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18 August 2021
Jay Tourigny takes a look at cleaning techniques and which are suited for different applications
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MicroCare
Playing a big part
23 January 2020
Jay Tourigny discusses the challenges of cleaning high-density fibre connections in giant data centres and how they can be overcome
MicroCare expands Asia team
7 October 2019
MicroCare has announced the promotion and expansion of its MicroCare Asia team.
Standard practice
19 July 2019
The right combination of training and tools will help to future-proof fibre reliability, says Jay Tourigny
Vince Libercci to help MicroCare customers in the Eastern US
9 October 2018
NEW BRITAIN, CT – MicroCare Corporation has appointed Vince Libercci as the regional sales manager for the Eastern USA. Libercci comes to MicroCare with more than 30 years of experience in account management and territory sales. He will focus on the company’s electronics and fibre optic product lines.
Sticklers CleanWipes 640 cleans duplex connectors with one pass
30 August 2017
The Sticklers fibre-optic cleaning line has expanded with the addition of the CleanWipes 640 optical-grade cleaning wipes. Engineered to deliver ‘perfectly clean’ at the lowest possible cost, the CleanWipe fabric is ideal for both cleaning fibre-optic connector end-faces as well as bare fibre prior to cleaving and splicing. The multipurpose wipe also perfectly clean lenses, mirrors, diffraction gratings, prisms and test equipment.
MicroCare displays CleanClicker push-to-clean tool
25 March 2015
MicroCare, a manufacturer of cleaning, coating and lubrication products, will showcase the newest additions to its Sticklers family of fibre-optic cleaning tools at the OFC exposition in Los Angeles, California, from 24-26 March 2015.
Sticklers products are popular for fibre cleaning, the company says. At OFC, the company will showcase the new CleanClicker push-to-clean tools, which deliver a lower cost-per-cleaning in a convenient, ergonomic cleaning tool.
Sticklers
11 October 2013
MicroCare has announced an expansion of its Sticklers fibre optic cleaners with an innovative new cleaning product, the Sticklers Optical Grade Dust & Particle Remover.
The company says the new Sticklers Optical Grade Dust & Particle Remover has been specially developed to meet the needs of the fibre optic industry. Packaged in a GHS-compliant dispenser with safety phrases translated in 14 languages, it also is EU REACH-compliant. This makes it easy to incorporate the product into the mandatory hazard communication training programs required in most EU locations.
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