Polishing Film
Statistical Process Control: Focus on preventive action NOT, corrective action
* share this Tech Note … 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…
Read MoreSpecialty fiber / HOT Market(‘s)4U?
Generally, Specialty fibers are fibers that do NOT comply with single-mode and multimode communication fiber standards. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standards are widely adopted for single-mode. The US-based Telecommunications Industry Association’s Fiber Optics Tech Consortium (TIA FOTC) standards are widely adopted for multimode. MultiMode fiber specifications are standardized by the International Organization for Standardization’s…
Read MoreLapping Film with consistency at unbeatable pricing?
A precision polyester base coated with minerals such as diamonds, aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, silicon carbide, and/or cerium oxide originally used to process and polish optical fiber connectors to ensure efficient light and signal transmission. *Lapping Film up to (50%+/-) discount w/strong repeat volume *Special EOY Promotion A lapping film must have the highest…
Read MoreWhy Are CleanStixx Swabs So Much Better than Other Fiber Cleaning Tools?
There are many products that can be used to clean fiber end faces, and they’re made by many different companies to many different standards. So, let us be blunt, just because they can be used doesn’t mean they should be used. In our experience, the very cheapest swabs are made from “reticulated foam.” Google it.…
Read MoreFiber Undercut / Protrusion / Tips!
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 can cause spurious modulations and noise…
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