What is Fiber Drawing Tower? The Structure Of Fiber Drawing Tower

What is Fiber Drawing Tower? Fiber optic drawing tower is an important equipment in the field of electronics and communication technology. Fiber drawing tower is generally between 7 meters and 8.1 meters, ensuring that there is enough space for feeding, heating, pulling and coating during the drawing process. Fiber optic drawing tower is mainly used to control optical fiber. Fiber optic drawing tower is suitable for optical fiber equipment of different materials and specifications, and has been widely used in recent years.

What does a fiber drawing tower consist of?

The composition of fiber drawing tower with different technical indicators is not quite the same. But usually fiber drawing tower contain the following modules or components

Feeding system

The feeding speed is usually between 0-30mm/min or 0-25mm/min, and the preform rod is fed into the heating furnace to ensure the continuity and stability of the drawing process. The feeding system has an automatic centering function. Which helps to reduce deviations and errors in the feeding process.

Heating furnace

Heat the preform rod to a molten state for drawing operations. High-precision temperature control helps to ensure the uniformity and quality of the optical fiber. The heating temperature is generally 800-2350℃, and the control accuracy is better than ±0.5℃.

Traction system

Pull the molten optical fiber out of the heating furnace at a constant speed to form a slender optical fiber. The traction speed can be adjusted, generally between 0-10m/min or 0-200m/min. The adjustable traction speed helps to control the diameter and length of the optical fiber.

Coating system

During or after the optical fiber drawing process, one or more layers of protective material are coated on it to enhance the strength and durability of the optical fiber. Including wet-dry coating system, pressure single-layer coating system, gravity coating system, etc. Different coating systems are suitable for different optical fiber materials and application scenarios.

Wire diameter measurement system

Real-time monitoring of the diameter of the optical fiber to ensure that it meets the requirements. The measurement data will be fed back to the control system for precise adjustment.

Control system

Adjust parameters such as feeding speed, heating temperature, and pulling speed according to the feedback data to ensure the stability and accuracy of the drawing process.

Wire collection system: Collect the drawn optical fiber to form finished products such as optical fiber discs or optical fiber ribbons. The wire collection system has an important impact on the quality of the finished optical fiber.

Application and function of fiber drawing tower

The fiber drawing tower has a high degree of automation and can continuously and stably control the fiber. It can control the fiber with uniform diameter and smooth surface. The optical fiber drawing tower is widely used in the fiber preparation process in the fields of fiber communication, fiber sensing, fiber laser, etc. Its main functions include controlling the fiber, coating protection, precise control, etc. It has the advantages of high precision, high efficiency, and flexibility.

Summary

The role of fiber drawing tower in the field of electronics and communication technology is beyond reproach, and with the continuous development of fiber communication technology, the application prospects of fiber drawing tower will be broader.