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FIBRE TERMINATION UPDATE IMCA, Sept 27 2018 samb@applied-fiber.com Conventional splicing Relatively easy task with trained deck hands and minimal equipment Cost effective and quick method Number of improvements in recent years

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FIBRE TERMINATION UPDATE

IMCA, Sept 27 2018

samb@applied-fiber.com

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Conventional splicing

Relatively easy task with trained deck hands and

minimal equipment

Cost effective and quick method
Number of improvements in recent years

– New splicing methods – Shorter splice tails – Constant diameter splices – Certified in-line splices for continuous bending applications

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Why Socketed Terminations

Driven by High Impact Applications including micro

medical devices, satellite, aerospace, military, sporting and the worlds largest man made machines.

– Extreme levels of efficiency and fatigue performance – Compact designs – Direct connection - Reduction in interface connections – Automation – quick connect / disconnect – Consistency / repeatability / traceability

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Brief History

Privately Owned; Est 2003 – Tallahassee, Florida
Focus on fibre terminations – all fibre types
3,000 m2 Manufacturing Facility
1,000T x 183m test bed
Recognised leader in the field of fibre terminations
Over 1 million terminated fibre assemblies delivered

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The Basic Technology

Resin Infusion Processing*

– Equipment

Critical Parameters Measured, Controlled,

Documented

Software Driven w/Pre-Set Tolerance

Limits & Alarms

– Advantages

Automated Process
Quality Control & Repeatability
Serialized & Traceable

* Int. Patents Pending, Issued, and Insured

Traditional Potting

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* Int. Patents Pending, Issued, and Insured

How to terminate large ropes while guaranteeing consistency and repeatability ?

200mm braided rope courtesy Cortland Companies

The Large Rope Challenge

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* Int. Patents Pending, Issued, and Insured

Use splicing principles; separate and work at the

strand level

Recollect and couple to a termination device
Strands are Individually Measured and Balanced
Exceeding the ropes breaking strength

The Solution- Stranded Termination

5000 10000 15000 20000 1 16 31 46 61 76 91 106 121 136 151 166 181 196 211

Proof Load

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* Int. Patents Pending, Issued, and Insured

First Production Offshore Termination

Awarded Type Approval under DNVGL-ST-378
150T SWL fitted to Lankodeep x 88mm rope
Delivered to MacGregor for installation on the

new FibreTrac1500 crane

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What's Next

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* Int. Patents Pending, Issued, and Insured

Remote Termination

First unit nearing completion, due to be delivered October.
Designed for local rigging shops or factory installation.

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* Int. Patents Pending, Issued, and Insured

Hook data capture capabilities.
3 x 3 axis accelerometers – pitch and roll + high res shock load

monitoring

3 axis MEMS Gyro – monitoring rotation, speed and direction
Load, Depth and temperature
16 channels of external analogue data recording
16 channels of digital control e.g. load release, lights, cameras etc.
Automatic data logging to internal non-volatile 512MB memory
Powered by Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery, greater than 3

month between charges

Access via 2.4GHz radio telemetry module

Pressure housing

Smart Terminations - IoT

Prototype under test

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Thank You

samb@applied-fiber.com +44 7738 321 780