The aim of R&D innovAction is to identify innovative solutions to improve the competitive advantages of its customers in terms of compliance with technical and economic sustainability. In particular, it carries out research, development, industrialization and commercialization of innovative products and services at high technological content, mainly in the field of Materials, Process, Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Environment. The activities are carried out both on specific customer needs and on direct initiative of R&D innovAction...
Eco-sustainable poles for aerial telecommunication cable support.
- Context: The Fixed Telecommunication network, TLC, installs more than 10,000,000 poles in Italy only for aerial cable support, most of them are wood treated with highly polluting chemicals such as hexavalent Chromium and Arsenic. To improve this situation a new type of pole has been developed, with reduced environmental impact, lower cost, and which supports the Green Procurement.
- Objective: Industrialize the process of a new eco-sustainable pole based on thermoplastic material which will be environmentally friendly, end-of-life recyclable, and compliant with the product features requirements according to the technical specifications of the Telecommunication Company which is the end user of the poles.
- Activity:
- Field Trial by the Fixed Network infrastructure of the Italian company leader in TLC,
- Cooperate with a German company, provider of the process technology
- Identify material with the best cost/performance ratio,
- Identify an industrial partner, able to manufacture and supply the poles. - Results: Pole qualification and progressive installation on the territory inside the Fixed TLC Network
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