There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC's blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process.
Here is an important one to highlight:
Here's an idea to extend the epoxy's pot life and save money: Let's say your process typically requires 2 grams of material.Purchase a 4-gram bi-pack, which offers a lower price per gram.Instruct your operator to place 2 grams of epoxy into the syringe.Then fill another syringe with the remaining epoxy from the 4-gram package and immediately freeze it.The frozen epoxy will have its full pot life.
READ THE FULL BLOG ARTICLE HERE:Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process
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- Category Resource
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