To improve their environmental footprint, network operators can rely on the egeplast Microduct Green line made from high-quality recyclates, which is also suitable for resource-conserving installation methods.
Sustainability in the supply chain is an important decision criterion for network operators and investors when expanding fiber optic networks. The focus is on environmentally friendly installation methods while simultaneously using sustainable materials. As an innovation leader for value-added pipe systems, egeplast has therefore developed a product line for the telecommunications sector with Green line, which consists of 100% high-quality recyclates. With this, egeplast provides an answer to the challenges of climate change and increasingly scarce primary resources. At the same time, the Greven-based family company demonstrates how a closed recycling loop in plastic processing can be successfully achieved. Microduct Green line uses high-quality processed plastics that originate from an in-house recycling process. The egeplast engineers have succeeded in optimizing the formulation so that the microducts meet all technically demanding specifications.
Both the functionality and the quality of the fiber optic protection pipes correspond to the products manufactured with virgin PE. The basis for this product innovation is a special technology with which quality fluctuations of the recyclate used can be reliably compensated. Permanent material validations as well as laboratory tests and controls enable the highest quality, which must be provided for the required blowing performance of fiber optics.
The Microduct Green line products can be connected to existing networks and are compatible with all components within a fiber optic infrastructure. They are suitable for all common installation methods and can therefore also be installed in an environmentally friendly trenchless manner. This enables safe and at the same time climate-friendly construction of fiber optic networks.
The currently ongoing pilot projects for sustainability of fiber optic networks with customers will be successfully completed shortly.
Source: Sustainability
