Spartanburg, SC –AFL’s FlexScan Complete Kits were recognized with a Platinum Level Award during the annual Cabling Installation & Maintenance (CI&M) Innovators Awards program, which recognizes innovative products and systems as well as their uses and applications. The awards were presented at the 2016 BICSI Fall Conference & Exhibition (Sep. 11-15) in San Antonio, TX. AFL, a leading manufacturer of fiber-optic system solutions, was one of four honorees that received the Platinum Level Award by demonstrating “superb innovation characterized by a groundbreaking approach to meeting a need, or a groundbreaking level of performance, efficiency or ease-of-use.”
"The AFL FlexScan OTDR is unique in that it allows technicians to access multiple test platforms within one small unit. When the additional components are added for the kit option, technicians are now armed with everything they need to test and inspect a network,” commented Michael Scholten, senior product marketing manager for AFL’s Test and Inspection Division. “We are honored to receive this award among the many outstanding entrants.”
AFL’s award-winning FlexScan hand-held OTDR provides fast, accurate fiber-optic network characterization and fault location. Combining SmartAuto data acquisition with event analysis and the intuitive LinkMap display, FlexScan enables technicians to quickly and easily troubleshoot faulty optical networks, or completely characterize newly installed networks. The FlexScan Complete Kits bundle the FlexScan OTDR with integrated Optical Light Source, Optical Power Meter and Visual Fault Locator instruments, together with AFL's FOCIS Flex, an autofocusing, self-contained connector inspection probe, and the company's OFI-BI Optical Fiber Identifier for bend-insensitive fiber, as well as cleaning supplies, in a soft carry case.
Alan Bergstein, publisher of CI&M said, "This prestigious program allows Cabling Installation & Maintenance to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the structured cabling industry. Our 2016 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry."
The award program's judging panel consisted of cabling and communications system specifiers, designers, integrators and managers with vast professional experience. The Innovators Awards are judged based on the following criteria:
· Innovative
· Value to the User
· Sustainability
· Meeting a Defined Need
· Collaboration
· Impact
For more information on AFL, its products and services, visit www.AFLglobal.com.
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About The Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2016 Innovators Awards program
The Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2016 Innovators Awards program reviews and recognizes the most-innovative applications of cabling and communications technology products and systems within the structured cabling industry. Platinum, Gold and Silver Honorees were announced at BICSI's 2016 Fall Conference in San Antonio on Monday, September 12, 2016. Criteria used in the Innovators Awards ranking included: innovation, value, sustainability, collaboration, and impact.
About AFL
AFL provides industry-leading products and services to the energy, service provider, enterprise and industrial markets. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes fiber optic cable, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectors, fusion splicers, test equipment and training. AFL’s service portfolio includes market-leading positions with the foremost communications companies supporting OEM, outside plant, enterprise and wireless areas.
Founded in 1984, AFL offers engineering expertise, exceptional products and reliable service that help our customers improve their network infrastructure. AFL has operations in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan. For more information, visit www.AFLglobal.com.
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