Welcome to Technical Horsepower Consulting, LLC. (THC)

THC is an international high technology consulting company incorporated by Wayne Kachmar and built on his 40+ years of optical cable industry experience. Work includes consulting for wire companies adding fiber optics line in their manufacturing, cable companies developing and testing new cable designs and assembly houses determining cable specs or incoming cable quality tests programs.
Additional services include program guidance for certified test houses, optical cable spec requirements, independent outside expert review of cables or installations, optical patent attorney support, independent lab support of environmental chamber time, physical tests etc. and United States cable operation set up consulting (specifically for foreign companies) including but not limited to spec conversion, plant operation set-up, overall equipment and product line evaluation.

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Optical cable experience that makes a difference

Wayne Kachmar has been involved in projects to provide optical cable in diverse environments such as the underwater ROV that penetrated the Titanic and cable that is in service sensing sub-atomic particles in the Antarctic ice. He has developed fiber laser ring gyroscope components and distributed acoustic sensors for terrestrial and underwater applications. Wayne fuses his knowledge with conventional fiber cable design to significantly cost reduce both materials and processes.

Optical Cable Knowledge

CABLE SERVICES

CONNECTOR SERVICES

FACILITY AND TRAINING SERVICES

PATENTS and PUBLISHED WORK

Optical Cable, Technical Expert

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OPTICAL CABLE TECHNICAL PAPERS

Defining Type and Semi-tight Buffers as Opposed to Loose Tubes in Optical Cables

How Small Is Too Small…. The Fiber Optic Cable Industry Over the Decades

Preserving Critical Knowledge for Next-Gen Fiber and Cable Professionals

Realistic Integration of Next-generation Fiber Optic Technologies

Fiber Optic Cable Specifications: With So Many Specs, Which Ones Should You Qualify To?

Optical Cable Measurements: Why Don’t OTDR and Jacket Length Markings Agree?

Cablers: Advice to Efficiently Reconfigure Fiber Optic Process Lines for Add-on Products

Cablers: Are You Looking To Work With Specialty Cables or Furcation Tubes?

Advice for Raw Material Suppliers Planning to Sell to the Optical Cable Industry: 4 Points to Consider

Advice for Cable Manufacturers Looking to Enter the US Fiber Optic Market

Buying Used vs. New Equipment: Challenges in Optical Cable Manufacture and New Extrusion Line Business

So You Want to Start a Cable Company or Add a Cable Making Division?

Braiders, Optical Cables and the Common Ground of Restorations

ABOUT TECHNICAL HORSEPOWER CONSULTING

Technical Horsepower Consulting, LLC. (THC) is an international high technology consulting company incorporated by Wayne Kachmar and built on his 40+ years of optical cable industry experience. Wayne Kachmar has participated in many innovations and seen the maturing of the industry. As a principal investigator for many government sponsored projects, independent consultant and business owner, he has developed methods that push the state of the art in optical cable design and manufacture.

ABOUT WAYNE KACHMAR

With over 50 granted patents in fiber optic cables, connectors and tools and over 60 patents published or in process, Wayne’s path to TE Connectivity started when he founded and ran Northern Lights Cable, Inc. in 1988. He sold the company to Prestolite Wire in late 1997 continuing as division CEO until 2000. In 2000, Prestolite Wire was packaged with other holdings of the owner to become GenTek (a publicly held company), which also acquired Krone that year. Wayne’s position transitioned to Director of R&D, managing the RD&E center. In 2004, all Krone divisions were acquired by ADC who itself was acquired by TE in December 2010. In 2012, Wayne was named a TE Fellow in electro-optic engineering based on the length and depth of his technical knowledge and accomplishments. This is the highest technical title within the TE structure with less than 20 persons worldwide out of 8000 scientists and engineers within TE. In 2015, Wayne incorporated his consulting company Technical Horsepower Consulting, LLC. and joined Fiber Optic Center, Inc. as their Optical Cable Technical Expert.

What our customers say…

“We worked with THC for a vacuum tubing and cryogenic temperature issue that was impacting our process. We identified the issues and solutions with Wayne and saved the project.”

“I have not met another consultant with the level of knowledge on strip cladding, re-coat quartz fiber optic cables and high-temperature coating issues that Wayne has.”

“We worked with Wayne on a fiber coloring production line and were very impressed with his expertise and professionalism.”

“When developing testing, we partnered with THC for fiber optic cable designs being installed in harsh environments and consider his partnership with us invaluable”

“Wayne Kachmar has the highest level of integrity and professionalism I have observed in anyone in fiber optic communications delivering more than his commitments without overstating his capabilities.”

“Mr. Kachmar sees solutions to complex problems by identifying the essential information and has an accurate assessment of his own understanding and capabilities.”

“I acknowledge Technical Horsepower Consulting’s talent in this statement: ‘Wayne returns $1000 from a 5¢ investment.'">/p>

“Wayne Kachmar has an outstanding level of knowledge, skills, integrity, and a highly professional attitude”

“Technical Horsepower Consulting was our expert on process issues with polyimide, metal, and other combinations that were problematic for us but resolved with THC”