Zwick: Press Releases

DQ / IQ / OQ: Support with Validation of Zwick Testing Systems
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 by Zwick Very high demands are placed on the quality and reliability of products used in medical engineering. Quality assurance is therefore an essential item in national and international laws...

Zwick Offers a Brand New Testing Machine for Fatigue Tests on Small Materials and Components
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 by Zwick This year's testXpo testing technology forum – the 18th – saw Zwick present a completely new type of testing machine, designed for the fatigue-testing of small materials and components. It has...

Zwick's New PrecisionLine - A New Generation of Precision Testing Machines
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 by Zwick Rapid technical advance combined with the need to use raw materials carefully has led to miniaturisation of mechanical, electromechanical and electronic components, causing a dramatic rise...

Zwicki-Line Receives Certification of Clean-Room Capability
Thursday, November 05, 2009 by Zwick A large percentage of medical or pharmaceutical items are produced in clean rooms in which the concentration of airborne particles is maintained at the required low level. EN ISO 14644...

Zwick Holds Seminar on Testing Medical Technology
Thursday, September 17, 2009 by Zwick Materials testing in the metals and plastics industries has become an increasingly significant part of Zwick's activities. The same is true of medical engineering technology, the number of...

Zwick Roell Exhibiting Recent Developments and Testing Systems at International Forum for Materials Testing
Thursday, September 17, 2009 by Zwick Whether you are in research and development or quality control, the Forum for Materials Testing in Ulm, Germany promises to be a must-attend event for everyone who conducts mechanical testing...

Zwick's New Generation Manual Spring Tester Offers High-Accuracy Testing, Even With Small Springs
Friday, July 24, 2009 by Zwick The increasing use of powerful miniaturized mechanical and electromechanical units is influencing product development in many sectors, including the automobile industry and medical...

Medical Technology: Information from Zwick Roell on New Testing Technologies
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 by Zwick When future technologies are mentioned, the booming field of medicine ranks among the leaders. As a market leading supplier of materials and components testing systems, Zwick is experiencing...

New Biaxial Testing Machine for Biomechanics
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 by Zwick Biaxial tests are used to characterize the anisotropic properties of elastic tissues. The new biaxial testing machine was developed specially for mechanical testing of natural and...

testXpo 2009 – Asian Forum for Materials Testing
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 by Zwick Zwick invites you to the 6th Asian Forum for Materials Testing, which will take place from 24 to 25 June in Singapore. Lectures and presentations by prominent industry leaders and Zwick...

Zwick testXpert® II Has Integrated FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Traceability
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 by Zwick Zwick’s testing software testXpert® II has been developed with a fully integrated option to meet the requirements of FDA 21 CFR Part 11. These guidelines, set by the US Food and...

Zwick’s testXpert® II software is a big step forward in eliminating traditional errors in Vicat and HDT testing
Friday, December 19, 2008 by Zwick The plastics department of the Materials Testing Institute (MPA) in Darmstadt carries out tests on plastics and elastomers according to national and international standards. Its business...

New Test Fixture in Accordance with EN ISO 7886-1
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by Zwick 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...

Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Movement
Monday, September 15, 2008 by Zwick The Zwick testing machine enables researchers to characterize and model silicone materials for complex soft-bodied robots. Researchers at Tufts University in the US are using a Zwick...

Medical Engineering: Quality and Safety at Aesculap
Friday, August 22, 2008 by Zwick The Aesculap division of B. Braun Meisungen AG is the largest manufacturer of surgical instruments in the world. For safety and materials testing, Aesculap relies on Zwick know-how, using...

New Products for Testing Plastics
Friday, August 22, 2008 by Zwick Zwick is concentrating its activities in the plastics field through its own competence center. The “Plastics Testing Initiative” has been underway for two years. The range of products for...

Reliable Melt Index Value Determination with APC - Adaptive Parameter Configuration
Friday, August 22, 2008 by Zwick The method usually employed for evaluating the quality of thermoplastic resins is by determining the melt mass flow rate (MFR) or the melt volume flow rate (MVR) (e.g. to ISO 1133). As the test...

17th International Forum for Materials Testing
Thursday, August 07, 2008 by Zwick Whether you are in research and development or in quality control, the forum for materials testing in Ulm / Germany promises to be a must-attend event for everyone who conducts mechanical...

New Products for Testing Products
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by Zwick 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...

The New Touch PC – Materials Testing in Comfort
Monday, May 12, 2008 by Zwick 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...

Zwick to Attend 5th Asian Forum for Materials Testing
Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Zwick 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...

testXpo 2008 - 5th Asian Forum for Materials Testing
Monday, April 14, 2008 by Zwick 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...

Hips Put to Test
Monday, January 28, 2008 by Zwick The human hip has to carry about 2.5 times the body weight of most full-grown humans for many decades. The hip joint has been optimized by nature for such a permanent stress with about 160...

A Record Attendance for Zwick’s International Forum for Materials Testing
Thursday, November 22, 2007 by Zwick Zwick's 16th International Forum for Testing Technologies in Ulm, Germany from October 22nd to 25th drew international acclaim. A record number of almost 2,000 visitors witnessed the...

testXpo – 16th International Forum for Materials Testing
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 by Zwick The 2007 International Forum for Materials Testing will take place from the 22nd to the 25th of October. Over the past 16 years this event has acquired an excellent international reputation, and...