The Zwick Roell Group is a

manufacturer Manufacturing is the creation or Production (economics), production of goods with the help of equipment, Work (human activity), labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary se ...

of static testing machines and systems for materials and components testing used to evaluate the mechanical and

physical properties A physical property is any property of a physical system that is measurable. The changes in the physical properties of a system can be used to describe its changes between momentary states. A quantifiable physical property is called ''physical ...

and performance of materials and components. Core static tests carried out with this equipment includes tensile,

compression Compression may refer to: Physical science *Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces *Compression member, a structural element such as a column *Compressibility, susceptibility to compression * Gas compression *Compression ratio, of a ...

flexure A flexure is a flexible element (or combination of elements) engineered to be compliant in specific degrees of freedom (mechanics), degrees of freedom. Flexures are a design feature used by design engineers (usually mechanical engineers) for prov ...

(also referred to as bend), and

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. The company operates in 56 countries, has

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Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and the UK, and

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in the US and

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. As of 2014 the Group employs 1250 staff in its international operations. It generates revenues of approximately 210 million euros. Zwick

manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

a range of testing systems for

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and routine testing of materials and components. It has developed materials testing software, digital contact and non contact extensometry and pioneered

robotic Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...

materials testing systems.

History

Roell & Korthaus have been involved in

materials testing Materials testing is used to assess product quality, functionality, safety, reliability and toxicity of both materials and electronic devices. Some applications of materials testing include defect detection, failure analysis, material developmen ...

since 1920. Zwick began building machines and instruments for mechanical materials testing in 1937. The company founded by Professor Seger in 1876 evolved into the present-day concern Toni Techni. Roell and Korthouse, along with Toni Technik, have been part of the Zwick Roell Group since 1992. In July 2001 the group become a

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under the name of Zwick Roell AG, incorporating Zwick, Toni Technik and Indentec Ltd. Acmel Labo, the French

of laboratory instruments for the

cement A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel ( aggregate) together. Cement mi ...

, lime and plaster industry, has been part of the group since May 2002. Zwick/Roell AG acquired the

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company GTM in 2007 and Messphysik of Austria in 2006. In 2014 ZwickRoell opened its new factory in Taicang, China, some 50 km north-west of

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

. Here, on a site totaling around 2,000 m², testing machines and instruments will be developed and assembled for the Chinese and world markets.

Group Partners

* Toni Technik Baustoffprüfsysteme GmbH : Operates in the building materials testing industry. * ZwickRoell Testing Systems GmbH : Zwick Roell AG has held a 100% stake in ZwickRoell Testing Systems GmbH (formerly Messphysik Materials Testing GmbH) since 2006. This Austrian-based company develops optical strain measurement devices, creep testing machines as well as high temperature testing systems. * Indentec Hardness Testing Machines Limited : Established in 1976, Indentec manufactures

Vickers Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. It was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law, and soon became famous for casting church bells. The company went public in 18 ...

, Rockwell, Brinell and Universal hardness testing machines. * UK Calibrations Limited : UK Calibrations Limited are based in the UK Midlands and provide Service and Calibration for all hardness testing machines. * Sercal Calibrations and Service : Sercal Calibrations and Service are based in Leominster and provide Service and Calibration for materials testing machines. * Asmec GmbH :Zwick Roell Group took over Asmec in 2011. Suppliers of materials and component testing systems ASMEC GmbH are based in Radeberg, Germany. * ACMEL Labo : a member of the Zwick/Roell Group since 2002, it develops a range of devices for testing cement and mortar. * GTM Testing and Metrology GmbH : A manufacturer of load cells, torque transducers and multi-component transducers. * System Services Ltd: Servohydraulic training and support specialising in full turnkey project management.

Types of mechanical tests carried out on Zwick Roell testing systems

* Tensile *

Compression Compression may refer to: Physical science *Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces *Compression member, a structural element such as a column *Compressibility, susceptibility to compression * Gas compression *Compression ratio, of a ...

Flexure A flexure is a flexible element (or combination of elements) engineered to be compliant in specific degrees of freedom (mechanics), degrees of freedom. Flexures are a design feature used by design engineers (usually mechanical engineers) for prov ...

Charpy impact test In materials science, the Charpy impact test, also known as the Charpy V-notch test, is a standardized high strain rate test which determines the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture. Absorbed energy is a measure of the materi ...

Izod impact strength test The Izod impact strength test is an ASTM standard method of determining the impact resistance of materials. A pivoting arm is raised to a specific height (constant potential energy) and then released. The arm swings down hitting a notched sample ...

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External links

Zwick's Corporate Webpage
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