Tank Industries is a specialist manufacturer of telecoms, fibre optic, power and electronics accessories, with a 30-year record of not only supplying the South African market but also exporting world-class products. Locally manufactured products have a positive contribution to the role of manufacturing in boosting economic growth and employment in South Africa. Further to this, they have the ability to customise or change requirements to suit end user requirements. Tank Industries developed the world's first inline re-enterable splice closure for pressurized cables and their modern day closures has been augmented with many improvements from its original design to service all possible telecommunication applications, providing connectivity for fibre and copper networks throughout Europe and Africa.

They also offer a wide range of protection products, cable cleaning and network marking products and fibre optic closures specifically for FTTX networks. Other products include OSP products such as customer premises units, indoor & outdoor distribution boxes and slack bins.

Fibre Optic Access Distribution Closures
With or without connectorised distribution points for aerial drop installations.
• Compact & UV Stabilised
• Low cost installation
• Re-entry is simple and fast
• No special tools or sealing compounds required
• Moulded plastic swivel clamp with locking facilities
• Suited for aerial and underground applications

UNIRACK2
Patch panels designed by Reichle & De-Massari (R&M)
• Up to 48 connectors on one height unit (1U)
• Mounting depth of only 225 mm
• Universally compatible (e.g. ETSI standard compliant)
• Cable entry possible from three different angles

Indoor CPU
Wall mounted internal box for subscriber's premises suitable for G657 fibre.
• Low cost installation
• Locking facilities on closure clamp
• No special tools or sealing compounds required
• Suitable for underground, aerial and direct buried applications

Venus Box Series
The Venus Box, a modern compact enclosure, was specifically designed to contain and protect above surface applications for outdoor distribution and subscriber access points. Various sizes are available, from 2LC to 24LC. The Venus box can also accommodate PC/ST, LHS & SC.
• Suitable for subscriber access points.
• Directly mountable on boundary walls, poles or palisade fences
• Small and esthetical design
• Protected installation to IP54

Slack Bin
The pole mounted fibre optic slack bins are designed for the secure storage of fibre optic cable slack.
• High UV resistance
• Corrosion and impact resistant
• Multiple entry points
• Large storage capacity
• Lightweight and easy to install
• Various bin sizes available

To get more information: Chris Boshoff – Product Manager, Telecoms Division. 021 700 4380 | chris.boshoff@tank.co.za