Johannesburg, 11 Jun 2019
Fujikura, a Japanese company, was founded in February 1885 by Zenpachi Fujikura. The company originally sold hair-braiding paraphernalia. With the advent of electricity, Zenpachi decided to use his knowledge of the hair-braiding industry to start Fujikura Electrical Company.
Optical fibre was successfully developed in 1970 by Corning Glass Works. One of the challenges that presented itself was the joining of two fibres. No such technology existed. However, in 1978, Fujikura developed the first Splice Machine: Fujikura FR-1. By 1980, Single Mode fibres were developed, and in 1985, Fujikura launched the world’s first fully automated Arc Fusion Splicing Machine, the F-20. This was the first splicer to use the PAS system now common in all modern splicing machines.
Over the years, Fujikura has grown to become an industrial giant, employing over 50 000 staff and raking in over $6 billion per annum. It has become one of the largest cable manufacturers in the world, specialising in many industries, including the power and telecoms systems energy business, telecommunications, electronics, automotive products, superconductors, medical devices, real estate, etc.
Today, Fujikura is a worldwide brand known to be at the forefront of splice machine technology as well as other technologies.
IC Logistix (ICL) was founded in 2011 when an opportunity arose to attain the distribution rights for Fujikura Splicer Equipment and Accessories in Southern Africa. ICL is an importer and distributor of specialised technology and equipment. Its key focus is on the telecommunications market, holding the distributorship in Fujikura, AFL Test & Certification Department, AFL- Hyperscale, Softing, Ripley, etc. ICL also resells several market-leading brands like Plumettaz and CBS.
Fujikura, together with ICL, has launched a once-in-a-lifetime promotion to help uplift the fibre market in SA. The deal is a trade-in promotion and the aim is to help and support those who want to get rid of their old splice machines. The older-generation splice machines, for instance, do not do core alignment splices on the more modern G.657 Bend-insensitive fibres. Technology has advanced so much in recent years, and this is an opportunity to upgrade at an affordable price.
Trade in your old (any brand) core-alignment splicer and purchase the flagship, state-of-the-art Fujikura-70S+ complete kit for only R59 995, excluding VAT.
The 70S+ kit comes complete with the new Bluetooth CT50 cleaver. The equipment can communicate with each other and with your smart device via Bluetooth. Blade rotation on the cleaver is AI controlled, based on the information sent to the splicer unit. The 70S+ is also the only automated splicer on the market and splices in just four steps (other splicers use nine steps), from six-second splicing and nine-second heating in the unique dual-element oven.
The promotion ends on 31 August 2019. ICL offers a one-year maintenance plan and a three-year factory warranty. Our local calibration laboratory is certified by Fujikura for all services and repairs.
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