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Zwick unveils new products for plastics testing |
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Zwick has unveiled new products for the testing of plastics |
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Zwick becomes latest Corporate Member of SPRA |
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The March meeting on Mechanical Testing of Plastics and Rubber, was the ideal opportunity to display the wealth of technology that Zwick has in the field of plastic and rubber testing. |
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Zwick offers an improved and more cost effective solution for the compression testing of composites |
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Thanks to their special material properties, fibre-reinforced plastics are frequently used in the construction of airplanes, vehicles, boats, high-performance sports (racing bicycles, skiing, archery), and for the rotors of power-generating windmills. |
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Zwick shows pendulum impact tester at Chinaplas |
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At Chinaplas 2007 in Guangzhou (May 21-May 24), Zwick presents its new, award winning pendulum impact tester Hit 5.5P among other solutions for the plastic and rubber industry |
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Testing of Packaging Materials |
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Zwick thinks outside the box with its new packaging testers.Effective packaging, capable of effectively withstanding impact and stress, is vitally important when protecting and moving goods around the world. |
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Using the Glow Wire test to reduce fire hazards |
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International Standards specify that enclosures or cables which carry electrical equipment or wiring must pass a Glow Wire ignitability or flammability test. The main purpose of such tests is to ensure that in the event of a fault which causes the wiring to heat up inside the enclosure, the enclosure or cable sheath does not ignite itself or any adjacent component. |
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Zwick wins Materialica Design award |
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The revolutionary design of Zwicks new HIT5.5P pendulum impact tester has won the Materialica Design Award. This Award was presented by Munich Expo for the fourth time as part of MATERIALICA, the International Trade Fair for Material Applications, Surface Technology and Product Engineering, which took place between 10th and 12th October 2006 in Munich. The Materialica Design Awards are given for design-orientated application of material applications and the successful combination of technical innovation and design quality. |
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Zwick introduces a brand new line of plastics testers |
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Consider two scenarios the lid of a plastic container should still fit correctly after coming out of the dishwasher, plastic piping intended for transporting hot liquids should not warp. In both of these examples the designer needs precise data which is used to assess the risk of material deformation or to set the limits for manufacturing. At this years International Forum for Materials Testing in Ulm, Germany, Zwick introduced a new and complete line of products for making these measurements. |
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Three Tests One System |
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Zwick has now produced a robotic testing system which can carry out tensile, flexure and notched impact tests according to Charpy and Izod tests at the same time. |
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Automated Testing of Carbon Fibers |
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Zwick develops the worlds most advanced tester for carbon fiber |
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Test Method for Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction of Plastics |
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Zwick has developed a testing system for carrying out the coefficient of friction tests according to the latest ASTM D1894 2001 Standard. The testing machine, tools and fixtures for clamping the specimen, and specially configured testXpert II software automates the test procedure and provides a complete testing solution. The calculated results can also be transferred online to Laboratory Information Management Systems. |
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MultiXtens the ultimate in digital extensometry |
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At the DKT Fair Zwick will be presenting one of its flagship products. A universal testing machine will be equipped with the worlds most advanced digital extensometer and configured for tensile tests on elastomers. |
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ISO 527 and ASTM D638 explaining the difference |
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As the manufacturing of products and components spreads around the world, one of the challenges facing business today is to compare mechanical test results which are carried out in different locations. Nowhere is this problem more evident than in the tensile testing of plastics. There are two main procedures which are in general use today; ISO 527, and ASTM D638. In this article we discuss some of the major differences between these two standards and explain why there can be significant differences in the test results. |
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