Afra Modern Systems Company manufactures its products on the basis of the latest scientific findings and national and international standards. IEC 62217(2012), IEC 61109(2008), and IEC 61952(2008) are the Standards based on which Silicone suspension insulators and solid core insulators are manufactured. Fuse cutout is manufactured by considering IEC 62217(2005) and IEC 60282-2(2008) Standards. The Products can be designed and manufactured in line with the customers’ requirements. This company is equipped with laboratories to test and control quality of the manufactured insulators in different manufacturing processes and based on the latest IEC Standards. The table below shows the standards used to test and evaluate the insulators.
The tests operated in Afra Modern System Company
Row |
Test |
Reference |
1 |
Tensile Testing of Silicone |
ISO R37 |
2 |
Flammability Test |
IEC 62217, IEC 60695-11-10 |
3 |
Hardness Test |
IEC 62217, ISO 868 |
4 |
Tear Strength Test |
ASTM D624 |
5 |
Tracking & Erosion Test |
IEC 60587 |
6 |
Wettability Test |
IEC 62073 |
7 |
Density Test |
ISO R1123 |
8 |
Porosity Test |
IEC 62217 |
9 |
Insulation Resistance (After Immersion In Water) |
IEC 61109, IEC 61952 |
10 |
Departure From Straightness Test |
IEC 61212 |
11 |
Electric Strength And Breakdown Voltage Test |
IEC 61212 |
12 |
Verification Of The Dimension |
IEC 61212 |
13 |
GRP Chemical Resistance Test |
IEC 62039 |
14 |
Determination Of Breaking Force And Breaking Elongation Of Glass Fiber |
ISO 3341 |
15 |
Water Immersion Pre-Stressing Test |
IEC 62217 |
16 |
Water Diffusion Test |
IEC 62217 |
17 |
Galvanizing Test |
IEC 61952, IEC 61109, IEC 60383 |
18 |
Verification Of The Specified Mechanical Load (SML) |
IEC 61109 |
19 |
Verification Of Tightness Of The Interface Between End-Fittings And Insulator Housing |
IEC 61109 |
20 |
Tensile Load Test On Pin Insulator |
IEC 61952 |
21 |
Cantilever Failing Load Test |
IEC 61952 |
22 |
Dry-Power Frequency Withstand Voltage Test |
IEC 62217 |
23 |
Wet-Power Frequency Withstand Voltage Test |
IEC 61109, IEC 61952 |
24 |
Impulse Voltage Test |
IEC 61109, IEC 61952 |
25 |
Accelerated Weathering Test |
IEC 62217 |
26 |
Tracking And Erosion Test-1000 Hours Salt Fog Test |
IEC 62217 |
This Company, by taking advantage of equipped laboratories, is able to carry out all tests related to silicone insulating materials.
The table below lists the laboratory equipment of this company.
List of Afra laboratory equipment |
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1 |
Horizontal Tensile Testing Machine- 10000 kg |
12 |
96-hour Tensile Testing Device |
2 |
Density Measurement Kit |
13 |
Silicone Tensile and Tear Test Equiopment |
3 |
Vertical Tensile Testing Machine- 500 kg |
14 |
Hardness Tester |
4 |
Dual-channel Oscilloscope |
15 |
Pressure Tester |
5 |
Thickness Gauge |
16 |
Dry Voltage Contact Tester |
6 |
Viscometer |
17 |
Wet Voltage Contact Tester |
7 |
Tracking and Erosion Testing Equipment |
18 | Salt Meter- Conductometer |
8 |
UT Testing Equipment |
19 | Flexural Test Equipment |
9 |
UV Testing Equipment |
20 | Device for determining the electrical resistance of 1000 and 10,000 volts (Megger) |
10 |
Insulation Test Equipment |
21 | Insulator Thickness Gauge |
11 |
Lightning Testing Equipment |
22 | Roughness tester |