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After extensive research and development, Sticklers™ will unveil a new fiber cleaning tool at three major fiber industry events this Fall, ECOC 2022 in Switzerland, the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in the United States and Data Centre World in Singapore.

For modern fiber optic networks to handle the huge amount of data and high speeds everybody demands, it's critical that a fiber end faces are perfectly clean before installation or during any maintenance. It's important for technicians to know exactly how to correctly handle and clean fiber end faces and what methods to use (or not use). Here are a few basics to get you started.

As supply chains continue to tighten and environmental regulations ratchet up, it’s getting harder for manufacturers to source effective, reliable cleaning fluids for parts cleaning inside their vapor degreasers. So much in fact, that some fabricators are forced to find alternatives to their tried-and-true solvents they’ve used for years.

Dirty PCBAs are vulnerable to damaging parasitic leakage, electrochemical migration, delamination, shorting and dendrite growth. So, it’s important to know the type of contamination on your PCBAs and how to remove it.

Attaching tubes to medical device fittings during manufacturing can be difficult and slow. This is where swelling agents like Swellex™ play a key role.

When it comes to pre-saturated wipes, the smallest things can make a big difference. Some may not be obvious at first glance, but they do play a part in cleaning outcomes. There are three things to consider when choosing the best pre-saturated wipe for the job. They are material, fluid formulation and packaging.