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RM6 Core Unit

High investments in industrial

means and people skill

Expertise and know-

know-how for our
customers' peace of mind
 Identity card

SFCME (Société Française de Construction Mécanique et

Electrique)
industrializes and manufactures electrical switchgear for Medium
Voltage public distribution.
Established in 1964. Created the first SF6 RMU in 1975.

Subsidiary of Schneider Electric, within MV & LV french
industrial operations.

Employees : 220 people

Turnover : 85 Mio€ / year

Industrial surfaces : 7 700 m²
 Epoxy Moulding : 1470 m² including 970 m² for the
production
 Assembly and welding : 6000 m² including 4000 m² for the
production

3 basic competencies :
 Epoxy Moulding
 Welding and gas tightness
SFCME  Flow assembly

Certifications :
 ISO 9002 since 1990 and ISO 9001 v2000 since 2002
 ISO 14001 since 1996
 Self evaluation according to the European model since 1999..
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 Customers all over the world

Europe
50 % incl 9% France

Global market leader :

more than 200.000 units
sold since 1983,
in 50 countries

Middle East Asia & Pacific area

Americas & Africa 20 % 30 % incl. 22% China
1% incl 14% Arabia

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 The RM6 range ...

The RM6 range displays within a compact unit all the

functionalities for the connection, the feeding and the
protection of MV/LV transformers, as well as for the
operations of a looped network.

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 … in a permanent evolution

1983 : Launching of the first RM6

1987 : Launching of the circuit breaker version

with
an integrated protection unit

1998 : Lanching of the 630 A line protection circuit

breaker and of the extensible range

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 Expertise and Know-how

Flow assembly

Manufacturing to Order
100 types x 100 options.

Operation cycle : 2 days / 100 steps

1700 component references
110 suppliers

7 x 100 % control steps on electrical and
mechanical caracteristics.
 Compliance checking according to drawings + wiring
diagrams + manufacturing documents
 Voltage drops test
 Mechanical operation test
 Leakage test
 Electrical operation tests
 Dielectric tests
 Partial discharge test 100%

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 Expertise and Know-how

Welding and Gas tightness

Assembly of the tank made of 2 mm thick
stainless steel plate.

Automated MIG welding
Two units including double welding robots and
laser tracking.

Vacuum (1ml bar) and SF6 filling (0.2 bar)

100 % tightness measurement (3x10-6 bar
cm3/s)

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 Expertise and Know-how

Epoxy Moulding

Epoxy resin moulding of the fuse chambers and of
the bushings.

8 presses and 1 carrousel / 5 moulds - 500 t
resin/year.

Sandblasting and metallization of surfaces.

100 % measurement of the partial discharge (<10
pC
at 26,4 KV and extinction at 16,6 KV) according to
IEC
270 standard.

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 Our progress targets

Commitment to Quality

To provide our customers :

 a total control of the electric and mechanical
performances of the equipment,
 reliable and short lead times,
 a strong reactivity to specific needs and
dissatisfactions.

The people of SFCME are involved in permanent

quality improvement processes.

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 Experience to serve Reliability

Largest installed base in the world

(more than 200 000 units sold since 1983)

Product 100% tested before delivery

Production plant with more than 40 years experience in

manufacturing SF6 insulated RMU
 most performant and powerful manufacturing
process and investment ...

... to ensure you a complete peace of

mind

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