FTI is the largest leaded glass (soft glass) fiber drawing company in North America. Our volume provides customers with distinct process and cost advantages. All fiber is made from the highest purity glass available. The same fiber used in our products is available to assemble your own product or just experiment with an idea.
Standard Features:
- Bundles up to 4000ft in length (1.2KM). NA of .25, .44, .55, or .66 in active diameters you specify
- Glass combinations to withstand steam sterilization
- Bundles are Individually poly bagged for safe transport.
Fiberoptics Technology also supplies fused doped silica fiber with an NA of .22 for applications that require lower attenuation and response to U.V. and IR light (below 400 nanometers, or above 1.3 micron). Our PMMA (Plastic) fiber (NA .5) is a great lower-cost alternative to glass for low heat applications. Melt resistant to 70°C
We also manufacture a glass fiber with special coating created for use in dynamic applications. Designed to withstand fatigue from installation in a repetitive motion environment up to 6M cycles.
Fiber Types and Lengths
| Fiber Type | NA | Length | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borosilicate Glass | .25NA | 30' & 60' | 25, 37, and 50micron Dia |
| Borosilicate Glass | .44NA | 30' & 60' | 25, 37, and 50micron Dia |
| Borosilicate Glass | .55NA | 30' & 60' | 25, 37, and 50micron Dia |
| Borosilicate Glass | .66NA | 30' & 60' | 25, 37, and 50micron Dia |
| PMMA (Plastic) | .50NA | Spools** | .010 (.250mm) .020 (.500mm), .030 (.750mm), .040 (1.00mm), .060 (1.50mm), .080 (2.00mm), and .120 (3.00mm) Dia. |
| Fused Doped Silica | .22 NA | Spools** | 105 & 250micron Dia (Core)* |
* This fiber has a core/clad and buffer construction to improve bending properties.
** Spool length varies with fiber type and diameter.
While we consider raw fiber to be standard product, many customizing options are available (packaging, bundle size and length). When raw fiber is sold, the product is typically manufactured per the customer’s specification.
All fiber is made from the highest purity material available. The same fiber used in our products is available to assemble your own product or just experiment with an idea.
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Fiber Drawing
FTI is a vertically integrated company drawing glass (borosilicate, leaded and unleaded) fiber in North America.
Like everyone else with this capability, we can maximize production efficiency, converting production output into product as the fiber comes off the collection drum.
However, our capacity and capability sets us apart from other domestic suppliers. FTI is the largest borosilicate fiber producing company in North America. Our volume provides customers with distinct process and cost advantages. For example, not all machines need to be dedicated to typical fiber production. We can set up specialized drawing processes such as line forming and randomization to maximize the value add proposition thereby optimizing production time and consistency. The reduced cost is passed on to the customer in the form of lower unit pricing.
Our 21st century drawing equipment, designed and manufactured in house, also has the ability to draw continuous bundles up to 1.2KM, accurately sized bundles to .000040″ diameter accuracy, and multiple fiber sizes from the same set up.
And, if our main facility suffers a setback, our second location in Naples, Florida can pick up the slack to keep production moving, using identical equipment.
Drawing fiber helps minimize production cost.
Fewer operations and less handling result in a better component, built in a shorter period of time.
Get more information about the various sizes and fiber types we offer.