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News Release from: Zwick Testing Machines | Subject: Testing machines
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 January 2004
Optimal system solutions for paper
At this year's Zellcheming fair, ease of use and versatility were the buzzwords for Zwick testing machines.
At this year's Zellcheming fair, ease of use and versatility were the buzzwords for Zwick testing machines The modular design ensures the optimal system solution for any application
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Line of testing equipment perform functional tests on parts and components and standard tests on textiles calling for high nominal loads can be carried out cost effectively.
Users can simply add modules and options to tailormake a system to their particular requirements.
What's more, the system can be extended as desired and upgraded by adding state-of-the-art components.
For example, our smallest testing machine, the zwicki, comes with a nominal force of 2.5 kN and two workstations and devices for penetration tests with linear feed (LPET) for corrugated cardboard, burst pressure, and a new ball burst test for tissue materials.
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Universal steel strength testing is now 1200kN
To meet the needs for tensile, compression, and bending testing of steel specimens and components, the load range for spindle-driven testing machines has been increased to 1200kN.
Servo hydraulic testing machine to 10kN force
At the Aerospace Testing Expo Zwick showed a servo hydraulic testing machine, type HC 10, which with its maximum fatigue resisting force of 10 kN is one of its smallest servo hydraulic testers.
Automatic feed for pendulum impact testers
Zwick offers fully automatic feed systems for Universal Testing Machines and Pendulum Impact Testers.
Carrying out tests with a pendulum impact tester has technical deficiencies and operation-specific drawbacks.
If these tests are performed with a specialized testing machine, there are essential advantages regarding handling, reliability of test data, and costs of the tests.
Especially worth mentioning is the device for the ball burst test.
With this method, the specimen is clamped with the help of two clamping rings.
A spherical indentor, arranged in the center of the clamping rings, is pushed vertically through the specimen.
The maximum force the ball requires to penetrate the specimen is determined.
The system produced by Zwick is as simple as it is reliable: there is no need to set the clamping force, making operational errors due to imprecise settings a thing of the past and reducing the variance of the measured values.
Thanks to the device's design, measurements may be made on both dry and wet tissues.
A further tabletop device with a nominal force of 10 kN enables all the tests needed to yield information about the stiffness and strength of a package subjected to a compressive load (BCT) to be performed efficiently.
All of the required parameters can be measured and verified by a single universal testing machine without calling for added effort.
A testing machine in horizontal construction is characterized by a high specimen throughput, which can result in a time-saving of almost 50% in comparison to other machine designs.
The handling is simple, allowing the machine to be efficiently operated even by untrained personnel.
This testing machine can be deployed in production, quality assurance, and research and development.
Extremely versatile - the tensile properties of paper in wet and dry states can be determined using this machine - the device is especially well suited for utilization in the packaging industry, for example, with its wide field of application.
Additionally, this Zwick machine can be used for tensile testing of foils.
The all-purpose testing software testXpert ensures enhanced flexibility and reliability as well as superior ease of use when testing.
In fact, testXpert does the job: it controls the testing, analyzes the test data captured, and saves it or prints it out or, if desired, sends it to a higher-level computer or to a database.
We draw from a pool of several hundred software modules to create test programs that will meet the strictest standards while fulfilling the demands of practical application. Request a free brochure from Zwick Testing Machines ...
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