EGAL: All Five Splicing Functions in a Single Unit
UCL Swift manufactures All-In-One fusion splicers. Before them, the splicing process required the use of multiple pieces of equipment and tools. UCL’s splicers now provide all five splicing functions: stripping, cleaving, cleaning, splicing, and protecting – all in a single unit
By: Robert Zore, Business Development Manager, EGAL; E-mail: robert.zore@egal-eu.com
A fusion splicer is a machine that fuses the ends of fiber optic glass within fiber optic cables. A fusion splicer can also fuse fiber optic connectors onto fiber optic cables. It works by using heat to precisely weld the ends of fiber optic glass together. This is done in a controlled and precise manner, ensuring the fiber optic glass will retain its ability to carry data. The fiber optic glass ends that are fused together are only 125 microns in diameter, which is approximately the thickness of human hair. Fusion splicers have surpassed mechanical connections as the preferred way to connect and terminate fiber optic cables due to the speed with which connections can be done as well as the strength, reliability, and performance of those connections. Fusion splicing is the ideal method for connecting and terminating fiber optic cables .
All-In-One
The most popular All-In-One splicers provide all 5 splicing functions including stripping, cleaving, cleaning, splicing, and protecting – all in a single unit. UCL Swift manufactures All-In-One fusion splicers. Before the introduction of UCL Swift’s All-In-One Splicers, the splicing process required the use of multiple pieces of equipment and tools. The Splicer incorporates all the tools and steps necessary to fuse fiber optic glass ends together or to fuse a fiber optic connector onto a fiber optic glass strand. UCL Swift splicers offer a compact termination process that is easily transported and can be used in a wide range of indoor and outdoor environments.
All-In-One fusion splicers from UCL Swift can be used for fusing individual strands of fiber optic glass or for ribbon fiber, which incorporate 12-strands of fiber optic glass. Currently is the only manufacturer offering an All-In-One fusion splicer. The K33A is a single stand fusion splicer and utilizes an electrode that offers up to 18,000 splices and an onboard cleaver capable of up to 77,000 cleaves. The K33A utilizes 6 motors to manipulate the fiber optic glass stand and accurately align the cores before fusion splicing. With tens of thousands of fusion splicers and millions of splice-on connectors sold, UCL Swift customers come back time and time again due to the quality of the products and the support we offer.
Singlemode and multimode fiber optic cables and connectors
With UCL Swift’s you can fusion splice singlemode and multimode fiber optic cables and connectors. You simply need to set up the splicer properly. You can splice other manufacturers’ connectors. Specific connector holders will have to be used to ensure they are held properly in the fusion splicer UCL Swift fusion splicers provide an easy-to-follow programming menu that allows you to configure the splicer to work with whatever type of optical fiber you are working with. UCL Swift also offers singlemode and multimode connectors that can be easily fused onto singlemode and multimode fiber optic cables. Keep in mind that you cannot splice singlemode and multimode cables to each other.
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