Kaiser Optical Systems Inc. has selected Valdor Technology International Inc. as one of its principal suppliers of fibre optic cable and connector assemblies. Valdor is currently designing four projects for the Kaiser Optical equipment line and has delivered protocol samples for all of them. Valdor has received and completed an order for pre-production runs on the initial project and, once qualified, Valdor will be ready for the production phase of this initial project during the last quarter of 2011. Additional orders have been assigned by Kaiser Optical for the purchase of Valdor products.
Kaiser Optical, founded in 1979, is a subsidiary of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) and is a world leader in spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology. Kaiser Optical's principal offices and manufacturing facility are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its products and services are deployed throughout the world. Rockwell Collins is recognized as a leader in the design, production, and support of communication and aviation electronics for customers worldwide.
About the Fiber Optics Industry: Fiber Optics is the future of communications and fiber optic connectors are one of the major profit centers within the market. The signal transmission business is in the early stages of a fiber optics bull market, All signal transmission, in their many and various forms, are being converted from electrical, using copper wire and coaxial cable, to fiber optics. In the USA the Obama administration has recently pledged an initial US$7.2-billion to a plan that calls for 100 million Americans to have access to super high speed internet. This high speed internet will require significant fiber optic infrastructure. The annual global market for fiber optic connectors is estimated to be about US$2 billion (http://ibnresearch.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/fiber-optic-connectors/) and this market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth of 9.6%.
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