RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Sumitomo Electric Lightwave announced the availability of what it calls the industry’s first fixed V-groove fusion splicer with a dual heating system. The built-in dual heating system of the company's Type-46 TomCat plus fusion splicer improves splicing efficiency and productivity by 70%.
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The company says the splicer’s electronic design accommodates a built-in dual heating system and simultaneous operation, streamlining the splicing process and reducing the bottle neck of “heater wait time” by 88%. With a typical heater cycle time of only 40 seconds and splice cycle of only 14 seconds, TomCat plus speeds deployment and reduces labor time and costs, claims Sumitomo.
By incorporating passive diameter alignment splicing technology, the company says the TomCat plus yields the repeatable and consistent low loss results required for the increased reliability and performance for today’s data center, enterprise network, outside plant, structured cabling, and FTTx applications. Designed for portability, user-friendliness, precision, and speed, the splicer also features automatic heater and splice start functions, a 5.6 inch adjustable monitor, internal memory for up to 2,0000 splicing points, and adjustable battery-saving settings.
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“As the first company to have innovated and introduced simultaneous dual-heater operation technology to the industry, we are pleased to launch yet another dual-heater splicer that further improves efficiency and lowers deployment costs for our customers," comments Joshua Seawell, Sumitomo’s product manager for its Lightwave Network Products division.
The RoHS compliant Type-46 TomCat plus joins Sumitomo’s Type-25e TomCat handhelds and Type-39 FastCat splicer that can be used with the company's Lynx2 CustomFit Splice-On connector for on-site customized field terminations.
For more information, visit www.sumitomoelectric.com.
