The “Front-End” Processes of a Fiber Optic Cable Production Line: From Fiber Coloring to Loose Tube Forming – How to Choose the Right Equipment?
Most people in the cable industry are familiar with SZ stranding and cabling lines and sheathing extrusion lines – after all, they are the “star players” in cable stranding and sheathing. However, many overlook the “front-end” processes of cable production: fiber coloring and secondary coating.
Without coloring, all fibers are transparent and indistinguishable during production. Without secondary coating, fibers lack the protection of loose tubes and would break easily during stranding.
These two processes are the “starting point” of a cable production line. If the starting point is done right, the subsequent stranding and sheathing processes will run smoothly.
