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Project cooperationUpdated on 5 November 2026

Hermetic & Light-Tight Cable Feedthrough for High-Vacuum & Precision Instrumentation

KTT Technician at IFAE at IFAE

Cerdanyola, Spain

About

Dual-Cavity Hermetic & Light-Tight Cable Passage System

Technology Overview:

Routing electrical cables, fibers, or sensors into light-sensitive or vacuum-sealed environments without compromising isolation is a major engineering challenge. Standard grommets often leak light or disrupt internal atmospheric stability. This patented feedthrough system solves this using an internal dual-cavity structure that ensures complete light isolation and high hermeticity in a compact, durable unit.

Technical Architecture & Working Principle:

  • Dual-Cavity Internal Geometry: Features a specialized dividing plate that splits the interior into two interconnected chamber cavities, forcing an offset path that blocks direct light transmission.

  • Optimized Cable Routing: Includes protective entry and outlet covers engineered to strain-relieve cables while maintaining an airtight seal.

  • Robust Environmental Isolation: Eliminates ambient light leakage completely while preventing dust, gas, or thermal ingress into sensitive enclosures.

Key Competitive Advantages:

  • 100% Light Tightness: Complete optical isolation for ultra-sensitive light detectors and darkroom environments.

  • High Hermeticity: Reliable seal for controlled-atmosphere, vacuum, or cleanroom enclosures.

  • Modular & Scalable: Easily adaptable to multiple cable diameters, fiber optics, and electrical bundles.

  • Maintenance-Free & Compact: Simple mechanical installation with no complex maintenance requirements.

Ideal Applications & Target Markets:

  • Precision & Optical Instrumentation: Cameras, photonics test benches, and optical sensor enclosures.

  • High-Vacuum & Cleanroom Equipment: Industrial processing chambers and scientific isolation boxes.

  • Medical & Defense Devices: Sealed diagnostic hardware, darkroom test rigs, and sensitive signal processing units.

Licensing & Commercialization Opportunities:

Available for patent licensing (ES1309449U), technical adaptation, and joint industrial integration with manufacturers of laboratory, optical, and high-vacuum equipment.

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