The S178 is new state-of-art core alignment product in the Fitel S17x series. It is equipped with newly developed optical alignment system that cuts the entire splicing time by 20%. It also incorporates an improved heating mechanism, which shortens the protection sleeve shrinking time by more than 30%. The new battery system can provide splicing cycle (splicing/heating) up to 200 without additional attached battery unit. The rubber protection corners and metal body frame make this unit very rugged, robust and strong. Finally the size of this new unit is much smaller compared to its previous models and weight is also significantly reduced.

The S178 ushers in a whole new range of applications for core alignment splicing – it delivers better precision, accuracy, and automated functionality with speed, portability, convenience and robustness. It becomes your versatile best choice for FTTx, LAN, backbone, long-haul installation, data-center or  OEM applications. It can be used in conventional telecommunication industry, as well as enterprise and other industries, such as oil & gas.

The strong body and new canopy design of S178 makes it available to be used in any kind of environment without compromising the performance. The innovative mirror free alignment system makes maintenance work much easier. And newly incorporated USB 2.0 communication interface makes the machine communicate with PC and transfer data and video image much faster and more reliable.     

•Rugged and compact hand held design to endure any kind of environmental conditions

•Fast splice (7 sec) at super low loss and Fast Heating (25 sec)*1

•200 cycles (Splicing & Heating) with 2 batteries

•Available for All METRO/LAN/FTTx fibers including ultra bend-insensitive fibers (e.g. EZ-Bend™)

•Applicable for Splice-on-connector(SOC)  – Both Seiko Giken Connectors and Diamond Connectors available

•Easy maintenance – Easy electrode replacement /mirror free alignment system

•Easy Software upgrade via the internet

•Easily exchanged fiber holder systems (Tight Holder/Fiber Holder/SOC Holder)

•PC interface software to allow user manage splicing recipes and splicing results

•Auto-start shrink sleeve oven feature

•Improved GUI to further enhance ease-of-use

•Large memory for storing data(2,000 splice data) and image(100 images)

•RoHS and Telcordia (GR-765-Core) compliant

      *1 By using Semi-auto mode for splicing and pre- heating mode for heating

S178A passed criteria as below*2;

・Drop resistance - 76 cm Drops from 5 different angles

・Water resistance - IPX2 rating drip proof (Exposed to 3mm/min drip for 10 mins with 15° tilt)

・Dust Resistance – IP5X rating dust proof (Exposed to dust particles with a diameter of 0.1 to 25µm for 8 hours)

* Above tests were performed at Furukawa Electric Lab, and they do not guarantee that the machine will not be damaged under these conditions.

S178 Brochure.pdf