An optical thermal stripper is a specialized, heat-based tool used to safely soften and remove tough protective coatings (like 900 µm PVC buffers or 250 µm acrylate/silicone coatings) from optical fibers without scratching or damaging the underlying glass cladding.
By using precise thermomechanical heating instead of brute mechanical force, it reduces the peak pulling force required, dramatically minimizing glass micro-fractures and increasing splice yield. It is a critical tool for technicians preparing fibers for high-precision mass fusion splicing, FTTH distribution, and data center terminations.
Key Benefits & Functions:
- Mass Multi-Fiber Stripping: While standard mechanical strippers can generally only handle one single-core fiber at a time, high-capacity thermal strippers can simultaneously process single-core, bundle, or 2 to 48-core ribbon fibers smoothly.
- Glass Protection: Mechanical peeling can score or nick the fragile 125 µm glass cladding. Thermal tools cleanly separate the polymer buffer from the glass safely.
- Handling Difficult Coatings: They are excellent for stripping baked-on or highly resilient coatings like fluoroacrylate that are nearly impossible to clear with hand-held mechanical pliers





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