Infrastructure Solutions

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Our 20|20 Solutions

• 20|20 Industrial Solutions

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• 20|20 Infrastructure Solutions

Our Product Solutions

• MTP® Cabling System

• VELOCITY™ Copper Cabling System

• Termination and Test Solutions

• Industrial Plug and Play (IPP) Solutions

• Fibre Optic Enclosures

• Military and Tactical Cables

• Optical Networking Solutions

• Industrial Ethernet and Media Conversion

• Audio Visual and Broadcast Solutions

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Communication Solutions for Local, State and National Infrastructure

AFC offers an extensive range of products suitable for use in infrastructure

projects in harsh environmental conditions. These include:

• Water and gas pipelines

• CCTV

• Electricity distribution

• Wind farming

• Road and rail signalling

• Sewerage and drainage

• Intelligent transport systems

• Local government

• Sea-ports and airports

Applications can vary widely and require careful product consideration

to meet extreme performance conditions. AFC can provide you with

solutions that meet your most demanding requirements, from advanced

IP devices and media conversion to IP rated and rodent resistant cabinets

and enclosures for use in harsh environments and office applications.

Our extensive product portfolio and vast experience allows us to design,

manufacture and integrate a solution that is right for your application.

• Connectivity products

• Specialty cables

• IP rated and rodent resistant enclosures and cabinets

• Industrial Ethernet and media conversion

• Network link testing

• Test, inspection and cleaning products

• GPON Solutions

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Connectivity

IRIS

Intelligent Release Inter-connect System (IRIS) is an evolutionary fibre optic

inter-connect system, which disengages upon impact to a traffic control

enclosure. IRIS™ allows for a fully restored fibre optic connection, without

field repair or re-termination of the fibre optic cable. Most importantly, IRIS

protects the installed fibre plant from damage when the control enclosure

is impacted.

Designed to sense mechanical axial and shear loads from within the traffic

control enclosure, IRIS’s patent-pending release technology releases and

separates, thereby protecting the installed fibre plant. When the sensing

ring is pulled by a horizontal force within a 360 degree horizon, the

mechanical latch surrounding the engaged fibre optic connector is tripped.

The multi-channel fibre optic connector disengages and retracts under

positive pressure, thus ejecting the plug to ‘break away’ from the receptacle

in milliseconds, avoiding collateral damage by the collapsing traffic

control cabinet.

• Plug-and-play inter-connect

• Eliminates fibre maintenance points

• First completely dust proof and waterproof system

• Pre-terminated to eliminate field installation time and cost

• Minimizes collateral damage

• Minimizes downtime

• First true reusable breakaway system

• No need for additional patch cords or panels

• True backbone fibre protection

Pre-terminated Cable Assemblies

AFC manufactures a comprehensive range of high quality pre-terminated

cable assemblies in our modern manufacturing facility in Melbourne.

Assemblies can be manufactured with a vast variety of connectors to virtually

any combination and length using various cable types.

Pre-terminated cables are ideal for infrastructure projects as they eliminate

the need for onsite termination and tooling and making installation easy while

protecting the fibres. AFC offers:

• A wide range of connector and cable options

• Loose tube, riser, mil-spec, breakout cables

• High quality factory terminated connectors

• Fibre protection during installation and hauling


Connectors

AFC offers a range of ruggedised fibre optic connectivity solutions for

infrastructure applications.

These connectors are available in a range of sizes, shell styles, materials

and mating mechanisms to suit a wide range of applications and

environments. Many cable types and sizes can be accommodated

including fibre only or composite fibre and copper for remote powering

of equipment.

• Ruggedised connector housings

• IP Rated housing to protect against water and dirt ingress

• SC, LC and RJ45 standard connector types

• Wide variety of shell sizes

• Fibre/copper hybrids

Underground, In-Line and Dome Enclosures

AFC’s range of fibre enclosures are a quick and effective way to join or

repair fibre cables in harsh environments such as in underground pits or

aerial applications. All cable entry and exit ports are sealed and accessed

as required.

The enclosures include splice cassettes for fusion splicing and you can

easily access them without the need for special tooling. They feature

a lockable clamp to prevent unauthorised entry and can be pole and

wall mounted.

• Heatshrink or mechanical seals

• IP68 enclosures

• Wide variety of fibre configurations

• All items provided for splicing and sealing

• Plug-and-play inter-connect

• High quality factory terminated connectors

• IP rated housing to protect against water and dirt ingress

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Cable

AFC has a long history of supplying specialty loose tube

and tight buffered cables for use in critical applications

such as intelligent transport systems, security systems,

wind farming and electrical distribution. Many federal, state

and local government agencies prefer AFC fibre products

in their infrastructure projects. We offer a broad range of

fibre optic cables for high bandwidth transmission of data,

video (including High Definition broadcast signals) and

audio communications.

The large variety of cable designs, including metallic and

non-metallic, OPGW and ADSS, provide long term reliability,

durability and security.

• Superior rodent protection

• High crush resistance

• Chemical and UV protection

• High bandwidth

• Long term reliability

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Enclosures and Cabinets

Infrastructure enclosures must be able to withstand conditions which

are beyond those typically endured by standard commercially available

products. These include extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, moisture,

dust and corrosive surroundings.

AFC offers a large range of enclosures and cabinets for any environment.

We also design custom solutions for specific applications and

extreme conditions.

• Static sliding enclosure to properly secure the incoming loose tube

• 200mm deep sliding enclosure

• Rodent resistant enclosure

• Available in stainless steel, zinc or powder coat

• Wall mount, rack mount, DIN rail mount

• Pre-loaded for ease of site installation

• Roadside/trackside cabinets

• Outdoor cabinets (IP rated)

• IP rated wall enclosures for extreme environments

• Field deployable solutions

• Custom designed and manufactured

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IP Networking and Media Conversion

AFC’s range of industrial rated products are manufactured to withstand

extreme operating environments including temperature ranges from -40°C

to +75°C, humidity, dust ingress and variable voltage.

Products such as industrial ethernet switches, media converters, IP cameras

and recording devices provide reliable communications between equipment.

Different mounting options are available, from shelf mount to rack mount

and DIN rail brackets.

Using industrial rated products ensures the stability and reliability of your

network in all adverse conditions.

• Redundant power options (100~240V AC and 12~48V DC)

• Data redundant link technology

• Comprehensive management options

• Extensive range of IP security cameras and recording devices

• Fanless circuitry

• Fibre optic, copper and wireless options

• Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology

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• Wide variety of fusion splicers

• Mechanical and fusion splice connectors

• Extensive range of tooling and cleaning products

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AFC has an extensive range of termination solutions for infrastructure fibre

networks. Our popular termination options include fusion splicing of pigtails,

mechanical splice on connectors and fusion splice on connectors.

You can be confident that all our termination solutions come with the advice

and support of our experienced technical staff. Our partnership with Fujikura,

the world’s leader in splicing technologies, means you benefit from the global

experience and value they bring to AFC’s range of splicing solutions.

AFC offers:

• Core and cladding alignment fusion splicers

• Single and ribbon fibre fusion splicers

• Mechanical connectors

• Splice-on connectors

• Tooling and tool kits


Network Testing

Testing of communication networks is critically important to reliable long

term performance and operation.

AFC offers a comprehensive portfolio of test and measurement solutions and

can advise on test methodologies, optical performance standards and the

range of test instruments and accessories available.

• Handheld light source and power meter kits

• Handheld loss test sets

• OTDRs with MM or SM module combinations

• Heavy duty carry cases to suit all test equipment

• Reference grade test lead kits with application documentation

• Visual fault locators for fault finding and identification

• Fibre identifiers to trace or identify the presence of network traffic

Fibre Inspection and Cleaning

Dirt, dust and other particles on connector end-faces are the primary cause

of problematic fibre networks. Video inspection and connector cleaning

products offer quick and easy inspection and cleaning of fibre optic

connectors during installation and maintenance.

• Reduce network downtime and failures

• Reduce troubleshooting

• Optimise network performance

• Prevent connector end-face damage

• Remove oil, grease, dust and other contaminants

• Reduce network downtime and failures

• Optimise network performance

• Heavy duty carry cases to suit all test equipment

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About AFC Group

AFC designs, manufactures and integrates fibre optic and copper communication solutions. We are an Australian-owned and operated company with more than 21 years’ experience serving customers through our national and international branches.

We provide high quality innovative and customised communication solutions

to a broad range of industries – from data centres and utility companies to

underground mines.

We’re passionate about our products, our business and our customer

relationships. We strive to create professional partnerships that you can trust

to deliver value in a custom built communication solution.

Innovation and expertise

Innovative product development is the core of our business. We constantly

seek to improve and enhance our product range and never stop looking for

ways to give you better solutions. Your organisation’s communication needs

are unique. That’s why we take the time to listen to your requirements so we

can best supply a customised solution.

We operate our own high tech manufacturing facility in Melbourne.

This means we can respond quickly to your needs and keep lead times to

a minimum. More than two decades of experience and peerless technical

knowledge means we get the job done right – on time, the first time.

How we’re different

We’re passionate about everything we do – from the products and integrated

solutions we provide to caring for our customers, staff and suppliers. We

believe in supporting the people we do business with by building mutually

beneficial relationships. This means we share our extensive knowledge and

provide exceptional professional service. AFC has an organisation-wide ‘can

do’ culture. Our philosophy is to ‘do it better’ – better than our competitors

and better than we did it last time.

We’ve got you covered

Our head office is in Melbourne and we operate both nationally and

internationally. We have offices and warehouses throughout Australia, as well

as Auckland and Hong Kong. Our warehouses carry a large range of stock,

but more importantly let us provide professional local service and support.

This means we’re well placed to quickly and efficiently deliver the solution

you need, when you want it. For added peace of mind our communication

solutions are backed by an industry-leading 20 year warranty.

Head Office93-97 Merrindale DriveCroydon South VIC 3136AUSTRALIAT +61 3 9737 4200

National 1300 232 [email protected]

Sydney13/14 Boden Road Seven Hills NSW 2147AUSTRALIAT +61 2 9421 4200

NewcastleT +61 416 652 749

Brisbane2/50 Borthwick AvenueMurarrie QLD 4172AUSTRALIAT +61 7 3292 1400

Perth1/32 Robinson AvenueBelmont WA 6104AUSTRALIAT +61 8 6253 2200

Canberra3/7 Beaconsfield Street Fyshwick ACT 2609AUSTRALIAT +61 2 6143 2300

Adelaide1/151-153 Gilles Street Adelaide SA 5000AUSTRALIA T 1300 232 476

AucklandPO Box 302223North Harbour, North ShoreAuckland 0751NEW ZEALAND

8/11 Orbit Drive Rosedale, North Shore Auckland 0632NEW ZEALANDT +64 9 927 7140

Hong Kong Unit 1, 13/F, Block B Hi-Tech Industrial Centre 491-501 Castle Peak Road Tsuen Wan, N.T. HONG KONGT +852 9103 4555

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