The ULYSSE piercing machine is the ideal tool for creating micro-trenches for installation of optical fibre networks on motorways and on express ways, in bituminous concrete.

The ULYSSE process is based on creating a micro-trench by piercing, using a metal disc, the upper layer of the lower sides of the motorway. It provides:

• A piercing depth up to 30 mm,
• A piercing width up to 10 mm,
• The simultaneous mechanical installation of a fibre optic cable and a protective seal,
• Infill using a bituminous hot-flowed filler,
• A progress speed up to 12,000 ml/day.

Among the advantages of this tool, the absence of rubble and the cleanliness of the micro-trench, vehicle traffic maintained during the work, good preservation of the road body and also a considerable reduction in the costs of construction.