Ameritek Announces Completion of Concept Design Work for Production of Optical Fiber Preforms at Virginia Manufacturing Facil...
February 22 2018 - 7:00AM
InvestorsHub NewsWire
LAS VEGAS, NV
-- February 20, 2018 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Ameritek Ventures
(OTC: ATVK) (“the
Company”), today
announced the completion of preliminary concept design work that will enable the
application of its optical fiber technology expertise in a
manufacturing facility for optical fiber preforms, to be
constructed in Virginia.
Ameritek plans to advance to the specific
design of each of the individual components of the preform
production process. Machine and facility design is scheduled to
begin during the month of March. Equipment fabrication and assembly
is scheduled to begin during the third quarter of
2018.
“We are making great strides optimizing
our technology and believe that Ameritek Ventures remains uniquely
positioned to provide the global optical fiber market with a
much-needed supply source for optical fiber preforms,” stated
Clinton Stokes III, Ameritek’s Chief Executive Officer. “The
industry has seen unprecedented growth driven by the expansion of
cell phone networks, long-distance telephone networks, high speed
internet and fttx implementation around the globe. We look forward
to continuing our progress towards building a fully-enabled optical
fiber preform manufacturing facility throughout 2018 and
beyond.”
Ken Mayeaux, Ameritek’s VP of Operations,
added, “The initial production capacity of optical fiber preforms
is planned to be 5 million km/year, with expansion to 20 million
km/year anticipated over the next three years. Our confidence in
Ameritek’s growth potential is supported by robust market demand
for optical fiber, whose market continues to experience double
digit growth rates. We believe that Ameritek Ventures is poised to
emerge as an integral part of this high growth, global
market.”
Earlier this month, Ameritek announced
plans to complete the construction of machines that will enable the
production of specialty optical fiber preforms (PCVD) at its
Roanoke manufacturing facility. Assembly is expected to be
completed in the third quarter of 2018.
About Ameritek
Ventures
Ameritek Ventures is a manufacturer of proprietary machinery that
is used to produce optical fiber preforms. These preforms are then
used to produce commercial grade optical fiber. Once produced, this
optical fiber is fabricated into fiber optic cable which serves as
the backbone of the multi-billion dollar telecommunication
industry.
The market demand for preforms and
optical fiber has experienced rapid growth in the wireless, cable
television, internet and high-speed data transmission industries.
The Company's equipment, processes and managed system deployments
will provide the market with the highest quality preforms used to
manufacture fiber optic cable and will support significant growth
worldwide.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Included in this release are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although the company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will
prove to have been correct. The company's actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements.
Investor
Contact:
Steve Silver / Phil
Carlson
KCSA Strategic
Communications
212-896-1220 /
212-896-1233
ssilver@kcsa.com / pcarlson@kcsa.com
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