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New Zealand Engineering 1998 March
MM Cables
- complete cabling solutions</h3>
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MM Cables
- complete cabling solutions
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<p><IMG SRC="../gifs/fibre.JPG" HSPACE=10 NOSAVE HEIGHT=140 WIDTH=210 ALIGN=LEFT>MM
Cables is the leading supplier of cable products in New Zealand.</p>
<p>A division of Metal Manufacturers Limited, which in turn is owned by
one of the world's foremost cable manufacturers, BICC plc of the UK, MM
Cables brings the benefits of the R & D capability of a large international
group with an intimate understanding of the New Zealand markets' needs.</p>
<p>MM Cables produces virtually every conceivable type of cable at its
seven hectare manufacturing site in Riccarton, Christchurch where it employs
370 people.</p>
<p>The primary users of the cable include telephone networks, government
corporations, universities, and the computer, defence, mining, power utility,
rail and petrochemical industries.</p>
<p>The company is the exclusive supplier of optical fibre and copper communication
cable for use in telecommunications, electronics and data transmission.
It is also the largest manufacturer of a comprehensive range of energy
cable, from high volume TPS building cable and conduits through to 33 kV
cables.</p>
<p>In addition to its cable-manufacturing capabilities, MM Cables supplies
related products and design and testing services to provide a complete
cable and accessories package for instrumentation, communications, data
energy systems. It is also a significant exporter of cable.</p>
<p>The company's commitment to quality is underlined by the fact it was
just the fifth company in New Zealand to be ISO accredited in 1991. MM
Cables also has Underwriters Laboratory Accreditation.</p>
<p>MM Cables blows
away fibre installation blues</p>
<p>MM Cables has the answer to the problem of ballooning fibre-optic voice
and data transfer requirements.</p>
<p>Historically, providing sufficient capacity meant the expensive and
time-consuming task of getting into vertical shafts and ceilings or, worse,
over-anticipating demand prior to installation. MM Cables' solution - the
Blolite system - uses low friction anti-static plastic microducting along
the projected fibre path. Compressed air is then used to "blow" the fibre
along the 5 mm or 8 mm tubes.</p>
<p>When voice and data requirements increase, more fibre can simply be
blown along the same path. Fibres may be blown up to 1,000 metres horizontally
or 300 metres vertically and around bends with a radius as little as 25
mm. Up to eight fibres may be blown through each tube. For greater capacity
demands, MM Cables also offers multiduct clusters, each with an eight strand
capacity.</p>
<p>MM Cables General Manager Bryan Preston says Blolite is the "way of
the future. Fibre costs have been dropping for some time. Add to this Blolite's
simple and efficient installation, its low-cost maintenance and the ability
to add additional capacity when you require it and, clearly, Blolite's
time has come."</p>
<p>For organisations requiring copper alongside fibre, MM Cables also produces
BloTwist - a twin tube providing space for both fibre and Category 5 twisted
pair.</p>
<p>Since its New Zealand launch in July 1997, Blolite has been installed
by organisations as diverse as Canterbury University and Auckland's Coopers
& Lybrand building. It has also undergone extensive testing by Clear
Communications.</p>
<p><em>all material supplied by MM Cables</em>
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