Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOFR20230222005
- Term of Validity
- 22 February 2023 - 21 February 2025
- Company's Country
- France
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A French company has entirely eco-designed a trailer with photovoltaic panel that respects the environment, to facilitate the pulling of fiber cables in all networks (FFTH, FFTO, backbone, structuring or professional network, miscellaneous…). This machine improves the working conditions by reducing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of workers, while reducing roadside intervention times by 40%. Telecom company / subcontractors are sought abroad for commercial agreements with technical assistance.
- Full Description
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Laying the semi-rigid optical fibers underground is not easy. On construction sites the teams need a lot of patience and concentration. With the pulling the cables done by hand, the amount of physical effort is significant, workers are prone to tendonitis. Existing equipment does not allow pulling optical fibers due to the minimum bend radius accepted by the cables. This is why the French company has developed a solution that addresses these issues. An innovative trailer with a 600mm unwinder to pull the cable by respecting the radius of curvature of most optical fibers. This makes it possible to benefit from the mechanical efficiency of the trailer while preserving the integrity of the cable. The solution allows teams to deploy fiber much faster on construction sites, which reduces the time spent on the side of the road.
The French company offers this eco-designed machine to pull mechanically the optical fiber with an electrical assistance. The activation by a pedal of the drum rotation helps operator to reduce the difficulty and allows the unrolling by another operator. This greatly reduces the effort needed to pull cable. The solar panel increases the autonomy of the machine to 8 hours without interruption and reduces the environmental impact with the solar energy source. Moreover, all the needed equipment to use the system is stored inside the compartment. Also, it is featured with an exterior lighting which allows operators to work at night.
This new trailer offers gains in particular in terms of:
-Speed: machine pulling is faster than manual techniques. Save time on pulling, winding and marking
-Safety: with a more precise traction, this machine avoids the significant risk of injury or damage, and it limits the clutter on the site
-Efficiency: the machine limits carrying of loads, risks of crushing and painful postures during the manual traction phase. The risk of muscle and joint damage to operators is thus eliminated.
The trailer does not require any specific driving license to be transported nor any training courses to be used. No more needs for 3 or 4 operators to pull the cable, the team can concentrate on positioning the optical fiber underground. The operators are satisfied with the new coordination of work, while telecom operator company can record significant productivity gains.
Telecom operations subcontractors that deploy underground fiber optics are being sought for commercial agreements with technical assistance. - Advantages and Innovations
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This totally new machine offers many advantages:
-pulling and uncoiling at the same time
-draw rate multiplied by 2
-reducing environmental impact with solar energy
-cable pulling by only 2 operators
-limiting costs associated
-reducing hardship and associated Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)
-compliance with the integrity of optical fibers: radius of curvature, tensile strength etc.
-no vibrations when pulling, controlled pulling force
-less expensive maintenance than a thermal solution (no diesel filter or particle filter to change. No need to go to the station to refuel)
-max optic fiber diameter: 20mm
-max cable diameter (other than fiber optic); depends on radius of curvature - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- IPR status
- Secret know-how
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- Telecom operators or subcontractors of Telecom operators for the deployment of 20mm fiber optic underground networks.
- Type and Size of Partner
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01006003 - Mobile Communications
- 04005004 - Photovoltaics
- 02010003 - System and transportation
- 02009022 - Security systems
- 10002007 - Environmental Engineering / Technology
- Market keywords
- 01002004 - Other telephone related
- 03006 - Fibre Optics
- 09001005 - Motor vehicles, transportation equipment and parts
- 09008004 - Other utilities and related firms
- Sector Groups Involved
- Renewable Energy
- Targeted countries
- All countries
