AFL’s Precision Strip includes a heating element that softens the fiber coating.
AFL
AFL recently introduced its Precision Strip fiber stripper. The company describes the tool as “a fast and simple solution for stripping fiber without damage. This handheld, battery-powered stripper features an integrated heating element that softens and strips optical fiber coating quickly and easily.
Precision Strip requires less than a pound of peak force, AFL says. It strips 900-micron optical fibers in 5 to 8 seconds.
“Designed for field work, this automated stripper performs coated fiber stripping tasks quickly and precisely, ensuring optimal performance and reliability for your fiber-optic projects,” the company says. The tool “works by removing 900-micron coatings and insulations such as Mylar, KAPTON, TEFLON, PVC and others. It strips away the 250-micron buffer, leaving the 125-micron bare glass fiber ready for clean, cleave and splice.”
