case study Route Fiber Throughout Manufacturing Facility Type of Customer: Large telecommunications manufacturer. This company recently built a new facility to house its engineering group as well as its diverse manufacturing operation. The Existing Network: • Facility uses over 50,000 linear feet of fiber to carry vital information between its distribution and manufacturing center. • Such information - including equipment drawings, inventory totals, scheduling plans and billing documents - is critical to all areas of the manufacturing center. • Facility was built with its employees in mind - the center is open, bright and clean. Requirements: • Due to the facility’s large size - over 284,000 square feet - the method of transporting its fiber must be efficient and timely. • Fibers must be protected from damage and remain free of dirt and debris. • Method of transporting fiber must be easily adaptable to the varied environments of the manufacturing center. It will need to be installed around such obstacles as heating and cooling pipes and extremely large pieces of machinery. • Product must not take away from the facility’s attractive appearance. ADC Solution: ADC’s FiberGuide ® system - a trough system designed to direct and protect fiber as it is routed from one location to another - was used throughout the manufacturing center. This system has been used successfully in countless central offices, but never before in a manufacturing environment. The success of this latest application is a testament to the ADC FiberGuide system’s versatility and ease of use. ADC’s FiberGuide system successfully managed fiber throughout the customer’s manufacturing center: • Fibers were carried efficiently throughout the facility on 5200 linear feet of ADC’s FiberGuide system. • The FiberGuide system’s sturdy design kept fibers protected and clean. • The variations in the size of the FiberGuide system’s troughs and mounting brackets made it adaptable to all of the manufacturing center’s varied environments. • Having the fibers routed through ADC’s FiberGuide system met the company’s aesthetic requirements for its facility. 2 ADC Telecommunications, Inc., P.O. Box 1101, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 55440-1101 Specifications published here are current as of the date of publication of this document. Because we are continuously improving our products, ADC reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice. At any time, you may verify product specifications by contacting our headquarters office in Minneapolis. ADC Telecommunications, Inc. views its patent portfolio as an important corporate asset and vigorously enforces its patents. Products or features contained herein may be covered by one or more U.S. or foreign patents. 2018 10/00 Revision © 1998, 2000 ADC Telecommunications, Inc. All Rights Reserved An Equal Opportunity Employer Web Site: www.adc.com From North America, Call Toll Free: 1-800-366-3891 • Outside of North America: +1-952-938-8080 Fax: +1-952-946-3292 For a complete listing of ADC's global sales office locations, please refer to our web site. Benefits Realized by the Customer: ADC’s FiberGuide system provided the customer with the means to route its fiber safely and efficiently throughout its new manufacturing facility. The productivity and timeliness brought about by the use of the FiberGuide system is sure to also bring about great savings to the customer. Elbows and New Junction Looking Up Intersections Straight Spans . case study Route Fiber Throughout Manufacturing Facility Type of Customer: Large telecommunications manufacturer. This company recently built a new facility. FiberGuide system’s versatility and ease of use. ADC’s FiberGuide system successfully managed fiber throughout the customer’s manufacturing center: • Fibers