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Automated Optic Fiber Stripper

Highlighted Skills

  • Solidworks (design, assemble, BOM)

  • Risk mitigation during design

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  • Calculate NPV & financial justification in investing in automated machine

In Precision Machine Design & Instrumentation, my group of 4 was tasked to design an automated machine that processes optic fibers.

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Customer Requirements:

  1. Cut 30 cm segments from manufacturer's spoolie

  2. Strip 1-3cm jackets on both ends (mechanically)

  3. Clean fiber ends with alcohol

  4. Place 10 processed fibers into 1 tray

  5. Place processes tray into a rack of 10

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The automated cycle time was limited to 10 minutes per tray.

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An optic fiber has two main components: the core and the jacket.

The fiber has a diameter of 120 um and a core of 80 um.

An optic fiber highlighting the jacket over the core.

Our CAD design features 4 main stations to address the customer requirements:

  1. cutting

  2. stripping

  3. cleaning

  4. drop off

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After the fiber is cleaned, it is then placed onto a tray. The process repeats for 10 times (one 30cm strip each time). Once 10 strips are completed, the tray is then placed onto a rack of 10.

Full design, enclosed in plexiglass.

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