Specialty splicers and accessories
PCS-100
Polyimide coating stripper
Quick and safe automated stripping.
Designed exclusively for polyimide optical fibres.
Safer and faster than conventional polyimide stripping methods with consistent results.
Polyimide based optical fibres are now widely used in the oil & gas and medical industries because polyimide coating has superior heat and chemical resistance when compared to conventional UV curable coating material, but the coating requires additional care to remove.
Due to the thin coating and strong coating adhesion to the fibre cladding, dangerous chemical stripping using hot sulfuric acid or burning the coating off are common methods of stripping polyimide fibre. The PCS-100 is the first tool that uses a mechanical stripping method to providing safe, consistent and quick stripping markets.
Please note that the PCS-100 has been designed for stripping polyimide coating optical fibres and should not be used for any other applications, which could result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury.
Key Features
Quick stripping
A razor blade is applied to the fibre with specific tension and the coating is automatically and precisely planed along the fibre. This process requires less time than the conventional methods of acid or heat.
Safe, high-quality stripping
Because hot acid is not used, the operation is much safer. Degradation of the fibre quality is kept at a minimum as the glass surface is not damaged by oxidization of the coating during burning or arcing. When processed, the coating edge takes on a bevelled shape, which can be very helpful depending on the following process for the fibre.
Adjustable parameters
Many parameters, such as the razor blade position and stroke, and fibre rotation angle are all adjustable for various fibre sizes and coating materials.
Advanced window stripping capability
Standard polyacrylate coated fibres, polyimide coated fibres, carbon coated fibres and gold coated fibre can be stripped up to 25mm of strip length.
Technical specification
PCS-100
Polyimide coating stripper
APPLICABLE OPTICAL FIBRE
Conventional silica optical fibre
FIBRE COUNT
Single-fibre
CLADDING DIAMETER
φ60 to 1200μm
FIBRE HOLDER
FH-100-xxx and FH-110-xxx
COATING DIAMETER
φ60 to 1500μm
STRIPPING LENGTH
1mm to 3mm (window stripping: 1mm to 33mm)
STRIPPING TIME
Coating removing action X 4: 20 sec.
Coating removing action X 8: 35 sec.
Coating removing action X 12: 50 sec.
BLADE LIFE
350 fibres (coating removing action X4)
DIMENSIONS
230mm [W] x 214mm [D] x 151mm [H]
WEIGHT
5kg
POWER SUPPLY
AC adapter: ADC-15, input: AC100 to 240V (50 to 60Hz)
OPERATING CONDITIONS
0°C to 40°C and 0 to 95% RH (non-dew)
STORAGE CONDITIONS
-40°C to 80°C and 0 to 95% RH (non-dew)
PROOF TESTER
Equipped with proof tester
