SPECIALTY
FIBER
Arnold offers a wide range of machines for the fiber optics industry
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair. Optical fibers are used most often as a means to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber and find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths (data rates) than electrical cables. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss; in addition, fibers are immune to electromagnetic interference, a problem from which metal wires suffer excessively. Fibers are also used for illumination and imaging, and are often wrapped in bundles so they may be used to carry light into, or images out of confined spaces, as in the case of a fiberscope.
Arnold offers a wide range of machinery and equipment for the fiber optic industry, from preperation machines to draw towers
MCVD
Arnold Customized MCVD Systems
The MCVD process is one of several processes for the production of gradient fibers. In this process, a glass tube is coated from the inside and the fiber core is only inserted at the end. A gas mixture that determines the refractive index is fed to the quartz glass. Layers with different refractive indices are created by repeatedly supplying and changing the gas mixture.
DRAW TOWER
Single or double sided execution
The latest development from the Arnold Group in the field of specialty fiber draw towers: the FDT 15.0.
As one of the most advanced draw towers for specialty fibers, it sets new standards in precision and performance. Equipped with the in-house developed Arnold Group furnace — now available in a wide range of power configurations — the FDT offers maximum flexibility for the most demanding applications.
See for yourself and take the opportunity to meet us in person at SPIE in Strasbourg.
PREPERATION
LATHE
Preperation lathes
Lathes
The precision machines for versatile and demanding use, for example for the production of glass electrodes, lamp bulbs made of quartz glass, glass-metal connections and for the general simplification or mechanization and automation of many work steps in glass and quartz glass processing.
CUTTING
72/350
Cutting Saw
Machine for cutting long, cylindrical tubes or rods made of glass, quartz glass, porcelain, ceramics and similar material with diameters 5mm to max. 130 mm and a length up to 2.500 mm. By one-time turning of the working piece also larger diameters of up to max. 200 mm can be cut.
The unit is designed for cutting discs of 400 mm diameter.
BURNER
SSQ 141/18/6.3
Machine burners, surface mix
with radially adjusted burner heads made of quartz glass. For hydrogen and oxygen, alternatively with 3,4,5 or 6 burner heads. With 5 burner heads and more with medial supply on both sides.
141/220.010
Counterfire unit for burner heads made of quartz glass, surface mix
Prepared for the operation with hydrogen and oxygen burner heads with 3 sheet dies.
141/41 WS WK
Radial burner
For the production of „Preform“, operation with hydrogen and oxygen, water-cooled.
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Burner housing is made of highly heat-resistant stainless steel.
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The complete burner housing is water-cooled.
141/0120-0140
Radial burner with multiple hole jets, surface mix
Perfect burner for fiberglass processing, which are characterized by the following advantages:
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High capacity at low Consumption
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Concentrated Flame
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Usage of high temperature Stainless-steel e.g. Inconel
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Safe due to surface mix Gas system
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Flexible System with different burner head sizes
