wiredinUSA September 2011

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Sonobond at the Assembly & Automation Expo

Quantum fusion splicer

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a manufacturer of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, is introducing the Quantum type-Q101-CA dual- heater core alignment Fusion Splicer™, the first splicer to be launched in its new Quantum Splicer product line. Having incorporated results from qualitative end-user research and needs analyzes, Sumitomo Electric’s Quantum Splicer has been designed to address the needs of technicians for easier and faster splicer functionality, significantly expanded memory storage, improved ruggedness, and optimum splicing efficiencies in speed and performance. Quantum fusion splicer has a fully functional touch-screen interface, said to make splicer function navigation more intuitive, faster, and easier than traditional keypad interfaces. Being small (4.72W x 6.06D x 4.96H inches) and light (4.4lbs) the splicer can be easily carried and used in the small, confined spaces that characterize data center, FTTx and outside plant work environments. Despite the small footprint and light weight, the Quantum splicer offers 640 x 320 fiber view and long electrode life.

Melissa Alleman, vice-president of Sonobond Ultrasonics, has revealed that the company will be exhibiting two examples of its latest technology at the 2011 Assembly & Automation Expo in Chicago, the SeamMaster™ high profile textile bonder. In making the announcement, Alleman said, “Visitors to the Expo are encouraged to visit us at Booth #1147. We’ll have both our Dual Head SpliceRite™ ultrasonic wire splicer and our SeamMaster™ high profile ultrasonic textile bonder on display. These machines demonstrate how Sonobond is applying its more than 50 years of ultrasonics know-how to assembly applications. The Dual Head SpliceRite™ represents a major breakthrough in fast, dependable wire splicing. The SeamMaster™ High Profile ultrasonic bonder, on the other hand, demonstrates the important role that ultrasonic technology plays in a variety of textile applications, including the assembly of filters, medical disposables, and body armor.” 20 th to 22 nd September – the Dual Head SpliceRite ultrasonic wire splicer and

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