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 | The new Touch PC - materials testing in comfort
(July 2008) Zwick's newly-developed Touch PC is designed to make materials-testing machines even easier and more efficient to operate. The Touch PC combines a user-friendly touch-screen with a powerful, integrated embedded industrial computer. Space is saved by mounting the system directly on the materials-testing machine.
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 | Zwick enhances its successful range of zwicki-Line products
(July 2008) Zwick has enhanced its successful range of zwicki-Line universal testing machines. They are available in four load capacities (500N, 1kN, and 2.5kN, and a new 5kN model) and three different height combinations to suit most applications and laboratory requirements for testing materials and components.
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 | New Products for Testing Plastics
(July 2008) Zwick is concentrating its activities in the plastics field through its own competence center. The "Plastics Testing Initiative" has been underway for two years, and the range of products for testing plastics is being systematically expanded within the framework of this initiative.
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 | Reliable process monitoring in automatic testing using state-of-the-art technology
(July 2008) Robotic testing provides enhanced testing capacity with the added benefit of objective, reproducible test results. Among the latest features offered by Zwick's autoEdition 2 software are improved web services, language selection and more reliable maintenance in conjunction with a standard industrial computer.
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 | Choosing the right extensometer for every materials testing application
(July 2008) In materials and component testing the range of applications where extensometers are used is extremely diverse. As a result, the technical requirements for these devices are multifaceted, and means that there is no single device which satisfies all needs.
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 | New sales channel in Denmark
(July 2008) We are pleased to announce that we have a new sales team in Denmark. Instrumatic A/S is based in Ry, and was founded in 1979 by Benny G. Hanson, father of the current owner Carsten.
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 | testXpo 2008 - 5th Asian Forum for Materials Testing
(July 2008) APS Plastics PTY Ltd is an award winning, Australian design engineering company that commenced operation in 1986 and has since grown to an internationally competitive market leader.
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 | Precision Testing for Innovative Product Development
(July 2008) APS Plastics PTY Ltd is an award winning, Australian design engineering company that commenced operation in 1986 and has since grown to an internationally competitive market leader.
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 | Standard Paper Tests Identify Creasing Properties
(July 2008) Sappi employs 16,000 people worldwide and is the leading supplier of coated fine paper. These products are used in a variety of applications, including books to wine labels, as well as magazines, brochures, catalogues and calendars.
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 | Leistritz leverages Zwick's technology to meet ASTM creep test requirements
(July 2008) German manufacturer Leistritz Turbinenkomponenten Remscheid GmbH produces components for the aircraft industry and the energy sector, together with high-end forgings such as turbines and engine components made from super alloys and lightweight materials.
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 | Tensile tests prove critical to building's success
(July 2008) When engineers decided to wrap the Zénith arena in Strasbourg, France, in a record breaking 15 000 m2 of material, they had to be sure it was not going to break under the huge amount of tension required to hold it in place.
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 | Chinese Iron and Steel Company invests in state-of-the-art materials testing system
(July 2008) For many companies the benefits of carrying out tensile testing using a robotic system are still to be discovered. Not so in China where companies such as Ansteel are already embracing this technology with the clear aim of putting themselves at the forefront of global steel manufacturing.
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 | Do toys pose a risk for our children?
(July 2008) A toy is defined in law as a product intended for children under 14 to play with. Every year thousands of new toys enter the market and as parents we don't expect them to harm our children, but how can we be sure?
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 | Zwick sets up aerospace testing laboratory at NTU School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Singapore
Zwick has established an application laboratory at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.
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 | Peruvian Institute benefits from Zwick technology
TECSUP's educational emphasis is in the application of engineering to industrial activities. TECSUP has also developed a series of Consulting,
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 | Automatic Testing of Cold Rolled and Clad Materials
Since its foundation in 1913 Wickeder Westfalenstahl in Germany has strengthened its market position through organic growth and strategic take-overs, but mainly through product and technology innovations.
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 | Zwick helps to support cable structures at PFEIFER
The PFEIFER Group with its headquarters in Memmingen, Germany is one of the worlds leading companies for wire rope, lifting and building technology.
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 | When Zwick and Autoliv are responsible for automotive safety we can all relax
Autoliv is the worldwide leading manufacturer of automotive safety components. With its pioneering technology in seatbelts, airbags, and active safety systems they supply every automotive manufacturer in the world from more than 80 subsidiaries and joint ventures in over 30 countries.
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 | testXpo 2008 - 5th Asian Forum for Materials Testing
The growing demand for advanced materials testing systems in the Asia-Pacific region is a positive trend that prepares organisations in the region to enter the global arena. The Zwick Roell Group aims to promote and enhance this growth by showcasing testing systems ranging from universal testing machines to the latest generation of materials testing software at the Asian Forum for Materials Testing.
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 | AZOM conducted a podcast with Dr. Jan Stefan Roell
Our CEO, Dr. Jan Stefan Roell recently took part in a podcast interview with AZOM's Cameron Chai.
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 | testXpert® II is fully compatible with MS Vista®
Customers who wish to purchase or upgrade to the latest Windows® operating system, MS Vista® with their Zwick products can now do so.
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 | Zwick builds flexible testing system
The 'roboTest F' robotic testing system is designed for flexible specimens, such as films, textiles and fleece materials, but even metals and wires can be tested using the corresponding grips and tooling.
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 | Test fixture for the determination of the force required to move the syringe plunger according to EN ISO 7886-1
Zwick has introduced a new test fixture for use in medical applications. It determines the force required to move the plunger of sterile single use hypodermic syringes, and is in accordance with EN ISO 7886-1, appendix G, picture G.1
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 | Special grips for components with irregular shape
Zwick has developed special grips for components which have irregular or uneven surfaces.
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