NEW HAMPSHIRE - The new manufacturing plant was constructed to serve the North American and European markets.

RHM International has announced that their marketing plans required the expansion of their product manufacturing facilities outside of China.

As a first step, a new manufacturing plant to serve the North American and European markets was constructed in the USA near Hudson, New Hampshire. A key component of the new plant was the HV test laboratory which was designed to perform mainly routine tests, as well as quality assurance and R&D tests for products with nominal voltages up to 500-600 kV, including but not limited to instrument transformers, bushings and cable terminations.

According to RHM International, routine and quality assurance tests verify that the design is being produced in a consistent manner under controlled manufacturing processes. It is therefore essential that the manufacturer have the in-house HV testing facilities to be able to monitor and measure the insulation performance (e.g. withstand and impulse voltage stresses, dielectric losses, partial discharge, etc.) of the final product.

Source: RHM International