Automated Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
Industry
The fiber optics industry supplies high-performance communication and sensing products for telecommunications, data centers, aerospace, medical, industrial, and scientific applications. Manufacturing fiber optic cable requires precise handling of delicate optical fibers along with tight control of tension, coating, dimensional consistency, and material cleanliness.
Description
Custom automated production system designed to process, coat, inspect, and wind specialty fiber optic cable under tightly controlled manufacturing conditions.
Services
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Precision Machine Design
- Tension-Control Integration
- Controls and Software Development
- Machine Fabrication and Assembly
- System Testing and Debug
Highlights
- Precision fiber payoff and take-up systems
- Closed-loop tension and speed control
- Integrated coating or jacketing process
- Precision guiding and alignment of delicate optical fiber
- In-line diameter and surface inspection
- Recipe-based controls for multiple product configurations
- Automated monitoring of critical process parameters
- Coordinated operation of multiple processing stations