Reception, Product Demonstrations, and Technical Discussion Schedule Released.
New Bedford, MA, USA – February 7, 2025 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces Technical Discussion Schedule and Product Demonstrations at OFC Tuesday, April 1 – Thursday, April 3, 2025, San Diego CA.
The co-sponsored Viavi / Fiber Optic Center Cocktail Reception will be open from 3:00pm – 5:00pm on Wednesday, April 2nd at Booth 2628.
Lapping film samples are available at booth 2628 including Diamond, Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Flock Pile, Final Films and more. Consultation provided on polishing process best practices and tips for the lapping film options. Consultation provided on polishing process best practices and tips for the lapping film options.
Epoxy and adhesives offered by Fiber Optic Center include premium materials sourced from top brands that are essential for long-term reliability of optical connections. Explore our selection of room temperature cure, extended use/heat cure, quick cure field termination adhesives, UV cure adhesives, and specialty adhesives below. Additionally, we offer an extensive range of epoxy dispensing supplies, including syringes, tips & end caps, pistons, barrels, and plungers.
Kelly Barker, Fiber Optic Center Epoxy Consultant, will be at booth 2628 for both epoxy and optical plastics material property comparisons, application consultation and recommendations. Epoxy samples, based on these consultations, will be immediately available to be shipped.
Depending on application needs, different types of epoxies are offered including but not limited to:
- OP-81-LS: a UV & heat cure adhesive for active alignment, new applications, lens bonding and precision
- OP-29-3ML: a UV light cure adhesive, one component, medium viscosity for gap-filling, no solvents added, clear liquid, adhesion to glass and metals
- OP-29-GEL-3ML: UV light cure adhesive, one component, gel viscosity for minimum movement after dispensed, no solvents added, optically clear gel
- TB302-50ML: fast room temperature cure epoxy for rapid assembly, used for potting and encapsulation of electrical and electronic components and fiber optic splits
Fiber optic termination epoxies:
- AB9112-2.5G: a low stress room temperature cure epoxy, US Navy and Mil-Spec approved
- AB9123-2.5G: a high temperature heat cure epoxy, high TG, withstands high humidity, excellent temp cycling, passes GR-326 and Telcordia
- AB9110LV-2.5G: a crystal clear, low viscosity epoxy, low stress for PM and Plastic fiber and cryogenic applications
- AB9320-2.5G: a low stress heat cure epoxy designed for terminating multimode and single mode fibers, passes NASA low outgassing
Also at Booth 2628 will be Fluid Dispensing Machines, Centrifuges and Domaille’s CO-6700 Programmable Epoxy Curing Oven with MT Tray and information on the latest UV curing spot lamps. If you’re unable to attend the show, Epoxy samples can be requested here on our website.
Equipment
In addition to the full cable assembly line being demonstrated at booth 2628, the following equipment is being showcased:
- Domaille 5400 Automated Polisher Suite - Full Package includes all the individual components seamlessly integrated to provide an automated fiber optic polishing solution. Each component contributes an additional layer of automation to the APM-HDC-5400 Polishing Machine. The 5400 includes automated features available for individual selection, allowing for a customizable configuration.
- Domaille APM-HDC-2500 Fiber Optic Polishing Machine provides for basic fiber optic polishing needs with high quality output. Its touchscreen interface ensures ease of use, offering many essential options for polishing all connector types, storing up to nine polishing processes and five polishing steps.10-200 RPM platen speed with feedback control and a force calibration option included.
- Domaille CO-6700 Programmable Cure Oven is a universal epoxy cure oven for single and multi-fiber connectors. The modular carry tray allows for loading up to 24 MT connectors or 48 single fiber connectors per batch. CO-6700 has three modes of curing operations, including Temperature, Timed and Step & Ramp and is compatible with DE Data Link™.
- Viavi MAP Multiple Application Platform Test System, for labs and manufacturing, enables scalability and efficiency for manufacturing optical network elements, modules, and components. Includes the industry’s largest selection of hot-swappable modules for optical communications test and measurement in lab and manufacturing environments.
- AFL One Click, Ferrule Cleaner (SC/ST/FC) is an easy-to-use option for cleaning connectors on jumpers and in adapters by simply inserting the One-Click Cleaner into an adapter and pushing until an audible “click” is heard. The One-Click Cleaner uses the mechanical push action to advance an optical grade cleaning tape while the cleaning tip is rotated to ensure the fiber end-face is effectively, but gently cleaned. For field technicians, it is small enough to fit in a shirt pocket.
- AFL FS300 FlexScan SM & MM OTDR to test MM and SM, point-to-point and PON and detect closely spaced events without sacrificing range. The LinkMap icons identify event type & pass/fail status with an integrated source, power meter and visual fault locator.
- Virgo LCS-530-01M Laser Cleaving System for Single and Multi-Fiber Connectors is built upon the Comet™ laser cleaver, offering the lowest overall cost per termination, reduction in process variation and available adaptors in Universal – 1.25µ – 0° or 8°, Universal – 2.5µ – 0° or 8°, and MTP / 12 – 0° or 8°.
- Phenix Fibersect Mechanical Connector Cleaver is available for Single and Multi-Fiber Connectors. The fibersect.single is designed for cutting Simplex and Duplex epoxied connector ferrules. The multi.2 is designed for cutting 4 to 72 fiber MT ferrules and large diameter fibers used with SMA connectors. This cleaver offers a small footprint, one button operation, battery power, and portability.
- Jetting Fiber Blowing equipment lines including the Jetlogger Documentation System. Electrically operated tool used for blowing fiber optic cable at FTTX installations with real-time performance monitoring.
Our Technical Experts will be at booth 2628 to discuss a variety of topics including:
Kelly Barker - Epoxy and Optical Plastics
- Minimizing Allergic Reactions When Handling Epoxies
- Best Practices to Validate Epoxy Curing Schedule
Neal Weiss - Specialty Fiber
- Optical Fiber Coatings Overview
- Rare Earth Doped Fibers
Fiber Optic Center Technical Team
- Testing Tips
- Standard Polishing Procedures
- Installation and Cleanliness: It Counts
- Fiber Optic Splicing Explained
- FOC Furcation Tubing Center for furcation and breakout tubing products
- Including but not limited to buffered optical fibers, including loose tube stranded, tight buffered, micro-distribution, loose tube unitube, central tube and ribbon, for direct termination with industry-standard connectors.
- New TMT Ferrule for MMC Connector Assembly
- Assembly of the MMC Connector is very similar to the assembly of MPO connectors. However, since the TMT ferrule has different dimensions, much of the standard production equipment will require TMT-specific fixturing and tooling in order to assemble. Fiber Optic Center Technical Team is available to discuss the recommended materials and equipment designed specifically for TMT assemblies.
Dave Sylvia - Director of Sales
- Full Cable Assembly Product Line Needs
- Connector Processes and specific tolling and equipment including but not limited to SMA Connector Assembly, MMC Connector Assembly (TMT), MPO, MT, MTP Connector Assembly, SN-MT Connector Assembly
- Jetting Fiber Blowing Products: VO , VO HD , V2, V3 machines, the TriggAIR Handheld and the Documentation System for Fiber Blowing Machines.
Attendees can schedule here to meet with any one of our Technical Team; or email Kathleen Skelton at kskelton@focenter.com.
- Ben Waite
- Dan Rocheleau
- Mario Goduco
- Ron Schutjens
- Kelly Barker
- Kevin Mooney
- Erwin Gelderblom
- Marcel Buijs
- Chris Rollinson
- Donna Brodie
- Dave Sylvia
- Paul Sousa
- Neal Weiss
Product and Process Demonstrations are held daily during OFC
Technical Process and Product Demonstrations:
- Cable Prep
- Epoxy Steps and Considerations
- Crimp
- Cleave
- Lapping Film Options
- Polish
- Fiber Optic Testing (Field and Floor)
About Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC)
The 2024 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. For more than 45 years, OFC has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections, and move businesses forward. OFC includes dynamic business programming, an exhibition of global companies and high impact peer-reviewed research that, combined, showcase the trends that are shaping the entire optical networking and communications industry. OFC is co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc), the IEEE Photonics Society and Optica (formerly OSA).
