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Fibre optic – machinery & equipment
Coding optical fibres
Medek & Schörner is known for the development and manufacture of high speed
optical fibre processing systems:
Optical fibre colour coding at speeds up to 3,000m per minute •
Ring marking of optical fibres •
Tight buffering at up to 1,300m per minute •
Fibre ribbon production with excellent ribbon planarity and for speeds up to •
1,000m per minute
CFU production of compact fibre units •
Medek & Schörner offers a wide range of machines for marking cables and coding
optical fibres, particularly for power, telecommunications and data cables.
Medek & Schörner GmbH – Austria Fax: +43 1982 72 96
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Medek and Schörner optic fibre coating systems ▲ ▲
Process reels for optical fibre tubing
Pentre Group offers a wide range of ABS (plastic flanged) process reels from 250mm to
1,000mm diameter and specified to both DIN 46395 and imperial standards for optical
fibre tubing. These in-process lightweight take-up reels also access the inner end of the
optic fibre for test purposes, as well as catering for extrusion process speeds of up to
1,000m per minute, and multi-trip transportation journeys between factories.
The barrels are manufactured from seam-welded aluminium alloy and painted to
customers’ own specification. These BAS process reels (type PF/OF) are also available
with a number of options, including non-standard traverse widths, barrel sizes, materials
and surface finishes.
Pentre Group - Hearl Heaton – UK Fax: +44 1924 440 803
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ABS flanged process reel, (left to right – 1000mm and 450mm) ▲ ▲