How to Choose Fiber Optic Polishing Equipment
Updated: 2010-11-30 21:06:52
All current fiber connectors need to comply with a set of industry standards and specifications. This has been a big progress since the early 1990s. Connector termination used to be a manual and labor intensive process but that has been changed since more automatic connector polishing equipment and polishing machines introduced by various manufacturers.

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