Press Releases
Test and calibrate with one testing machine
(May 2012) Thanks to their technical versatility, Zwick materials testing machine can be used for calibration in addition to their accustomed role in destructive testing. Combining the two functions in a single machine reduces both overall investment and maintenance costs. A typical application is as a calibrating machine for external force sensors. The testing machine’s function in this case is to compare the force sensor installed in it with another load cell and determine the deviation present. In a second step the external sensor is corrected...
moreThe 2011 Zwick Science Award – advancement of science
(May 2012) On 14 March 2012 the winners of the 2011 Zwick Science Award received their prizes during the Zwick Academia Day at the Technical University of Munich. In addition to hearing various specialist talks on ‘Determination of the mechanical properties of metallic lightweight materials and composites’, they also had an opportunity to present their own scientific papers. This year’s winner, biologist Jan-Henning Dirks of Trinity College, Dublin, used a testing machine to determine the fracture toughness of locust cuticles. His description of the...
Good Vibrations
(April 2012) Getzner relies on Zwick servo-hydraulic testing technology
New impulse for research:
(April 2012) Zwick Vibrophore for Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth (SA)
Aerospace company reaps the benefit of using Zwick equipment
(April 2012) As Zwick continues to supply high-quality products that meet the demands of global organisations, one such company is reaping the benefits of our high-end universal testing machine, impact tester and micro hardness testing system.
Laser extensometer for biaxial strain measurement
(April 2012) Moscow Technical University uses new Zwick testing system
Materials testing under extreme conditions – Billerud relies on Zwick testing technology
(March 2012) Modern corrugated-board packaging is subject to increasingly severe demands, with extreme loadings placed on product packaging and transport packing by the worldwide trade in goods.
Technical University of Munich: biaxial strain measurement of the aortal wall
(March 2012) As part of its research activities the Department of Computational Mechanics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is carrying out material modelling of biological tissues under high strain.
testXpert II offers special functions for the medical industry
(March 2012) testXpert®II is the common software platform for all Zwick machines and equipment, ranging from small testing instruments to automated multi-axial testing systems used to check the operation of medication delivery pens.
Drop weight tests up to 100,000 J - Welspun trusts in Zwick
(March 2012) Testing of pipeline tubes - Welspun uses a drop wheight tester from Zwick
