2019 News
5/22/2019
AFL is introducing fanout kits that route 250 μm fibers into 900 μm buffer tubes ready for termination.
5/21/2019
AFL is launching the OptiNID Duo, an ultra-compact, yet flexible fiber optic demarcation enclosure.
5/2/2019
AFL is exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas.
5/2/2019
Eleven AFL locations took part in the program and awarded grants to local charities.
4/29/2019
AFL enhanced its current MicroCore product line by adding Ruggedized MicroCore and Ruggedized MicroCore with SpiderWeb Ribbon® Technology to its offering.
4/29/2019
AFL was a recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Corporate Responsibility award presented by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA).
4/24/2019
Light Brigade, AFL’s training and education division, launched a remote classroom format of its popular Fiber Optics 1-2-3 (FO 123) course.
4/15/2019
AFL was among hundreds of companies that received safety performance recognition from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards luncheon in Columbia on March 28.
4/10/2019
Associates presented a £460 grant to Prospect Hospice for its annual Volunteers Choose program.
4/9/2019
The new patents were for technology and product developments in Optical Connectivity and Apparatus (OCA) and Fusion Splicing technologies.
4/8/2019
AFL has awarded $11,200 in grants to two nonprofit organizations through its Volunteers Choose program.
4/8/2019
AFL was the recipient of the 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield LiveLifeBlue Award for the upstate of South Carolina.
4/1/2019
AFL awarded 11 local, South Carolina organizations $76,500 in community outreach grants.
4/1/2019
AFL Hyperscale, a manufacturer of end-to-end connectivity solutions for data center, telecom and enterprise networks, presented $2,500 in grants to two local organizations, Vision House and Northwest Harvest.
3/19/2019
AFL earned five South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) Plant Safety Awards for its manufacturing locations in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
3/18/2019
AFL helped raise awareness for TreesUpstate’s urban forestry program by sponsoring and volunteering for TreesGreenville ReLEAF Day.
3/11/2019
AFL, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic cable, equipment, and accessories, is exhibiting at the 2019 Tech Advantage Conference and Expo in Orlando, FL.
3/6/2019
AFL was recognized as a honoree in the 2019 Lightwave Innovation Reviews program for its FOCIS Lightning MPO/MTP Connector Inspection System.
3/4/2019
AFL introduces the FOCIS Lightning Ultrafast MPO/MTP connector inspection system with twin 5M pixel CMOS sensors to image the entire MPO end face simultaneously and perform multi-fiber inspections 10 to 100 times faster than legacy systems.
2/28/2019
This series consists of an 80 µm cladding fiber design that exhibits extremely low macro-bend loss and high compatibility with standard 125 µm standard single-mode fibers.
2/26/2019
Featured products include our latest technologies including Ultra Heavy Duty MicroCore® with SpiderWeb Ribbon® (SWR®), Wrapping Tube Cable, the Fujikura 41S fusion splicer with Bluetooth® technology and board level optical connectivity.
2/25/2019
The Indoor/Outdoor Riser Sub-unitized MicroCore is a high fiber count cable, ideal for indoor and indoor/outdoor applications.
2/20/2019
A $15,000 grant was given to the Homes For Heroes program.
2/18/2019
A $10,000 grant was awarded to the Spartanburg Science Center supporting its Hub City Robotics program.
2/14/2019
The £3,000 grant will support the purchase of a new Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) system.