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EPOXY: Tips

Improving Epoxy Work Surface

A favorite tip: Make a polyethylene work surface. PE can be cut using woodworking tools, and you can place it in any dedicated space to create an easy-to-clean work surface. PE is gleaming white in color, chemically resistant, and available in 1/8” or ¼”...
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Guides and Resources for Epoxy and Adhesive Options

VISIT: The ÅngströmBond Solutions Center for epoxy expertise through: technical papers content best practices weekly tips FAQs dedicated adhesives expert, Kelly Barker Choosing the correct adhesive for an application is critical and ÅngströmBond®...
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Freezing Epoxy – Extending the Epoxy’s Pot Life and Saving Money

There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC’s blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process. Here is an important one to...
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Considerations Regarding Freezing Epoxy – Remaining Material in the Syringe

There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC’s blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process. Here is an important one ...
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Glass Transition, Tg, Is the Temperature That Determines So Much in Cured Epoxies

The glass transition, Tg, is the temperature at which cured epoxies go from being rigid and glassy to being rubbery and more flexible.  Most of us think of cured epoxies as being pretty hard (Shore D) materials; and they are, due to the crosslinked nature of...
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MCVD Tip: Modify your system with a high-quality rotary seal

It takes a lot of work to generate gas streams that are uniform and reproducible, with no variation. But if your rotary seal leaks, this can introduce moisture and potential corrosion, and you may see a higher OH peak in measured fibers. Common rotary seal designs,...
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Crystallization in Epoxies Is Common

Crystallization in epoxies is common, and it’s likely that you’ll discover a crystallized container. When you do, please don’t be alarmed. Simply follow the heat treatment procedures FOC has published. This is a fast and easy remedy. In fact, one of my...
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Conduct DSC Testing to Validate Your Curing Schedule

Setting up a new bonding process and need to establish the curing schedule or your production process is set but experiencing fiber movement and needs to adjust curing temperature or time, here is a FOC TIP to validate your curing schedule: Conduct DSC testing –...
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Follow the Telcordia GR-326 Standard to Validate Your Curing Schedule

Setting up a new bonding process and need to establish the curing schedule or your production process is set but experiencing fiber movement and need to adjust curing temperature or time, here is a FOC TIP to validate your curing schedule: Follow the Telcordia...
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Considerations and Tips Regarding Freezing Epoxy

Here are tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy: After fabricating the connectors or cable assemblies, the remaining material in the syringe must be frozen right away. A certain amount of pot life will have been used, and freezing does not further impact...
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