3SAE Technologies, Inc.

3SAE Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures equipment for splicing and preparing optical fibre, from its headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. Its tools are used in making optical components, fibre lasers and specialty fibre products, and it also distributes FITEL splicers and sells worldwide through partners.

What 3SAE Technologies, Inc. offers

• Fusion splicers: standard and large-diameter fibre splicers, including the PentaPod fusion splicer.
• Fibre preparation: cleavers, strippers, and ultrasonic and plasma cleaners.
• Glass processing: adiabatic tapering, fused fibre bundles and pump combiners, using its Ring of Fire plasma technology.
• Positioning stages: the PentaPod multi-axis stage for photonic alignment.
• FITEL distribution: authorised OEM distributor of FITEL specialty fusion splicers.
• Cable assemblies and repair: custom fibre cable assemblies, refurbished equipment and Ericsson splicer repair.

Customers and markets

Its products serve photonics firms, aerospace and defence, military research labs, universities, municipalities and large fibre network operators. It also lists medical, manufacturing, oil and gas, and telecoms among its markets.

Key facts

• Based in: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
• Manufacturing: products designed and made in the USA
• Patents: holds several patents on fibre preparation and stripping