Provision of a Metal Coating Applicator

A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

Source
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Type
Contract (Products)
Duration
4 year
Value
£145K
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
29 Aug 2024
Delivery
28 Aug 2024 to 27 Aug 2028
Deadline
26 Jul 2024 11:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

The University wishes to procure a Metal Coating Applicator (MCA) for the inline coating of silica optical fibres during the fibre drawing process, capable of coating fibre lengths of up to five kilometres with different metals for a glass diameter of 125 microns. The MCA will be attached to the existing silica fibre drawing tower of a typical height of 8m (~6.3m from the fibre exit end of the furnace to the capstan) available in-house. The MCA must not demand interfacing with the existing fibre drawing tower and will operate as a standalone unit, providing an additional capability for coating optical fibres of different glass diameters and outer cladding shapes (such as circular, hexagonal, and octagonal) with a required metal. The project will consist of multiple stages: Stage 1 - Design Stage 2 - Manufacture Stage 3 - Delivery, On-Site Installation & Commissioning Stage 4 - Acceptance Criteria

Award Detail

1 Plasil Plasma Technologies (Log Pri Brezovici)
  • Value: £165,000

CPV Codes

  • 32562300 - Optical-fibre cables for data transmission
  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

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