| Date |
Products |
Milestone |
| 1979 |
M65 |
Mechanical Fusion Splicer. Performed mechanical multimode splices only. Manual Z-alignment. No X, Y alignment. |
| 1981 |
M66 |
First Corning Cable Systems Fusion Splicer. Performed multimode fusion splices only. X, Y & Z manual micro positioners. |
| 1983 |
M67 |
First Corning Cable Systems Single-mode Fusion Splicer. Manual X, Y positioning using a Piezo-electric micropositioner and automatic z-alignment using a Piezo-electric micropositioner. |
| 1984 |
M67-LID |
The first LID-SYSTEM® Unit used in the field, was an accessory to the M67. |
| 1986 |
M68 |
First Corning Cable Systems fusion splicer with fully-integrated LID-SYSTEM Unit. Full-featured. Fully automatic. |
| 1990 |
M90 |
Uses the fully automatic LID-SYSTEM technology for core alignment. In production today with several enhancements beyond 1990 design. |
| |
CamSplice™ |
Corning Cable Systems' first mechanical splice for single-mode or multimode splices. |
| 1991 |
Optitest |
Used the LID-SYSTEM technology principle to function as a stand-alone test set. |
| 1993 |
M91 |
Low cost fusion splicer. Mechanical X, Y & Z alignment. Used a viewing microscope to show a single fiber axis. Had built-in LID-SYSTEM Unit for core alignment. |
| |
M92 |
Low cost fusion splicer. Used Fixed V-groove alignment and had manual Z-alignment. |
| |
M12 |
First Corning Cable Systems Mass Fusion Splicer. Handled 1-12 fibers. Had X,Y,& Z alignment using Piezo-electric micropositioners. |
| 1994 |
X73 |
Low cost manual fusion splicer. Had viewscope. |
| |
X75 |
Fully automatic Micro splicer. Uses passive video alignment. |
| |
X76 |
Fully automatic Micro fusion splicer. Used three-axis video alignment. |
| 1995 |
X74 |
Less automated version of the X75. |
| |
X75-4 |
An X75-style machine that spliced 4-fiber ribbons. |
| 1996 |
FuseLite® |
The world's first fusion splicer that splices on connectors. |
| |
Compact Fusion Set (CFS ) |
Corning Cable Systems acquired this product from Northern Telecom. It is a manual fusion splicer that uses fixed v-grooves for alignment. Does not give splice loss estimate. |
| 1997 |
X77 |
A LID-SYSTEM fusion splicer that is micro in size but full-featured in options. |
| |
miniMASS® |
An X77-shaped mass fusion splicer for 1-12 fibers. |
| 1998 |
CFSII |
Fully automatic micro fusion splicer. Uses passive video alignment. Provides splice loss estimate. |
| 2004 |
iLID |
Worlds first PC based fusion splicer. Revolutionary features include On-board help videos, remote service available over the Internet, graphical user interface, built in GPS system, Windows XP operating system, and integrated PC. |
| 2006 |
M90i |
An ideal LID-SYSTEM machine for networks where low-loss performance and high-end accuracy are imperative. |
| 2007 |
OptiSplice™ One Handheld Fusion Splicer |
A durable, reliable and affordable handheld splicer for single-fiber applications. |
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OptiSplice Ribbon Handheld Fusion Splicer |
A sturdy and reliable high-performance splicer for ribbon fiber applications. |
| |
X77i Fusion Splicer |
Perfect combination of precise operation and ease of use which offers the active core alignment accuracy of the LID-SYSTEM™. |
| Note: Splicers that are Underlined and Bold are our current models. |
