Epoxy dispensing system and dispensing tip used therewith

An apparatus comprising:

• a first plunger pusher adapted to be coupled to a first plunger connected to a first barrel of the dual-barrel cartridge;
• a second plunger pusher adapted to be coupled to a second plunger connected to a second barrel of the dual-barrel cartridge;
• and
• a processor;
• and
• a memory, the memory containing instructions when, executed by the processor, cause the processor to
• determine a type of epoxy to be mixed from a first material in a first barrel of the dual-barrel cartridge and a second material in a second barrel of the dual-barrel cartridge;
• determine a first rate at which to advance a first plunger against the first barrel based at least in part on the type of epoxy to be mixed, and
• determine a second rate at which to advance a second plunger against the second barrel based at least in part on the type of epoxy to be mixed.

An apparatus comprising:

• a dispensing tip, the dispensing tip including
• a proximal end adapted to be coupled to a mixing nozzle, and
• a distal end adapted to be inserted into an end of a terminus;
• wherein a volume of the distal end of the dispensing tip is selected to match a volume of epoxy displaced by an optical fiber inserted through the terminus and through a ferrule coupled to the terminus.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first barrel adapted to contain a first material for forming an epoxy;
• a second barrel adapted to contain a second material for forming the epoxy;
• a cap receiver comprising:
• a proximal end adapted to receive at least a portion of the first material from the first barrel and at least a portion of the second material from the second barrel, and
• a distal end adapted to be coupled to a mixing tip;
• a first plunger adapted to advance through the first barrel to expel a portion of the first material into the cap receiver;
• and
• a second plunger adapted to advance through the second barrel, independently of the first plunger, to expel a portion of the second material into the cap receiver.