DrumFit cable cut optimizer minimizes cable waste and reduces the complexity of calculating cable lengths for fiber project installations
Amsterdam, November 25, 2010 – Draka Communications, a global leader in the cabling and optical fiber industry , today announces the availability of a free software utility, Draka DrumFit that makes life easier for anyone in the fiber deployment process who needs to calculate cable lengths. DrumFit, a free download from Draka’s website, reinforces Draka’s continuing focus on TCO (Total Cost of Operations) for fiber (or copper) infrastructure at all levels of the deployment process.
Draka Drumfit is an advanced cable cut optimizer utility that calculates the best way to cut multiple cable lengths from one or more cable drums or standard lengths. This simple software tool can save on average of 50% of cable waste costs, adding up to considerable amounts for projects needing up to thousands of kilometers of fiber cable . It will also save time for installers, cable layers and factories in their daily inventory management of large stocks of drums for fiber infrastructure projects.
“ It takes only seconds for the Draka optimizer to produce a result, ” explains Dick van den Dool, Director DrakaXSNet Software Suite, Draka Communications. “ With a possible 500 million combinations to find the optimal cutting choice from a stock of a hundred drums, this simple tool will add value to drum inventory management. It’s the next best thing to manual calculation, which can take an inordinate length of time.”
Dick van Dool is a part of the development team responsible for DrakaXSNet, Draka’s network planning software, based upon proven computer aided design functionality. Fiber network roll-out is by far the most expensive part of deploying a fiber infrastructure. Draka’s planned solutions are not only cost-optimized in terms of materials used in the network, but also for the costs of implementation. With its proven software tools, Draka provides an overview of project deployment which takes into account multiple cost parameters and metrics that are tailored to meet the unique local conditions of each FTTH project. Draka DrumFit can be downloaded here
Draka
Draka (Euronext Amsterdam: DRAK), headquartered in Amsterdam, has 9400 employees in countries worldwide and 2009 revenues of over € 2 billion. Draka has a presence in 31 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.
Draka’s activities are divided into three groups: Energy & Infrastructure, Industry & Speciality and Communications. Draka Communications with its four business units, Telecom Solutions, Multimedia Specials, Optical Fiber and Cable Solutions is a global market leader in the development, production and sales of fibers, cables and advanced network solutions. More information at www.draka.com/communications.
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Dick van den Dool
Tel: +31 182 59 21 00 or dick.van.den.dool@draka.com
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Thea Dullemans,
Tel: + 31 20 568 98 55 or thea.dullemans@draka.com