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Image: Testing the behavior of transmission and distribution systems
 
  Our laboratory offers a full range of testing facilities for the analysis and resolution of technological problems related to the mechanical and thermomechanical behavior of many types of equipment.
 
Our personnel designs testing programs for a variety of apparatus. Tests are adapted to meet customers' specific needs and may include mechanical, thermomechanical, climatic, cycling and temperature-rise tests.
 
For more information, see the lab fact sheet.
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Image: The Mechanical and Thermomechanical Laboratory serves the needs of the electrical industry.
  Experimental lines for mechanical testing. Mechanical testing facilities to conduct tensile, compression, torsional strength and vibration tests. Climatic test chambers to simulate ice conditions, freezing rain and humidity. Cycling, thermal and high-voltage test areas. Equipment to verify the thermomechanical behavior of high-voltage underground cables.
 
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