www.kitcofo.com

KITCO Fiber Optics, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA is a leading provider of fiber optic connectorization products and consulting services to the military and commercial communications industries. We specialize in the design and fabrication of fiber optic tools, tool kits and custom cable assemblies; field services providing on-site termination, splicing, troubleshooting and testing support, and hands-on training and certification programs.

Our business is divided into four inter-related segments:

Fiber Optic Tools, Tool Kits and Connectorization Products:

We sell a full line of fiber optic connectorization products with special expertise in designing and manufacturing tools and tool kits.

• We design and produce mil-spec tools and tool kits to support the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. Our kits support every military platform, including surface ships and submarines, Naval and joint military aircraft, and systems including the Patriot Missile, CCOM, Radar and ground tactical fiber.
• We are QPL’d assemblers/distributors of Delphi Connection Systems’ M28876 and M29504 products.

Custom Cable Assemblies and Measurement Quality Jumpers (MQJs):

Our highly skilled and experienced production staff has fabricated thousands of custom cable assemblies for military applications.

• We specialize in M28876, TFOCA, Hermaphroditic, ST, FC, SC, LC and FDDI connectors and are equipped to handle various ferrule sizes, core and cladding sizes, flat or domed polishes and singlemode or multimode applications.
• KITCO was instrumental in leading the development of Measurement Quality Jumpers (MQJs), which are highly specialized reference cables used to ensure that fiber optic links perform at optimal levels.

Certified Fiber Optic Training:

Our training division was created to share our broad industry knowledge and our hands-on training and advanced certification have become the hallmarks of our superior reputation. Our trainers have excellent credentials including advanced industry certifications and substantial field experience, and have trained thousands of students worldwide on terminating, splicing and testing fiber systems. Our main training facility is located in our headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia and we have the ability to train at any location – anywhere in the world – customizing and tailoring our courses to meet unique training requirements.

• We serve as the U.S. Navy’s sole shipboard fiber optic trainer.
• Utilizing this experience we provide the only commercially available shipboard training courses that teach fiber principles in strict adherence to Navy Mil-Stds.
• We have worked with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps to develop battlefield maintenance and aircraft fiber optic support training.
• Our primary military training capabilities include:
  • Shipboard Fiber Optics
  • Aviation/Avionics Fiber Optic Training
  • TFOCA/Ground Tactical Fiber Optic Training
  • VIVID – Pierside Connectivity
  • Hermaphroditic Connectorization

Field Services:

Our Field Services Response Team was a logical outgrowth of our product development and training expertise. Our highly skilled team can reliably troubleshoot, terminate, splice (fusion and mechanical) and provide final system testing for a wide range of fiber optic applications from conventional to Blown Optical Fiber (BOF). We provide some of the nation’s largest defense contractors and government agencies with quality on-site termination and testing support. Our on-site military field services capabilities include:

• Termination: M28876, M29504, M83522, COTS SC, M38999, Hermaphroditic, TFOCA and TFOCA Second Generation.
• Testing and Troubleshooting: Link Loss Testing, Optical Return Loss (ORL), Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) and Troubleshooting
• Certification/License for BOF
• Fiber Optic Cable Mapping
• System Repair
• Consulting to the Mil-Std-2042A/B
• C5RA fiber optic cable plant inspection
• Ship’s Operational Verification and Testing (SOVT) and records of FOCP (Fiber Optic Cable Plant)
• INSURV Inspections
  Technical Support (Onsite)

KITCO Fiber Optics
5269 Cleveland St.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
USA

Tel: +1 (757) 518-8100
Fax: +1 (757) 518-9700
Email: info@kitcofo.com
Web: www.kitcofo.com

 

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