TOKYO -- Adamant Kogyo Co. Ltd of Japan, the world leader in ceramic ferrules and sleeves for fibre-to-fibre connections, is to launch a range of connector converters at ECOC 2002 next week which offer unparalleled levels of performance and reliability.Adamant’s converters, which utilise its Fibre Stub Technology, meet two urgent industry demands - how to achieve world class quality standards between legacy and new SFF (small form factor) connectors and also between the SFF connectors themselves.“This is an important, innovative development for the industry and for Adamant,” said Dr Talal Allos, Adamant Director and Executive Board Member. “We have built a hard-won reputation in the industry over the last 20 years for components which are top quality and reflect our brand and heritage. The new converters build on that reputation and visitors to our stand will have the chance to see for the first time in the world a family of connector converters that interconnect into a whole new era”.Complying with Telcordia GR-326-CORE specifications, the converters feature low insertion loss and high return loss according to individual system optical performances.Adamant Kogyo Co. Ltd.