Patent ID: 7958753

Claim:
An apparatus for producing an end of an optical fiber bundle having a metallic sleeve ( 10 ), said apparatus comprising a holding device ( 40 ) for holding an end section ( 3 ) of an optical fiber bundle ( 1 ), a shaping tool ( 20 ) for pressing the metallic sleeve ( 10 ) against the end section ( 3 ) of the optical fiber bundle, and at least one heating unit; wherein the shaping tool comprises more than two press jaws ( 22 a - 22 f ) for substantially surrounding or enclosing the metallic sleeve ( 10 ), said press jaws being movable in a radial direction and heatable by said at least one heating unit; and wherein said at least one heating unit comprises a respective heating cartridge ( 31 ) arranged in each of said press jaws ( 22 a - 22 f ).