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Fiber Undercut / Protrusion / Tips!
* share this Tech Note … The Importance of Controlling Undercut & Protrusion is paramount to a successful control process for polishing fiber. All of our support TEAM has been working with polishing, film, cleaning, and/or interferometry since the ’90s. We work closely with customers to develop, resolve, and maintain process control issues. Internal connector reflections…
Read MoreFiber Optic Polishing: Focus on preventive action NOT, corrective action
These steps require process control during daily production to improve first-pass yield, efficiency, and costs. Knowing and trusting your process with each step provides ROI. Process Control and JIT-type delivery make it happen. Focus on preventive action, not corrective action. As you develop your fiber optic polishing process, I encourage you to implement a statistical…
Read MoreIs your apex offset too high? Are price points high too?
Apex Offset = Measuring the apex offset (offset of the polish from the fiber) requires defining the “high point” or vertex of the polish. Did you polish long enough on the 6um diamond? Use Diamond for coarse grinding and refining. Prevent unacceptable fiber height as it removes material and fiber simultaneously. Aggressive for ferrule geometry.…
Read MoreAre YOU having difficulty achieving a polishing finish? Film Cost Rising too?
We offer a polishing film that is cost-effective and works. *We provide FREE evaluation sample Film when available for Polishing Process evaluation and confirmation. Lapping is the removal of material to produce a smooth, flat, unpolished surface. Lapping processes produce dimensionally accurate specimens to high tolerances generally less than 2.5 µm uniformity. The lapping plate…
Read MorePolishing Process: Focus on preventive action NOT, corrective action
These steps require process control during daily production to improve first-pass yield, efficiency, and costs. Knowing and trusting your process with each step provides ROI. Process Control and JIT-type delivery make it happen. Focus on preventive action, not corrective action. As you develop your fiber optic polishing process, I encourage you to implement a statistical…
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