Electric.ie January/February 2018

44 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Wood Communications 3M Our support, your peace of mind ͳ ‹• ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†ǯ• Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ ’”‘˜‹†‡”• ‘ˆ…ƒ„Ž‹‰ •‘Ž—–‹‘•ǡ ™‹–Š ‡š’‡”‹‡…‡ •’ƒ‹‰ ‘˜‡” ͜͠ ›‡ƒ”• ‘ˆ ‡–™‘” †‡•‹‰ ƒ† ’”‘†—…– ‹‘˜ƒ–‹‘Ǥ ͳ ǯ• ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ ƒ”‡– ‡š’‡”–‹•‡ ‹• —†‡”’‹‡† „› Ž‘…ƒŽ –‡ƒ• ‹ ‘˜‡” ͤ͜…‘—–”‹‡•ǡ dedicated to supporting partners ƒ†…—•–‘‡”• ‡˜‡”› •–‡’ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™ƒ›ǡ ˆ”‘ ’”‡Ǧ•ƒŽ‡• –‘ ‘Ǧ •‹–‡ •—’’‘”– ƒ† „‡›‘†Ǥ ‘‘† ‘—‹…ƒ–‹‘• ‹• ƒ ‡› ’ƒ”–‡” for Structured cabling copper and ‹„”‡ •‘Ž—–‹‘• ‹ ”‡Žƒ† ƒ† Š‘Ž† ‡š–‡•‹˜‡ •–‘…• ƒ– –Š‡‹” ˆƒ…‹Ž‹–› ‹ —„Ž‹ ͝͞Ǥ ͳ…—•–‘‡”• Šƒ˜‡ ‹••‹‘Ǧ…”‹–‹…ƒŽ needs and expect the very best, not just great product design, but an ability to provide a holistic service and meet demanding deadlines. Landmark companies & buildings including Croke Park, Combilift, VHI, ‘‘† ƒˆ‡–› —–Š‘”‹–›ǡ ͳ ‘„‹Ž‡ǡ ǡ MTI Global the Lloyds building in the City of London and National Stadium in Beijing (often referred to as the Ǯ ‹”†ǯ• ‡•–ǯȌ Šƒ˜‡ ͳ •–”—…–—”‡† cabling at the heart of their network. “with 3M you get warranty and peace of mind.” ͷ M Copper Range ͳ ‘ơ‡”• ƒ ˆ—ŽŽ ”ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ…‘’’‡” †ƒ–ƒ cabling solutions across Category ͡‡ǡ ƒ–‡‰‘”› ͢ ƒ† ƒ–‡‰‘”› ͢ ™‹–Š ‘’–‹‘• ˆ‘” ǡ Ȁ ƒ† Ȁ Ǥ The recently enhanced product range is designed to provide installers, consultants and their customers alike with an end to end single branded solution that can support a wide variety of installation requirements. Š‡ ͳ •‘Ž—–‹‘• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ †‡•‹‰‡† for simple, quick installation that will deliver high performance for years –‘…‘‡Ǥ Š‡ –‘‘ŽǦŽ‡•• ͠͡ Œƒ…• are re-usable, so there is no waste even when errors may occur. Many products are designed for installation ‹…‘Ƥ‡† •’ƒ…‡•ǡ ™Š‹Ž‡ •Š‹‡Ž†‡† solutions address the challenges of ƒŽ‹‡…”‘•• –ƒŽ ȋ Ȍ ͷ M Fibre Range ͳ ‘ơ‡”• ƒ ˆ—ŽŽ ”ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ Ƥ„”‡ †ƒ–ƒ cabling solutions in a wide range of †‹ơ‡”‡–…‘‡…–‹˜‹–› •–›Ž‡• ˆ‘” Ƥ„”‡Ǧ to-the-desk, backbones, data centres, storage area networks and military cabling. A full range of standard ferruled connectors is available in LC, SC, ST or FC formats, in both single- mode and multi-mode format and in a number of easy to use assembly processes, including Hot Melt, Crimplok and NPC (No Polish Connector). These connectors are complemented by a range of patchcords and pigtails in a variety of lengths. In addition to –Š‡ ”ƒ‰‡ ‹• —Ž–‹Ǧ ‹„”‡ —•ŠǦ  ȋ Ȍ •‘Ž—–‹‘Ǥ ‡ƒ–—”‡• ‹…Ž—†‡ ‘Exceptional Fibre Density’ – up to ͥ͢…‘‡…–‹‘• ‘ ƒ •‹‰Ž‡ ͝ ”ƒ… unit – and a broad range of options, ‹…Ž—†‹‰ ͳǡ ͠ ƒ† ͞ Ƥ„”‡ standards. If your budget does not stretch to buying a Fusion Splicer Wood Communications have some ready to go NPC Fibre Kits which ƒŽŽ‘™• ›‘— –‘ –‡”‹ƒ–‡ Ƥ„”‡ •–”ƒ‹‰Š– away directly onto Multimode and ‹‰Ž‡‘†‡ Ƥ„”‡…ƒ„Ž‡•Ǥ The ͷ M Ͷ͹ Year SystemWarranty ͳ Šƒ• ƒ ”‘„—•– Ͳ͵ ‡ƒ” ›•–‡ Warranty which is available to ͳ ‡”–‹Ƥ‡† •–ƒŽŽ‡”• ™Š‘ Šƒ˜‡ attained the correct level of training …‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‹‘Ǥ Š‹• ™ƒ””ƒ–› ‹• designed to give the installer, the consultant and the end customer peace of mind that the installation Šƒ• ’ƒ••‡† –Š‡ ”‹‰‘”‘—• ͳ –‡•–‹‰ and approval process. ‘” ‹•–ƒŽŽ‡”• –‘ ‘ơ‡” ƒ ™ƒ””ƒ–› –Š‡”‡ ‹• ƒ •–”ƒ‹‰Š–ˆ‘”™ƒ”† ’”‘…‡••ǣ ͱǤ The warranty applies to passive ‡–™‘”…‘’‘‡–• •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† ƒ† ƒ’’”‘˜‡† „› ͳ ƒ† ‹•–ƒŽŽ‡† ‹ accordance with recognised industry ƒ† ͳ •–ƒ†ƒ”†•Ǥ ͲǤ ͳ ‡”–‹Ƥ‡† ƒ””ƒ–‹‡• ƒ”‡ ‹••—‡† ™‹–Š‹ ͢͜ †ƒ›• ‘ˆ…—•–‘‡” acceptance, subject to provision and ƒ’’”‘˜ƒŽ ‘ˆ •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† ”‡“—‹”‡‡–•Ǣ ƒ‡ ƒ†…‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‹‘ —„‡” ‘ˆ ‹•–ƒŽŽ‡”ǡ ƒ‡ ƒ†…‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‹‘ number of test person, invoice for materials, detailed drawing of installation, positive test report with valid calibrated testers, and letter of acceptance from the network owner. ͽǤ …‡ –Š‹• ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ Šƒ• „‡‡ •‡– –‘ ͳ ‡…Š‹…ƒŽ ‡”˜‹…‡ ˆ‘” evaluation, the installer can expect –‘ Š‡ƒ” „ƒ… ˆ”‘ ͳ ™‹–Š‹ ͝͠ †ƒ›•Ǥ  ƒ’’”‘˜ƒŽ –Š‡ •›•–‡ ƒ””ƒ–› will be issued to the End user for a 25 Year period. This gives them peace of mind that their network is going reliable and able to support their applications for the foreseeable future. ‡š– ͟ ‡”–‹Ƥ‡† ƒ”–‡” ‘—”•‡ Jan ͲͰͱ͸ ‘‘† ‘—‹…ƒ–‹‘• ™‹ŽŽ „‡ Š‘•–‹‰ ƒ —„‡” ‘ˆ ͳ ƒ’’”‘˜‡† –”ƒ‹‹‰ ’”‘‰”ƒ• ‹ ƒ—ƒ”› ͤ͜͞͝ ˆ‘” „‘–Š…‘’’‡” ƒ† Ƥ„”‡ …‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‹‘ Ž‡ƒ•‡ ‰‡– ‹…‘–ƒ…– ™‹–Š —• ˆ‘” ‘”‡ †‡–ƒ‹Ž• „›…ƒŽŽ‹‰ ͜͝Ǧ͢͜͜͜͠͞͠ ‘” ‡ƒ‹Žǣ –”ƒ‹‹‰̿™‘‘†…‘Ǥ‹‡ ‡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ †‡Ž‹‰Š–‡† –‘ „”‹‰ ‘„‘ƒ”† ‡™ ’ƒ”–‡”• –Šƒ– –ƒ‡ “—ƒŽ‹–› ƒ† •–ƒ†ƒ”†• •‡”‹‘—•Ž›Ǥ