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OFS has launched the LC Crimp and Cleave
connectivity solution for industrial networks.
The LC Crimp and Cleave connector utilizes
the optical and mechanical properties
of HCS® (hard clad silica) and GiHCS®
(graded index) optical fibers by adopting a
mechanical connection to the cable, rather
than traditional epoxy/polish methods.
Industrial network applications demand high
bandwidth and reliable cabling. OFS GiHCS
optical fiber, in a low smoke zero halogen
cable construction with Crimp and Cleave
connectors, offers technicians a simple
connector installation that can withstand
temperatures between –20ºC and +80ºC
and in conditions of abrasion, vibration and
subject to industrial chemicals.
“What was, historically, a ten-minute process
for installing fiber optic terminations is now
made simpler and easier with OFS’s new
Crimp and Cleave technology,” said Mike
Hines, marketing manager for industrial
and energy markets at OFS. “Designed with
the field installer in mind, technicians with
minimal fiber optic experience can rapidly
install new, or repair damaged, fiber optic
cables.”
Forward looking connections
Optical Cable Corporation has introduced
the first commercially available connector
designed to meet the coming Category
8 copper connectivity and cabling
industry standard developed by the
Telecommunications Industry Association.
OCC’s Cat8 field terminableplug is designed
to provide the highest level of performance
for direct attach, high speed applications
when used in combination with a category
8 copper cable, providing data transmission
speeds of up to 40Gb/s. It meets the latest
draft of ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1 balanced
twisted-pair telecommunications cabling
and components standard, addendum
1: specifications for 100 ohms Category 8
cabling, expected to be released late next
year. The Category 8 standard defines the
performance requirements of copper cables
and connectivity for the next generation of
BASE-T ethernet being developed by the
IEEE.
“Our introduction of the industry’s first
Category 8 plug is another example of
OCC’s industry leadership and the strength
of our team – in both copper and fiber optic
cabling and connectivity products,” said
Neil Wilkin, OCC’s chairman, president and
CEO.
“OCC's Category test fixtures provide
manufacturers and other members of
the telecommunications industry a better
methodology and better process control for
guaranteeing Category level performance
& OFS Crimp and Cleave connector. Photograph courtesy of OFS