AFRA LABORATORIES

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

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

Afra Office

ADDRESS: Saman Building, Alley 3, Mahmoudieh street, Chamran Blvd. Shiraz, IRAN

PHONE:      +987136540838-41

Mobile:       +989175908969

Email:      info@eleplex.com

Afra Factory

ADDRESS: AFRA MODERN SYSTEMS, Mokhaberat Blvd. East Tejarat Blvd. Shiraz Especial Economic Zone

POSTCODE: 715911-13958

PHONE:   +987137175281-2

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