Features
- Utilizes an Automatic Anvil Drop for Fewer Required Steps and Better Cleave Consistency
- Prevents Double Scoring of the Fibers
- Has Superior Blade Height and Rotational Adjustment
- Available With Automatic Fiber Scrap Collection
- Can Be Operated With Minimal Steps
- Fibre type:-
- Single fibre: 125um cladding diameter
- Ribbon fibre: up to 12 core ribbon with maximum 250um core to core pitch
- Blade: field replaceable, lifetime ~54,000 cleaves for fixed blade versions, ~60,000 cleaves for auto-rotating blade versions
- Consumables
- Blade for fixed blade type: FCP-20BL
- Blade for auto-rotating blade type: FCP-20BL(7R)
Counterfeit product warning
The Sumitomo FC-6S is one of the most popular fibre cleavers in mainland China. It has attracted the attention of many ‘clone manufacturers’ who build unauthorised counterfeit copies of our cleavers and cleaver cases. These are offered for sale worldwide on the internet. Such products are not endorsed by Sumitomo and their manufacturers and sellers are not authorised by Sumitomo.
Genuine Sumitomo FC-6 series cleaves made since 2014 have an anti-counterfeit label on the cleaver lid and on the cleaver case. The appearance of the label varies according to illumination conditions.
If you rotate a genuine FC-6 series cleaver through 90°, the black text and silver background swap to become silver text on a black background.
| Part Number | FC-6S | FC-6S-C | FC-6M | FC-6M-C |
| Material (Applicable Fiber) | Silica Glass | Silica Glass | Silica Glass | Silica Glass |
| Cladding Diameter (Applicable Fiber) | 125um | 125um | 125um | 125um |
| Fiber Count (Applicable Fiber) | Single | Single | Single to 12F | Single to 12F |
| Cleave Length | 5~20mm (.25) / 10~20mm (0.9) | 5~20mm (.25) / 10~20mm (0.9) | 10mm | 10mm |
| Cleave Angle (Typical) | 0.5 Degrees with Single Fiber | 0.5 Degrees with Single Fiber | 0.5 Degrees with Single Fiber | 0.5 Degrees with Single Fiber |
| Off-Cut Collector | Option | Pre-fitted (CU-FC6) | Option | (CU-FC6) |
| Single-Fiber Adapter | Pre-fitted (AP-FC6M) | Pre-fitted (AP-FC6M) | Fiber Holder (Option) | Fiber Holder (Option) |
| Dimensions (mm) | 63(W)x77(D)x63(H) | 100(W)x81(D)x63(H) | 63(W)x77(D)x63(H) | 100(W)x81(D)x63(H) |
| Weight (approx) | 380g | 420g | 380g | 420g |
| Field Replaceable Blade | FCP-20BL | FCP-20BL | FCP-20BL | FCP-20BL |
| Blade Life* | 54,000 fibers (2,250 fibers x 24 positions) | 54,000 fibers (2,250 fibers x 24 positions) | 54,000 fibers (2,250 fibers x 24 positions) | 54,000 fibers (2,250 fibers x 24 positions) |
