Sagitta E.S. Inc.

What Sagitta E.S. Inc. does

Sagitta E.S. Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of fiber optic process equipment, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Holon, Israel, with US operations in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The company designs and builds laser-based systems used by global fiber optic connector manufacturers to cleave and finish optical fibers, replacing traditional mechanical scribing-and-cleaving with a non-contact laser process that the firm pioneered commercially in 2004 with the Comet platform. Its technology stack spans laser materials processing, nano-scale robotics, machine vision, and optical metrology, with trade-secret-protected process know-how reported to have been used to process more than 100 million fiber optic components across 150+ installed production tools.

Sagitta's product portfolio centers on the Comet family and its Cometₓ extensions, including the Cometₓ-Bf for bare fiber, the Cometₓ-Si/Mt for automated polishing and inspection, and the Cometₓ-SSP for single-step polishing built on its proprietary SMPT multi-part polishing technology. In 2021 the company added Virgo, a cost-effective laser cleaver aimed at expanding addressable customers within fiber optic manufacturing. Named reference customers include Corning Cable Systems, alongside other unnamed global fiber optics manufacturers.

The company sells capital equipment with a quote-based pricing model and supplements hardware revenue with technical support and service agreements. Go-to-market is direct, leveraging a dual-entity structure to serve both EMEA and North American customers. Leadership includes General Manager Daniel (Didi) Hachnochi (ex-Applied Materials, Kulicke & Soffa) and executive Gary Hochwald (ex-XOsoft, Octalica, Identify Software), with no disclosed external funding or acquisition activity in the public record.

Name

Sagitta E.S. Inc.

Legal name

Sagitta E.S., Inc.

Website

https://sagitta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sagitta E.S. Inc. designs and manufactures laser cleaving and automated polishing systems used by global fiber optic connector manufacturers, including a named reference customer, Corning Cable Systems. Founded in 1997, the Israel-based firm pioneered commercial laser fiber cleaving with its Comet platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Simpsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laser Cleaving Equipment Sales: Sale of laser cleaving and fiber optic processing equipment including Virgo, Comet-x-Bf, Comet-x-Si/Mt, and Comet-x-SSP products. Equipment sales include standard configurations with optional adaptors and accessories. Extended warranty and service agreements available.
2. Technical Support and Service: Worldwide customer support including field service support, process application engineering, warranty services, and service agreements for Comet platform systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sagitta E.S. Inc. designs and manufactures laser cleaving and automated polishing/inspection equipment used by fiber optic component manufacturers to terminate and finish connectors, bare fibers, ribbons, planar devices, and ferrule-fiber assemblies. Its product lines center on the Comet™ laser cleaver family (including Cometₓ-Bf for bare fiber/ribbon, Cometₓ-Si and Cometₓ-Mt for connector termination, and Cometₓ-SSP for single-step polishing) and the Virgo™ cost-effective laser cleaver, all backed by worldwide technical support, service agreements, and extended warranties.

Product overview

Sagitta E.S. Inc. provides advanced laser cleaving and polishing systems for the fiber optics manufacturing industry. The product portfolio centers on two main product lines: the Comet™ family (original Comet™ launched 2004, and newer Cometₓ series variants) and the Virgo™ system. The Cometₓ product family includes Cometₓ-Bf for bare fiber/ribbon cleaving and stripping, Cometₓ-Si/Mt for automated connector termination with integrated polishing and inspection, and Cometₓ-SSP for single-step polishing applications. The Virgo™ serves as a cost-effective entry-level laser cleaver. All systems utilize Sagitta's proprietary technologies in materials processing, nano-scale robotics, machine vision, lasers, and optical metrology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Comet™: World's first commercially available laser cleaving system for fiber optic connectors, introduced in 2004. Includes multiple variants: Cometₓ-Bf (bare fiber), Cometₓ-Si/Mt (simplex/MT connectors), and Cometₓ-SSP (single step polishing).
• Virgo™

Products and services

• Virgo™ A compact laser cleaver designed for fiber optic connector termination, offering the lowest overall cost per termination with no consumables, one-button operation, and built-in camera and screen for process monitoring; available for 240v/120v with adaptors for 1.25µ, 2.5µ, and MTP connector types.
• Cometₓ-Bf World's first commercially available non-contact laser-based fiber optic connector cleaver for bare fiber processing; enables cleaving and stripping of fibers and ribbons without physical contact, improving yield and connector performance.
• Cometₓ-Si, Cometₓ-Mt Automated laser cleaving systems for connector termination supporting simplex connectors (1.25mm and 2.5mm ferrules) and MT connectors (MTRJ and 8 or 12 fiber MT), with approximately 6 second cycle time (600 UPH) and integrated optical image metrology.
• Cometₓ-SSP Laser cleaving system specifically designed for single-step polishing processes, eliminating operator- and tool-dependent cleave quality issues and reducing polishing time from approximately 5 minutes to 1 minute per batch.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI under 1 year for existing production lines
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL Telecommunications: AFL (a Fujikura subsidiary) offers fusion splicers, fiber processing equipment, and connectivity products used by the same fiber optic component manufacturers that Sagitta serves, making it a broad incumbent with overlapping equipment offerings.
• Fujikura: Fujikura is a large incumbent in fiber optic equipment, notably fusion splicers and specialty fiber processing tools, with overlapping technology and customer base in fiber optic component manufacturing, though it operates at significantly greater scale than Sagitta.
• Sumitomo Electric Lightwave: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave is a major fiber optic connectivity and equipment supplier that offers fusion splicers and fiber processing tools, competing with Sagitta across fiber optic component manufacturing workflows as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Thorlabs: Thorlabs is a broad photonics equipment and components supplier that serves fiber optic and photonics manufacturers with cleaving, splicing, and metrology tools, overlapping with Sagitta's industrial optical processing and metrology capabilities across a wider product catalog.

Emerging players

• EXFO: EXFO provides fiber optic test, inspection, and measurement equipment used in fiber optic manufacturing and network deployment; while focused on test/inspection rather than cleaving, its metrology capabilities intersect with Sagitta's integrated optical inspection features.
• Viavi Solutions: Viavi Solutions supplies fiber optic test, inspection, and network enablement products, including connector inspection tools that overlap with Sagitta's integrated optical image metrology for connector termination workflows.

Direct peers

• 3SAE Technologies: 3SAE Technologies is a direct competitor in fiber optic cleaving, stripping, and preparation equipment, offering laser and thermal cleavers that overlap with Sagitta's Comet and Virgo product lines for the same fiber optic component manufacturing customers.

Others

• Corning Incorporated: Corning is a leading fiber optic component manufacturer and a named Sagitta customer (Corning Cable Systems), making it a key account relationship as well as a vertically integrated industry participant that could in-source or develop competing cleaving capability.
• Schleuniger: Schleuniger manufactures wire and cable processing equipment, including precision cutting and stripping machines used in fiber optic cable assembly workflows, making it an adjacent peer in industrial cutting/stripping technology rather than a direct cleaving competitor.
• CommScope: CommScope is a major fiber optic connectivity and infrastructure provider that purchases fiber optic processing equipment for its own manufacturing operations, making it both a potential customer of Sagitta's tools and an adjacent industry participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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