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Medical device coatings boost manufacturing performanceWhen disposable medical equipment manufacturers design precision mechanical devices, friction between moving parts can be difficult to manage. Engineers typically use medical device coatings including oils, greases or dry powders to smooth the delicate movements of parts. The coatings reduce the friction and sticking of parts that slide, shear, twist,…
Recent medical device design incorporates single-use devices that make procedures less complicated. This often involves device design that is minimally invasive, meaning a device that is smaller and more complex with many tiny moving parts. The higher the part count, the more likely stacked tolerances will be an issue for medical device design engineers and…
Are you in the military or working in a field that requires the use of fiber optic technology? If so, then you know how critical it is to maintain the highest level of performance and reliability for your equipment. One often overlooked aspect of this maintenance is the proper cleaning of military fiber optic connectors.…
The fiber optics industry relies heavily on precise and efficient cleaning techniques to ensure optimal performance of fiber optic equipment. Among the various fiber cleaning tools available, swabs and cleaning sticks have become increasingly popular for their effectiveness and ease of use. These small yet powerful tools are specially designed to remove dust, dirt, and…
This one page technical note lists the many differences between ordinary rubbing alcohol which is often used to clean fiber optic end-faces and a proper, engineered, fast-drying cleaning fluid.
Since the 1970s, fiber optic providers have been working to find suitable ways to quickly, conveniently and consistently clean the delicate fiber optic connectors. They found very early on that even the slightest contamination on the end-faces significantly degraded the performance of their networks. Fiber engineers in the 1970s and 1980s recommended using reagent grade…