Swick Designs: New SWK Connector

The SWK Connector is self-cleaning and self-protecting. It allows on-the-fly polarity and key flips and boasts the highest strand count (192-fibers) with the lowest loss in a single connector.
The SWK Connector is self-cleaning and self-protecting. It allows on-the-fly polarity and key flips and boasts the highest strand count (192-fibers) with the lowest loss in a single connector. Use it to cut connectivity and cabling infrastructure costs by 15% or more, says Swick Designs.

Judge’s comment: “Extremely clever product whose features were clearly designed to eliminate a lot of the more common complaints that plague its product category."

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