Engineers from GCC Lab in Saudi Arabia visited Univer

FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) had been successfully completed with engineers from GCC Lab from February 17 to 19, 2025 at Univer Factory in Shanghai.

Located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, GCC Lab is an independent company that provides professional local third-party inspection, testing, certification, calibration, professional training, international skill certification, and technical engineering services for all industries.

Univer offered a complete range of testing machines used for mechanical testing of fiber optic cables for GCC lab, these machines will extend GCC lab capability of testing fiber optic cables in Saudi Arabia to serve Gulf countries

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New Conductors Creep Testing Machine installed at one of largest conductors manufacturer in Middle East

New Conductors Creep Testing Machine installed at one of largest conductors manufacturer in Middle East in August, 2024

Machine Model: PULL-A-100-SF

      UNIVER completed the installation of overhead conductors creep testing machine at one of the largest conductors manufacturer in Middle East in August 2024. This machine features 3 independent stations which significantly increases the productivity of creep testing who lasts 1000 hours (Approx. 42 days).

Machine Name: Creep Testing Machine for Overhead Conductors (Separated frame,  easy to load/unload conductor samples)

     This machine offers 100kN capacity for creep testing of OPGW /Overhead conductors,  it comes with UNIVER patented technologies which provide a fast way for cable sample ends preparation, the method is not only time saving but also recyclable.

      This machine could be used for other testing applications such as stress-strain test, ultimate strength test, cyclic loading test with Univer specialized tesing software.

It is designed to meet following test methods:

• IEEE 1138:Creep test for OPGW, stress-strain test for OPGW, Ultimate tensile strength test for OPGW, Twist test of OPGW (custom made)
• IEC 61395:Creep test for stranded conductors

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New installation of creep testing machine for overhead conductors in KONČAR, Europe

New installation completed at one of the largest electrical testing lab in Europe-KONČAR – Electrical Engineering Institute in July, 2024

      UNIVER completed the installation of overhead conductors creep testing machine at KONČAR – Electrical Engineering Institute in Croatia, KONČAR is supposed to be one of the largest electrical testing lab in Europe.

Machine Model: PULL-A-100-OP

Machine Name: Creep Testing Machine for Overhead Conductors (One-Piece frame, no need foundation)

     This machine offers 100kN capacity for creep testing of OPGW /Overhead conductors,  it comes with UNIVER patented technologies which provide a fast way for cable sample ends preparation, the method is not only time saving but also recyclable.

      This machine could be used for other testing applications such as stress-strain test, ultimate strength test, cyclic loading test with Univer specialized tesing software.

It is designed to meet following test methods:

• IEEE 1138:Creep test for OPGW, stress-strain test for OPGW, Ultimate tensile strength test for OPGW, Twist test of OPGW (custom made)
• IEC 61395:Creep test for stranded conductors

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Univer new installations for testing OPGW, Overhead Conductors and Related Accessories

New installation completed in Turkey in May, 2024

      UNIVER completed the installation of another two machines for major optic fibre cable and overhead conductor manufacturer in Turkey, this company already has over ten UNIVER machines in their lab, and this repeated order shows their trust and satifications to UNIVER machines and services.

Machine #1:

Machine Model: PULL-A-100-3SF

Machine Name: Creep Testing Machine for OPGW and Overhead Conductors

     This machine has 3 independent test station, each station offers 100kN capacity to be used for creep testing of OPGW or Overhead conductors, a single test will last 1000 hours (42 days). 3 stations allow 3 tests to be running simultaneously, it advoids the single test failture results in 42 days loss if machine only has single test station, and it gives high productivity to creep test which is quite time consuming.

    This machine employs UNIVER patented technologies for preparing the terminals of overhead conductors and OPGW, it gives recycleable method which has significantly simplified the process of terminal preparation as well as stay green for environment.

It is designed to meet following test methods:

• IEEE 1138:Creep test for OPGW, stress-strain test for OPGW, Ultimate tensile strength test for OPGW, Twist test of OPGW (custom made)
• IEC 61395:Creep test for stranded conductors

Machine #2:

Machine Model: UNITEST-E-2.5

Machine Name: Electromechanical Universal Testing Machine

This machine offers two extensometers and three pair of grips for multi-purposes testing of wide range of materials used in optic fibre cable / conductor industry.

The long travel extensometer is used to measure the elongation of Aramid yarn, and the video extensometer is used to measure the elongation of coated steel strips and other materials, such as platics

It is designed to meet following test methods:

• IEC 60811-1-1:Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables and optical cables –Methods for general application –Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions –Tests for determining the mechanical properties
• ASTM D7269: Standard Test Methods for Tensile Testing of Aramid Yarns
• ASTM D638: Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics

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