Other Videos on: Tool-less MTP MPO MTX Polishing Fixture SpecVision Video Inspection Scope: Operation Video Video: Waveguide Polishing Inspiring the Next Generation: Hands-On Photonics Education with KrellTech Scepter Operation Video Multi-fiber coning Trig Bare Fiber Polisher: Operation Video Advanced MicroFeed - PIC Material Removal Orbit Fiber Cone, Chisel and Waveguide Polisher Scepter Programming Video PM Fiber Alignment in NOVA Polisher DART™ Bare Fiber Adapter System In-line Inspection of MT MTP MTO MTx in Polisher Polishing Fiber with a Glass Ferrule Loading Waveguides in Extended Length Workholder Coning Fiber Tips with ORBIT and the NOVA Polishing System Bare Fiber Polishing using SpecPro Radian Bare Fiber Polisher: Operation Video Proton FTTX Polisher: Operation Video Proton Video Manual Universal Connector Fixtures: Component Loading Video NOVA Video Inspection Polishing angled, singlemode MT, MPO, MTP connectors Polishing bare ribbon fiber Video: Bare Fiber Polishing with NOVA SpecPro Connector Polisher: Operations Video SpecPro Connector Polisher: Bare Fiber Video Coning Polyimide Coated Fibers Removing & Applying Wear Liner on Polisher Base Removing Applying Wear Liner on Platen Programmed and Automated Bare Fiber Polishing Changing Polishing Step Order within a NOVA Program Advanced MicroFeed Polish Programming FLex Overview Video Ball Lens Polishing with NOVA POF Cone Polishing at Extreme Angles Glass Disk Removal from Polisher NOVA Optical Polishing System Programmable Chisel Fiber Tip Polishing Chisel Fiber Tip Polishing - Manual Control PIC & Waveguides: Processing Considerations Loading Ball Lens with Small Diameter Cleaning polishing film Applying water to glass disk Applying film to soft pads Inside KrellTech: NJMEP Tour and Exclusive Interview with Our President Polishing Bundles of Optical Fibers Controlling and Measuring Waveguide Material Removal Hands-On Photonics Learning: A Day at KrellTech Highlights Processing Considerations for Polishing PICs & Waveguides | Al Cheswick, KrellTech | Photonics West Photonic Processing Equipment That Scales | Al Cheswick – KrellTech Supporting PICs from R&D to Production – Interview with Al Cheswick Slotted Ball Lens Adapter Loading KrellTech's NOVA™ System Spotlight | Photonics West NOVA™ System Design Considerations Shared at Photonics West Wiping endface after polish Gator™ | Versatile Cleaning Tool for Optical Fibers, Connectors, and Photonic Components KrellTech Wins Innovator of the Year | New Jersey Manufacturing Awards Proton™ Field and FTTX Polisher Polishing Large Diameter Bare Fibers with SpecPro™ CleanTouch™ Stick | Quick and Gentle Fiber Cleaning CleanTouch™ – Quick and Gentle Fiber Cleaning Fiber Array Unit (FAU) Quick Overview: Loading, Polishing, and Inspection Loose Fiber Bundle Loading, Polishing, and Inspection Overview Inspecting Multiple Photonic Components with Profile Inspection and Independent Suspension Fiber Optic Connector Repair: Polishing with In-Line Inspection Fiber Array Unit (FAU) Polishing Workflow on NOVA: Loading, Programming, Processing, and Inspection Random Orbital Motion Platen for More Consistent Polishing
NOVA’s random orbital motion platen helps support a more uniform polishing process by distributing contact across the polishing film rather than concentrating wear in one repeated path. This motion helps promote more even film wear, reduce localized wear patterns, and extend the usable life of polishing consumables. By minimizing repetitive motion patterns, random orbital motion can also help reduce polishing artifacts such as grooves, flat spots, or repeated scratch patterns. For photonic components where surface quality, geometry, and process control are critical, random orbital motion gives operators a more consistent polishing surface and helps support repeatable results from part to part. KrellTech’s NOVA™ polishing systems are designed for controlled photonic component processing, including fiber arrays, waveguides, PICs, bare fibers, fiber optic connectors, and other precision optical components.