Training and Optical Connectivity. Products on display will include our award-winning FlexScan OTDR and modular ROGUE® Test Platform. Take the opportunity to participate in live demonstrations and test drive our cloud-based Workflow Management Solution, aeRos®.
Cleaning is a key factor to keep dirt and contamination from blocking the light path on a fiber. The critical information that passes through your network is worth a lot, don't risk losing it by not cleaning.
Why Should You be Cleaning? The Answers Are Simple.
The critical information that passes through your network is worth a lot. Don't risk losing it by cleaning and inspecting incorrectly. AFL offers a variety of dry and wet cleaning products, inspection systems, and pre-stocked kits to fit your application needs. Looking for specific tools? We can even help you build a custom kit.
Release of AQ2170/80 and AQ4280x models
Society is increasingly reliant on fiber optic networks which serve as the backbone of the modern world. They connect data centers, cell towers and more carrying critical business information, phone calls, text messages, Internet traffic and all-consuming social media. Technological innovations continually improve the quality of fiber optic networks while easing building and testing. Yet one nemesis remains to trouble technicians.
Release of AQ2170/80 and AQ4280x models
This is the sales release of the AQ2170/80 series handheld optical power meters and AQ4280 series light sources which finally got the CE certification and are now available for sale also in Europe.
Visit AFL at ECOC, Stand #439, in Gothenburg, Sweden, 18 – 20 of September to see the latest in Fibre Optic Test Equipment including our award-winning FlexScan™ OTDR, new ROGUE® OTDR and iB1 intelligent base. Participate in live demonstrations and test drive the aeRos® cloud-based Workflow Management Solution to see how the future of testing is developing.
The Fujikura 12S and 12S-C fusion splicer is the smallest and most portable splicer in the world. Weighing less than two pounds and having a footprint of approximately 6" x 5", the splicer provides users with an unprecedented level of flexibility for the most challenging splicing applications. The Lightweight, portable, and rugged splicer features:
• Shock, dust, and moisture protection
• Two camera observation system
• Long life battery
• Extended life electrodes that last through 100 splice and heat cycles and up to 3,000 splices
Chosen by FibreFab volunteers, the £1,320 grant will help provide lifesaving medical care across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
A review of the application based differences between a splice in splitter and a connectorized splitter module while also outlining the advantages to selecting a product designed to facilitate the expanding needs of the PON architecture.
Purchase a CT-105 or 106 cleaver between June 1 and December 31 and receive 10 cleaver blades or 5 sets of inserts or 3 sets of inserts and the fiber holder adapter ($4,000 in savings).
Intended for live PON activation and troubleshooting applications, the FS200-60 includes a 1650 nm PON OTDR with VFL plus optional power meter and Bluetooth®/WiFi.
You know the value of your network. Isn't it also nice knowing that to maintain the value can cost as little as 13 cents?
It's true. 85% of network failures can be eliminated for as little as 13¢ per fiber with the One-Click® Cleaner!
AFL's Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC) with SpiderWeb® Ribbon (SWR) technology was awarded a score of 4 out of 5 possible points by Lightwave Innovation Reviews. The Innovation Reviews are judged based on originality, innovation, positive impact on the customer, how well it addresses a new or existing requirement, novelty of approach, and cost-effectiveness. Using AFL's SpiderWeb Ribbon technology, WTC provides the smallest cable diameter and lowest weight, high-fiber ribbon count cable in the industry.
SpiderWeb® Ribbon (SWR®) is an innovative bonded fiber design allowing for a fast and efficient ribbonizing application or for individual fiber breakouts. The ribbons unique bonding pattern delivers the flexibility of conventional loose fiber, without the time-consuming ribbonizing process. SpiderWeb Ribbon is especially efficient when used with FUSEConnect® MPO Connectors, which help simplify multi fiber connection terminations. Find out how SWR® and FUSEConnect® MPO Connectors can help you deliver fiber applications faster by watching the video below!
From the Central Office, through The Feeder in the middle mile, and to Access in the last mile, we help design, build, and effectively manage successful FTTX networks that integrate voice, data, and video applications to keep consumers connected. Our end-to-end custom solution includes a wide variety of inside and outside plant cables, thousands of connectivity configurations as well as splicers and text equipment.
When considering distribution of information on fiber optic cable in a splice closure, three types of splicing should be considered: aerial, at grade, or below grade. Each of these splicing types has benefits as well as cost and risk associated with deployment.
The connectors entrusted to carry the critical information that passes through your networks deserve far more than a wipe on a t-shirt. AFL’s industry-leading cleaning and inspection solutions enable peak optical network performance levels while reducing service disruptions to a minimum.
As bandwidth demands continue to grow, innovative solutions are needed to achieve scalable growth and effectively manage network costs.
In a recent high profile access project in metropolitan New York City, AFL was able to tangibly substantiate the value and savings associated with the key elements noted above.
As we anticipated in the first BUZZ Light newsletter, during this major international exhibition we showed our brand new OTDR, the AQ1000, Yokogawa’s first entry-level OTDR.
Increasing demand for high-speed broadband internet access, Over-the-Top (OTT) video or TV and telephone/wireless services is driving service providers to invest in or expand upon state-of-the-art fiber optic or “FTTx” networks. FTTx brings signal and bandwidth from service providers to subscribers, whether it is a single-family residence or home (FTTH), a multi-dwelling commercial or residential unit (MDU), warehouse or other building (FTTB), node (FTTN) or desk (FTTD).
A fully ruggedized, core alignment fusion splicer the Fujikura 70S provides consistent, low loss, splice performance. To maximize productivity, the 70S streamlines the steps required to complete splices with features like:
• Automatic and fully programmable wind protector
• 14-second tube heater
• High capacity Lithium-Ion battery pack (200 splices/shrinks)
• 7-second splice time
• 6-direction drop proof
AFL's Poli-MOD® innovative patch and splice module offers easy installation, a small footprint, and minimal necessary maintenance. The Poli-MOD offers an inventive and effective means to accommodate up to 24 fiber interconnections in an industry-standard, single-slot LGX®118 footprint. This innovative module also secures cables effectively without the need for any tie-wrap alternatives, which ultimately saves on cost and time.
Splice + is a smart phone application that works in cooperation with the RS02/RS03 series ribbon fiber strippers which have Bluetooth capability. The app provides functions to edit settings of the devices,a function to update firmware,tutorials of the devices,and soon. Splice + is available free of charge on Google Play.
The new ultra-density fiber optic cable technology, called Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC), utilizes a new optical fiber ribbon arrangement technology called Spider Web Ribbon™ (SWR™). SWR™ allows for a significant reduction in cable diameter, due to the ribbon being bunched and bundled allowing it to be packed tightly into a high density cable.
Deploying cable in outdoor broadcast environments doesn’t have to raise your blood pressure. Neither does selecting the right tactical cable for the job.
Field-installable connectors provide a convenient method for terminating fiber optic cable at remote job site locations.
The term "Game Changer" is widely overused and often misused in our industry. Not when describing the revolutionary smaller, lighter, more dense Wrapping Tube Cable.
Ripley Tools newest line of Cablematic™ tools used to compress 59/6 Universal (21mm), 59/6 EX(18mm) and RG7/RG11 "F" type connectors to coaxial cable designed with a narrow tool body and head to allow ease of use where space and cable length are limited.
The FUSEConnect® fusion-spliced, field-installable connectors are uniquely designed and feature only four to five components. The factory pre-polished ferrule eliminates the need for polishing, adhesives, and crimping in the field, minimizing the potential for operator error and expensive connector scrap.
Fujikura has delivered its single-mode optical/electrical high-voltage flat cabtire cables to Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for the first time.
New AQ6374 offers faster measurements and purging feature for general-purpose optical testing over 350-1750 nm range .
Presented annually by Lightwave, the Lightwave Innovation Reviews program distinguishes top products and solutions available within the optical networking industry.
The DSEI Defence & Security Equipment International in London is an international fair of defense and security, and attracts the attention of multinational strategic investors and decision-makers. Objective of the fair is to maintain military skills up to date and to promote relations between suppliers and prospective customers in the industry. The exhibition also deals with issues such as border control, organized crime, trafficking and terrorism. The visitors can get information about future trends, innovative products and establish direct contact with the manufacturers.
The DSEI Defence & Security Equipment International will take place on 4 days from Tuesday, 12. September to Friday, 15. September 2017 in London.