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| February 4, 2000
Alcoa Fujikura Acquires Noyes Fiber Systems
Brentwood, Tenn. and Belmont, N.H.--February 4, 2000--
Alcoa Fujikura Ltd., (AFL) and Noyes Fiber Systems announced today that
AFL has acquired privately held Noyes Fiber Systems, headquartered in
Belmont, New Hampshire. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
AFL is the leading supplier of fusion splicers in North America and
Noyes is a leading test and measurement supplier in the fiber optics
market.
"The merging of AFL and Noyes enhances the value of AFL's strategy of
being a complete system supplier to fiber optic users. AFL now has the
ability to provide fusion splicers and test and measurement equipment to
its customers as a single package," says Steve Althoff, general manager
of AFL. "We look forward to working with this outstanding organization."
John Noyes, president of Noyes Fiber Systems, says, "Noyes' test and
measurement product line complements AFL's fusion splicer product line,
and vice versa. Together, we will be able to supply our customers with a
total system solution."
AFL, one of 24 Alcoa business units, is a leading global provider of
fiber optic products and services to the telecommunications, data
communications, CATV, and electric utility industries. AFL is capable of
providing full systems solutions from the long haul to the desktop. AFL
is headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., with several manufacturing
locations throughout the U.S. and Mexico. All AFL manufacturing
facilities are ISO 9001 certified.
Noyes Fiber Systems is a leading manufacturer of fiber optic test
equipment for measuring, maintaining, and documenting the performance of
fiber optic networks. Noyes' product line consists of optical power
meters, light sources, loss/return test sets, fiber certification kits,
mini-OTDR's, fiber inspection scopes, fiber optic talk sets, variable
optical attenuators, visible fault and fiber optic identifiers.
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