Press Releases


Convenient remote monitoring of testing machines

Convenient remote monitoring of testing machines

(May 2013) System monitoring for testing machines and remote monitoring of robotic testing systems

 

Zwick presents the highest-capacity Vibrophore in the world

Zwick Vibrophore 1000 kN

(May 2013) With an energy consumption around 2% of that of a servo-hydraulic testing machine, Vibrophores represent a particularly cost-effective solution to determining the fatigue strength of components and materials. Zwick is the first company in the world to develop a high frequency pulsator with electromagnetic drive up to 1000kN – the Vibrophore 1000.

 

Top quality for welded joints

Zwick hardness tester in use at Jungheinrich

(April 2013) Jungheinrich AG is among the world’s leading companies in the field of materials handling and warehousing equipment and in the material flow technology sector. The company provides intralogistics services and solutions and is also a manufacturer, supplying a comprehensive range of materials-handling products and services to its customers around the world. Jungheinrich Norderstedt AG & Co. KG is currently working on a new and innovative platform concept for the construction of different types of vehicle. To ensure that the quality of welded...

 

Automotive testing: modernizing multi-channel test benches with Control Cube control electronics

Modernization solutions with Control Cube

(April 2013) The Control Cube servo-controller and Cubus testing software are ideal for retrofitting to existing servo-hydraulic testing systems and for multiaxial applications. Many of our customers in the automotive sector rely on this modernization solution.

 

roboTest H: robotic testing system for impact tests on metal specimens

(March 2013) The reproducibility of test results is an important aspect of impact testing on metal Charpy specimens. To minimize operator influence and maximize accuracy, Zwick has developed a robotic testing system for pendulum impact testers. The system can perform Charpy tests to established ASTM and ISO standards on 55 x 10 x 10 mm specimens.

 

Improving Laboratory Efficiency with Automatic Jominy Testing

(March 2013) Acciaierie Venete is an Italian steelmaker whose activity dates back to 1957. Today the company casts 1,500,000 tons of steel per year. The steel is delivered to the Automotive, Mechanical, Energy, Oil & Gas and construction industries. The company owes its success to the over one thousand employees deployed in its various departments: production, control, assembly, transport and Quality. Acciaierie Venete has a wide product palette and a vast stock of finished products which are supplied to leading industrial manufacturers around the world....

 

The oldest testing machine is located in St Petersburg

Oldest testing machine

(May 2013) Last year, testing-machine manufacturer Zwick organized a search for the ‘oldest materials testing machine’ still in service today, to which more than 50 firms and institutions responded. The main prize was a modernization worth €10,000!

 

Sandvik premium tubes for the Asian market tested with Zwick testing machines

High-temperature testing system for tubes

(March 2013) Sandvik’s tube mill in Zhenjiang in China provides the rapidly growing Asian markets with premium quality tubes, manufactured in full accordance with Sandvik’s advanced production technology and unique manufacturing know-how. The mill manufactures seamless cold finished stainless steel tubes for heat exchangers and hydraulic and instrumentation systems. The existing testing capacity would not be sufficient for the resultant increased testing volume, so the company has decided to acquire a new Zwick high-temperature testing system.

 

testControl II display-equipped remote control provides increased flexibility and ergonomic testing 

testControl II remote control

(March 2013) The ergonomically designed remote control unit for the testControl II measurement and control electronics allows you to 'maintain a firm grip' on the test sequence set-up and control. The entire test can be performed independently of the PC via the display-fitted remote control, saving time in every test, as the need to change between PC and testing machine is eliminated

 

Ready for the future with Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 and testXpert II

(March 2013) The high level of acceptance of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has seen more and more companies converting their IT structure to the new system. In most cases this changeover also affects testing machine PCs. Zwick’s testXpert®II testing software has been released for Windows 7.

 

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