Harting has introduced an assembly tool which is designed to speed up the assembly of polymer optic fibres and also produces connections with low attenuation levels.
The tool can be used in the industrial automation environment where preassembled system cables are not normally used. As a result, this environment calls for processing methods that allow assembly of an optical data cord with reproducible attenuation levels.
The latest assembly tool allows both cutting and stripping. Both single optical fibre conductors are simultaneously stripped and cut with a circular knife in the duplex procedure. The front face of the optical fibre is cut so that there is no need for subsequent polishing, claims the company. To make sure that each cut is precise, the circular knife is pre-clocked with each processing step. A mechanical counter is permanently integrated in the gripper to register the number of steps carried out.
One cutting unit can be used for 1200 cuts and more. At the end of tool's service life, the cutting tool blocks further use. The company's connectors and network components are suitable for mechanical engineering and plant manufacturing, automation systems, energy generation and distribution, and in electronic and telecomms market. Industrial connectors are also suitable for construction machinery, rail vehicles and shipbuilding. The company offers Ethernet network components and cable systems for both indoor and outdoor networking applications involving power and data.
