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Draka provides product and solutions for you to use in the real world of fiber optic cabling.
At Draka we have been making indoor and outdoor communications cabling for your real world networks for over 90 years in 25 countries worldwide. Draka can help you meet the tough operational, financial & environmental challenges with confidence.

Did you know we are a worldwide leader in optical fiber? Our history of providing wire & cable solutions in North America runs deep in names like Alcatel, Chromatic Technologies, ITT, Ericsson & Phelps Dodge. We work with the world's most innovative network operators; including carriers, utilities, system integrators, government agencies & enterprises.



Save on network construction
  • Place 300% more cables
  • Install MaxCell 2x faster
  • Use 30% less manpower

As the pioneer in textile innerduct technology, MaxCell has the industry experience and know how to develop unique solutions for specific application issues. Whether overbuild of an existing network or the deployment of cable in a new FTTH system, MaxCell can help you select the right product and right design to maximize the efficiency of your assets.

Independent surveys and actual field experience prove that MaxCell is a revolutionary product that reduces material and labor costs by 50% & more in most applications. Installers and network engineers can cut conduit installation time in half, and increase cable installation speed.

If you want to increase your productivity and boost your bottom line, Maxcell is the solution.



The World's Leading Manufacturer of Cable Pulling Lubes, Cleaners, and MRO & Construction Chemicals.

In 1973, Nelson Jonnes, a Minnesota research chemist with more than a dozen patents under his belt, threw together some slippery ingredients in his basement and began selling it as a SCUBA diving-suit lubricant. It was well received, but the potential income from that alone could not support his family of six.

With a quick change of marketing focus in 1974, the fledgling company began selling the same technology to the telcom and power utility markets in the form of a unique, water-based cable pulling lubricant. It revolutionized the industry, which until then had used mud, wax, and grease. Polywater® Cable Pulling Lubricants have been the leaders ever since.

Over the years, the Polywater® line expanded greatly. Today, in addition to its twenty different formulations of pulling lubes for every type of wire and cable imaginable, the product line includes a broad range of cleaners and other specialty chemicals. These include cable cleaners, contact cleaners, general electrical cleaners, hot stick and boom truck cleaners, fiberglass wax and buffing kits, penetrating oils, cold galvanizing spray, alcohol wipes, cable removal aids, cable blowing lubricant, cable pulling software, training videos, MRO aerosols, pipe joint lubricant, pump packing installation lubricants, conduit coupling adhesives, conduit de-icers, lubricant pumps, cable handling gloves, duct sealants, sanding cloths, dry towelettes, winter-grade lubricants for cold weather applications, pressurized cable leak sealants, transformer leak sealants, hand and tool cleaners, rubber goods cleaner, and a host of other unique chemicals and accessories.

American Polywater's horizon has expanded fast too. Today, in addition to the telephony and power utility markets, its products are sold into the general electrical trades, CATV, MRO industrial, and data communications markets in over fifty countries worldwide.