G&H Technology BFT 1011 Fiber Optic Cleave Tool Cleaver w/ Case & Manual

G&H Technology BFT 1011 Fiber Optic Cleave Tool Cleaver w/ Case & Manual

The G&H Technology BFT 1011 is a precision fiber optic cleave tool designed for scoring and cleaving optical fiber to produce clean, low-angle end-faces required for low-loss splices and connector terminations. The tool uses a controlled scribing and tension-break mechanism to cleave single-mode and multimode fiber with repeatable results. It is a U.S. patented design (Pat. 4,530,452 and 4,627,561) made by G&H Technology, Inc. of Camarillo, California.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: G&H Technology, Inc.
• Model: BFT 1011
• Type: Fiber Optic Cleave Tool (mechanical scribe-and-break cleaver)
• U.S. Patents: 4,530,452 and 4,627,561
• Mechanism: Manual clamping arms, tension wheel, adjustable blade assembly, brass tension screw
• Form Factor: Handheld / portable
• Includes: Tool unit, original black hard-shell carry case with red foam insert, G&H Technology Fiber Optic Cleave Tool User Manual
• Case: Black hard-shell with secure latches and custom-cut red foam interior

Applications

Fiber optic cleave tools like the BFT 1011 are used to prepare optical fiber ends prior to fusion splicing, mechanical splicing, or connector installation. A clean, low-angle cleave is critical to achieving low insertion loss at fiber joints, and precision mechanical cleavers like this one are standard tools in telecommunications, cable TV (CATV), data center fiber infrastructure, military/aerospace fiber networks, and laboratory fiber optics work. The BFT 1011 dates from the 1980s-era of early commercial fiber optics deployment — the period when single-mode fiber was becoming the standard for long-haul telecom and tools like this were developed to bring repeatable shop-quality cleaves into the field. While more modern automated cleavers have replaced tools of this type in high-volume production environments, mechanical cleavers remain in use for field repair, legacy fiber maintenance, low-volume splicing work, and educational/training applications.