Manufacturer of optical specialty fibers, specialty cables, fiber bundles and fiber-optic assemblies for industry and medical technology
fiberware Generalunternehmen für Nachrichtentechnik GmbH
Mittweida (headquarters) · Bonn · Shanghai · Taipei · Belle Mead, NJ (USA)New on Amplifa
About fiberware
fiberware GmbH, based in Mittweida, Saxony, is a manufacturer of optical specialty fibers, specialty cables, fiber bundles, capillaries and fiber-optic sensors for standard and special applications. The company's own research and development team produces optical products from fiber manufacturing and fiber extrusion through to customer-specific assemblies. The product range includes IR, UV and SM glass fibers, multimode and singlemode fibers, microstructured fibers (PCF), gradient, AS GE, HCS and PCS fibers, hollow waveguides, optical specialty cables and capillaries. Cleanrooms are available for medical applications; certified medical assemblies including laser probes are manufactured via the partner Advanced Fiber Tools. Customer industries include medical technology, automation technology, the semiconductor industry, laser and optics applications, spectroscopy, sensor technology, astronomy, science and telecommunications. The company is certified to EN ISO 13485 and exports over 50 % of its products worldwide.
- Site
- Mittweida
- Processes
- Manufacture of specialty glass fibers (various diameters, core profiles, cladding structures), Fiber extrusion for specialty cables, Customer-specific assembly of glass fiber cables and fiber bundles, Manufacture of certified medical assemblies incl. medical laser probes (cleanroom), Manufacture of multimode, singlemode, microstructured (PCF), gradient, AS GE and HCS fibers and, Manufacture of capillaries, hollow waveguides (hollow waveguide silica), protective tubing,, Assembly of glass fiber cables and bundles, Customer-specific fiber manufacturing
- Materials
- Fused silica (quartz glass), Germanium-doped quartz core (AS GE), Fluorine-doped quartz cladding, Borosilicate (optical waveguide), Polyimide (coating), Acrylate (coating), Silicone (coating/cladding), Nylon (buffer)
- Certificates
- EN ISO 13485
- Founded
- 1990
- Industries
- Medical technology, Automation technology, Semiconductor industry, Laser and optics applications, Spectroscopy, Sensor technology
- 01
Fiber manufacturing (specialty fibers)
- 02
Fiber extrusion (specialty cables)
- 03
Customer-specific assembly of cables and bundles
- 04
Medical assembly manufacturing in cleanroom (Advanced Fiber Tools)
Materials and processes
Fused silica (quartz glass)
High-purity core and cladding of optical specialty fibers, optical waveguides and capillaries.
Germanium-doped quartz core
Core material for fibers with transmission between 400 nm and 1550 nm.
Fluorine-doped quartz cladding
Optical cladding of multimode and HCS fibers for guiding total internal reflection.
Borosilicate optical waveguides
Glass material for special optical waveguides.
Polyimide (coating)
Coating for temperature ranges from -190 °C to 385 °C.
Acrylate (coating)
Standard and high-temperature coating of glass fibers up to 200 °C.
Silicone (coating/cladding)
Optical cladding of PCS fibers and coating for -40 °C to 180 °C.
ETFE (buffer/jacket)
Outer jacket of cables and fibers for -200 °C to 150 °C.
Aramid fibers (strain relief)
Strain relief elements in simplex, duplex and bundled-fiber cables.
LSZH (halogen-free jacket)
Flame-retardant, halogen-free outer jacket material for specialty cables.
Aluminium and copper metal coating
Metal coating of fibers for -190 °C to 750 °C.
Hard polymer cladding (HCS)
Plastic cladding for mechanically robust quartz-core fibers.
Locations
Mittweida
DEHeadquarters, manufacturing and R&D
- Materials
- Fused silica, doped quartz cores, borosilicate, polymer coatings
- Cleanroom for medical applications
Bonn
DESales Office
Shanghai
CNSales Office Greater China
Taipei
TWSales Office Greater China
Belle Mead, NJ
USSales Office USA
Components and products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of specialty glass fibers (various diameters, core profiles, cladding structures)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Fused silica, Germanium-doped quartz core, Fluorine-doped quartz cladding, Borosilicate |
| Fiber extrusion for specialty cablesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Quartz, Polymer (HCS), Silicone, Acrylate, Polyimide, Nylon, ETFE |
| Customer-specific assembly of glass fiber cables and fiber bundlesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Quartz glass, Polymer, Aramid fibers, PVC, LSZH |
| Manufacture of certified medical assemblies incl. medical laser probes (cleanroom)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Quartz glass, Biocompatible materials |
| Manufacture of multimode, singlemode, microstructured (PCF), gradient, AS GE and HCS fibers andPlastics | – | – | – | – | Pure fused quartz, Germanium-doped quartz, Fluorine-doped quartz cladding, Hard polymer (HCS), Silicone cladding, Acrylate, Polyimide, Silicone resin, Nylon, ETFE, Aluminium (metal coating), Copper (metal coating) |
| Manufacture of capillaries, hollow waveguides (hollow waveguide silica), protective tubing,Plastics | – | – | – | – | Silica (quartz glass), Borosilicate |
Additional services
Quality
fiberware GmbH operates a process-oriented quality management system according to EN ISO 13485. All manufactured and delivered products are subject to strict quality assurance criteria.
| Evidence | Mittweida |
|---|---|
| EN ISO 13485 |
History
- 1990
Foundation of fiberware by Dr. G. Kuka in Berlin
- 1996
Relocation of headquarters to Mittweida
- 2003
Foundation of Advanced Fiber Tools, entry into medical technology
- 2022
Integration of the two companies into the newly founded Harnessing Light Holding