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Corning Cable Systems Fusion Splicing Timeline


Date Products Milestone
1979 M65 Mechanical Fusion Splicer. Performed mechanical multimode splices only. Manual Z-alignment. No X, Y alignment.
1981 M66 First Corning Cable Systems Fusion Splicer. Performed multimode fusion splices only. X, Y & Z manual micro positioners.
1983 M67  First Corning Cable Systems Single-mode Fusion Splicer. Manual X, Y positioning using a Piezo-electric micropositioner and automatic z-alignment using a Piezo-electric micropositioner.
1984 M67-LID The first LID-SYSTEM® Unit used in the field, was an accessory to the M67. 
1986 M68 First Corning Cable Systems fusion splicer with fully-integrated LID-SYSTEM Unit. Full-featured. Fully automatic.
1990 M90 Uses the fully automatic LID-SYSTEM technology for core alignment. In production today with several enhancements beyond 1990 design.
  CamSplice™ Corning Cable Systems' first mechanical splice for single-mode or multimode splices.
1991 Optitest Used the LID-SYSTEM technology principle to function as a stand-alone test set.
1993 M91 Low cost fusion splicer. Mechanical X, Y & Z alignment. Used a viewing microscope to show a single fiber axis. Had built-in LID-SYSTEM Unit for core alignment.
  M92 Low cost fusion splicer. Used Fixed V-groove alignment and had manual Z-alignment.
  M12 First Corning Cable Systems Mass Fusion Splicer. Handled 1-12 fibers. Had X,Y,& Z alignment using Piezo-electric micropositioners.
1994 X73 Low cost manual fusion splicer. Had viewscope.
  X75 Fully automatic Micro splicer. Uses passive video alignment.
  X76 Fully automatic Micro fusion splicer. Used three-axis video alignment. 
1995 X74 Less automated version of the X75.
  X75-4 An X75-style machine that spliced 4-fiber ribbons.
1996 FuseLite® The world's first fusion splicer that splices on connectors.
  Compact Fusion Set(CFSTM) Corning Cable Systems acquired this product from Northern Telecom. It is a manual fusion splicer that uses fixed v-grooves for alignment. Does not give splice loss estimate.
1997 X77 A LID-SYSTEM fusion splicer that is micro in size but full-featured in options.
  miniMASS® An X77-shaped mass fusion splicer for 1-12 fibers.
1998 CFSTM II  Fully automatic micro fusion splicer. Uses passive video alignment. Provides splice loss estimate.
2004 iLID Worlds first PC based fusion splicer. Revolutionary features include On-board help videos, remote service available over the Internet, graphical user interface, built in GPS system, Windows XP operating system, and integrated PC.
2006 M90i An ideal LID-SYSTEM machine for networks where low-loss performance and high-end accuracy are imperative.
2007 OptiSplice® One Handheld Fusion Splicer   A durable, reliable and affordable handheld splicer for single-fiber applications.
  OptiSplice Ribbon Handheld Fusion Splicer A sturdy and reliable high-performance splicer for ribbon fiber applications.
  X77i Fusion Splicer Perfect combination of precise operation and ease of use which offers the active core alignment accuracy of the LID-SYSTEM™.
2008 OptiSplice M90e   The ideal machine for networks where low-loss performance and high-end accuracy are imperative.
  OptiSplice CDS   Ideal for long-haul, CATV, telco, and LAN applications.
Note: Splicers that are Underlined and Bold are our current models.