Technical Horsepower Technical Papers
Technical Horsepower Consulting, LLC. (THC)
Optical cable consulting
Incorporated by Wayne Kachmar and built on his 40+ years of optical cable industry experience. Work includes consulting for wire companies adding fiber optics line in their manufacturing, cable companies developing and testing new cable designs and assembly houses determining cable specs or incoming cable quality tests programs.
Additional services include program guidance for certified test houses, optical cable spec requirements, independent outside expert review of cables or installations, optical patent attorney support, independent lab support of environmental chamber time, physical tests etc. and United States cable operation set up consulting (specifically for foreign companies) including but not limited to spec conversion, plant operation set-up, overall equipment and product line evaluation.

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Evaluation of Fiber Optic Ripcord Designs and Use Procedures
Technical Horsepower Consulting Technical Paper: Evaluation of Fiber Optic Ripcord Designs and Use ProceduresThe use of ripcords in cable designs predates fiber optic cables by many years. In most applications, the installation and use of ripcords is optional and... -
Cable and Connectivity Standards: Where Will They Meet?
Technical Horsepower Consulting Technical Paper: Cable and Connectivity Standards: Where Will They Meet?The fiber optic communication industry faces an ongoing challenge: the stratification of standards at the connectivity level. In particular, there has been a... -
Evaluation of 200um vs. 250um Coated Fibers for Non-traditional Cable Designs
Technical Horsepower Consulting Technical Paper: Evaluation of 200um vs. 250um Coated Fibers for Non-traditional Cable DesignsAs the demands for smaller, more compact optical and hybrid fiber optic cables increase, many cable designers may choose 200um coated fibers... -
Fiber Optic Cable Assembly Manufacturing Process Improvements: The Often-Overlooked Benefits of Industry Standards
Technical Paper: Fiber Optic Cable Assembly Manufacturing Process Improvements: The Often-Overlooked Benefits of Industry StandardsIndustry Standards for fiber optic cable assembly production exist, in part, to provide guidance to manufacturers on how to build quality...