Benchtop Fibre Cleavers

FC-6+ Series

FC-6+ models are traditional benchtop fibre cleavers, simple and easy to use.
The perfect tools for your cleaving needs.
Available with or without a fibre offcut collector.
FC-6R+ models have Sumitomo’s auto-rotating blade system to reduce field maintenance and give consistent cleave quality.

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FC-6+ brochure (English)

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FC-6+ brochure (French)

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FC-6+ brochure (Spanish)

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Specifications

Property	Specification
Model availability	• FC-6S+ and FC-6R+
Fibre type	• FC-6S+ and FC-6R+: 125`µm` cladding diameter single fibre • FC-6R+: fibre ribbons, 125`µm` cladding diameter, up to 12 cores on 250`µm` pitch
Blade: field replaceable, lifetime	• FC-6S+: ~54,000 cleaves • FC-6R+: ~60,000 cleaves

For a detailed specification, please download the brochure or refer to the product comparison table below.

Product Comparison

	FC-8R-F	FC-8R-FC	FC-6R+	FC-6S+	FC-5S	SE-AFC-08/2
Type	Hand held	Hand held	Bench top	Bench top	Bench top	Bench top
Cleave single fibre?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cleave fibre ribbons?	12 core max	12 core max	12 core max	No	No	No
Cleave counter	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Auto return blade?	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Auto rotating blade?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Offcut collector	Auto	Auto	Auto	Gravity drop	Gravity drop	No
Typical cleave angle	<1°	<1°	<1°	<1°	~1°	~8° across SMF core
Carrying case	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Field replaceable blade?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Counterfeit Warning

The Sumitomo FC-6 & FC-6+ series cleavers are among the most popular fibre cleavers in mainland China. They have 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 cleavers, made since 2014, and all FC-6+ series cleavers have an anti-counterfeit label on the cleaver lid and on the cleaver case. The appearance of the label varies according to illumination conditions. Please refer to the details below…