Technical Details of Optical fiber plant
Fiber draw tower- Make : Nokia-Maillefer, Finland ( presently Nextrom Technologies )
Height v 14.7 mtrs.
Dual Tower Frame v populated one side
Consistent Production Speed under operation v 700 m/min.
Graphite Resistance Furnace with complete controls capable of handling 51 mm dia. Performs having length of 2 m including handle rod. v Make : Centorr ( Inert gas required v Argon ) complete with Argon gas purifier and Oxygen monitor
Furnace Gas Control cabinet
Dual Plane high precision non-contact laser diameter monitor v Beta Lasermike make.
3 mtrs of Brass Fiber Cooling Tubes with cooling water jackets ( Gas used v Helium ) and a small chiller. Can be upgraded with a Helium recovery / recycling system
High speed dual wet-on-wet coating applicator system with complete controls and 2 Nos. of storage tanks with associated pipe lines for acrylate resins ( Primary & Secondary ) complete with online die cleaning system
Laser Coating Concentricity Monitor
High Power Ultrviolet Lamps v 3 Nos. of 600W/inch power ( F600V Model v Fusion make ) complete with cooling air blower system and also associated Power Supply controls.
High Speed Fiber Flaw Detector v Beta Lasermike make
Single Plane Coated diameter monitor v non contact Laser based v Make : Beta Lasermike
High Speed Fiber pulling Capstan with Tension measurement system
High speed take-up with dancer control having excellent traverse operations for fiber complete with all controls.
Touch Screen centralized control computer for the process with on-line process monitoring features.
Allen-Bradley PLC v 5/20 series
Class 100 Clean Air System of Felcon make complete with Air Handling Unit with HEPA Filters
Easily upgradable to a dual operating fiber draw towers.
Associated utilities like Ultrasonic Cleaners, Microscope (Mitutoyo make) for Coating Die Alignment, etc.
