The standard polyvinyl chloride (PVC) jacket over a flat steel ribbon monocoil is the standard cable jacket provided by PHILTEC. This jacket is good for general purposes. It features moderate crush resistance and moderate tensile strength. The recommended temperature range is between 10 and 105 °C. Additionally PHILTEC provides alternatives to this model, specifically designed … Continue reading
Rafal Pawluczyk of Kitchener was glued to his computer Thursday afternoon watching closely as NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on the planet Mars. Pawluczyk founded and is CEO of FiberTech Optica, which made the cables used on the SuperCam device on the rover that will analyze rocks. “SuperCam is essentially a chemical camera. So it will look at … Continue reading
When the Mars rover Perseverance lands on the Jezero Crater during February 2021 to search for evidence of past life, FiberTech Optica’s (FTO) fiber optic cables will play a crucial role in the robot’s mission. An instrument called SuperCam will use a laser to help study the composition of rocks. Cables designed by FTO will … Continue reading
Protection from exposure to high magnetic field requires non-magnetic materials. By jacketing the fiberoptic cable in non-metallic materials, and by constructing the sensor tip from non-metallic or non-magnetic materials, PHILTEC sensors can be configured to perform measurements in very high magnetic fields. Successful applications to 12 Tesla have been made. PHILTEC recently delivered this sensor: … Continue reading
PHILTEC presents a short video that highlights their standard and customized sensors. PHILTEC engineers typically insert/install these devices into equipment or machinery that may present extreme conditions to the probes. Most applications require some customization of the probes and fiber optic cables. PHILTEC engineers optimize custom sensor designs to achieve best performance in their application. … Continue reading
PHILTEC has recently added a new vibration-proof, in-line, wrench-tight connector (Option B2) to their suite of cable connector options. This connector works well for probes and fiber cables exposed to high vibration levels. To request more information or a quotation for this or other PHILTEC products, contact IL Photonics… Continue reading