FOMS Inc.
Manufacturing commercial products in a microgravity environment.
About the firm
FOMS Inc. develops facility-class instruments for fabricating specialty optical fibers in space environments. Its SpaceFiber platform leverages microgravity conditions on low Earth orbit platforms to suppress crystallization and phase separation, enabling production of optical fibers with a potential 100x reduction in insertion loss. The system supports high-capacity production in a compact form factor, processes both doped and undoped fiber types at temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees Celsius, and operates with gravity-immune hardware designed for automated quality optimization.
- Team
- Micro
- Firm type
- Mechanical Engineering · Aerospace Engineering · Materials Engineering
Capabilities
Space-Based Fiber Manufacturing Systems
Service websiteDevelopment and integration of facility-class automated fabrication hardware and control software designed to manufacture high-purity optical fibers aboard low Earth orbit platforms.
- Microgravity Fiber Optic Fabrication
Engineering gravity-immune manufacturing hardware capable of drawing multiple doped and undoped fiber types in a single compact payload form factor.
- Thermal Control Engineering
Designing high-temperature processing chambers that exceed 1,000 degrees Celsius to accommodate most known glass types for specialty fiber optics.
- Automated Mission Control Systems
Implementing automated optimization software and intuitive control interfaces to manage fiber quality during low Earth orbit missions.
Industries
Aerospace · Space · Telecommunications · Research Facilities · Semiconductors · Electronics
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