Jura relies on Drahtex products
The Swiss company JURA Elektroapparate AG has been developing innovative household appliances of the highest quality since 1931. As a pioneer in the field of fully automatic coffee/espresso machines, JURA has gained a great deal of experience and played a key role in the development and design of the household sector. This know-how now also flows into the development of semi-professional appliances for the office and food sector. The traditional Swiss brand has developed into a global player in recent years. The company is headquartered in Niederbuchsiten, Switzerland. JURA is represented in almost 50 countries worldwide by its own sales companies, joint ventures or distribution partners.
In 2011, work began on the construction of a new hall, Hall 3, on the company premises at the JURA headquarters in Niederbuchsiten. This opportunity was used to plan a second data center. As a result, JURA had two data centers at different locations on the company premises. This is where the Drahtex products came into play. These two data centers were redundantly connected using fiber optic technology. Additional fiber optic connections can be installed in the multipipes at any time. This means that the fiber optic network can be expanded as required and at low investment costs. Each data center is redundantly connected to every distributor on the floor of the building.
Why fiber optics?
The advantages of blow fiber technology are undisputed. There is no problem with cable length. Fiber optic cables are significantly thinner and lighter with comparable transmission capacity. The main advantages of fiber optic technology lie in its optimal cost efficiency. The system can be adapted to current requirements at any time without major structural measures. With conventional fiber optic cabling, the cables would have to be replaced or upgraded at great expense if the systems were expanded at a later date, and the existing ceilings and fire protection barriers would have to be dismantled and adapted.
This is not the case with Drahtex AG's innovative blown fiber technology: there is no need to install unused fiber reserves. This results in considerably lower installation costs when creating the basic infrastructure.
The Drahtex solution
- 1,000 m tubes made of blown fibers
- 3,700 m 12-plait glass fibers
- 20 KEV (cable terminations)
I would recommend everyone to move away from traditional cabling and look at blow fiber technology. This technology is extremely flexible. At first glance it seems a bit more expensive, but in the long run it is definitely cheaper.
Reiner Hansen, ICT Manager at JURA Elektroapparate AG
