The Optic Fiber venture
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
PROCESS BOUNDARIES………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
PROCESS CONFIGURATION……………………………………………………………………………. 2
PROCESS METRICS…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
TARGETS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE…………………………………………………… 4
INTRODUCTION.
The Optic Fiber venture was propelled in 2001 by the OFS optics organization to encourage rapid web information transmission. This task includes the advancement of fiber link items, just as the assembling procedure required to make the item. OFS Optics Cable’s procedure improvement plan portrays how creation forms are investigated to consistently screen and improve creation endeavors. The procedure improvement plan contains the vital strides to distinguish, measure, and actualize the vital procedure enhancements for the Fiber optics Cable item.
PROCESS BOUNDARY.
Fiber optic follows a similar process of stranding and jacketing like other types of cables. The standing processes, the fiber optic core is protected with clean quartz glass, which is suitable for short-range transmission of many lightwave signals. The jacketing process involves creating a solid core and a cylinder of coating material, which is then heated and dragged over a thin single-mode fiber for remote communication.
PROCESS CONFIGURATION.
The process configuration of optic fiber is very similar to other cable manufacturers, and because of this fact, acceptable control parameters, values, and limits are known. However, in fiber optic cables production, the company will implement parameters and values based on the demands of their industry.
PROCESS METRICS.
The fiber optic manufacturer has implemented the optimal metrics for the stranding and jacketing process. These metrics are also at par with the modern parameters, which are also used by other cable manufacturers. The most optimal metric values used in the cable industry are as follows.
The upper and lower control limit is +- 2 % and 5 minutes, respectively, of the average value.
Metric | Average | |||||
Fiber optic core | 8% | |||||
Stranding time/km | 35 minutes | |||||
Time is taken for the stranding process | ||||||
45 minutes | ||||||
Jacketing:
Metric | Acceptable Mean | |||||
Value | ||||||
Coating core material | 10% | |||||
Jacketing time/km | 35 minutes | |||||
Time is taken for the stranding process | ||||||
25 minutes | ||||||
Targets for Improved Performance.
The OSF fiber optics venture group set objectives to improve the presentation of each covering estimation and covering process. These measurements depend on existing fiber optics innovation over the globe. In any case, this task offers the chance to improve these procedures, which can set aside extensive time and cash. The worldwide guidelines are depicted on the table underneath.
The upper and lower control limit is +- 2 % and 5 minutes, respectively, of the average value.
Stranding:
Metric | value | Average value | |||||||
Fiber optic core | Current | 9% | |||||||
Target | 7% | ||||||||
Stranding time/km | Current | 34 minutes | |||||||
Target | 30minutes | ||||||||
Entire stranding process | Current | 46minutes | |||||||
Target | 44minutes | ||||||||
Jacketing:
Metric | Values | average value | |||||||
Current | 8% | ||||||||
Coating core material | Target | 6% | |||||||
Current | 35 minutes | ||||||||
Jacketing time/km | Target | 30 minutes | |||||||
Entire stranding process | Current | 27 minutes | |||||||
Target | 24 minutes | ||||||||