Fujikura Ltd, a Japanese company founded in February 1885 by Zenpachi Fujikura, originally sold hair braiding paraphernalia.
With the advent of electricity, Zenpachi decided to use his knowledge of the hair braiding industry to start Fujikura Electrical Company.
Optical fibre was successfully developed in 1970 by Corning Glass Works. However, a big challenge posed by this new technology was the joining of two fibre strands.
No such technology existed; however, in 1978, Fujikura developed the first Splice Machine – Fujikura FR-1. By 1980 single mode fibre was developed and in 1985 Fujikura launched the world’s first fully automated Arc Fusion Splicing Machine – the F-20.
This was the first splicer to use the PAS system – now common in all modern splicing machines.
Over the years Fujikura has grown to be an industrial giant with over 50,000 employees and clocking over $6 Billion per annum.
They have become one of the largest cable manufacturers in the world, specialising in many industries including power and telecoms systems energy, telecommunications, electronics, automotive products, superconductors, medical devices, real estate, and many more.
Today, Fujikura is a worldwide brand known to be at the forefront of splice machine technology as well as other technologies.
IC Logistix (Pty) Ltd. (ICL) was founded in 2011 when an opportunity arrived to attain the distribution rights for Fujikura Splicer Equipment and Accessories Department in Southern Africa.
ICL is an importer and distributor of specialised technology and equipment. Their key focus is on the telecommunications market holding the distributorship in Fujikura, as well as AFL Test and Certification Department, AFL- Hyperscale, Softing, Ripley, and more. They also resell several market leading brands like Plumettaz and CBS.
Source: My BroadBand