For research and development purposes the mechanical properties of materials are predominantly tested in an extended temperature and climatic range using a temperature chamber.

High-temperature testing is used to determine the thermal-elastic behavior, heat resistance and re-crystallization temperature of materials. Zwick provides various options, from a minimum temperature of 200 °C to a maximum temperature of 1,600 °C.

Depending on the materials to be tested, 1-zone or 3-zone furnaces with air or vacuum environment are available. Zwick will provide the optimum combination of furnace (including temperature controller), suitable grips for tensile and flexure tests, plus the appropriate extensometers.

The high-temperature furnaces and extensometers are provided with swivel units, allowing comfortable, convenient operation of the testing machine, which can then be used for room-temperature testing with practically no re-configuration. An optional specimen temperature measuring device with up to three thermocouples is available for direct measurement of specimen temperature, ensuring standard-compliant testing.

The Zwick 7101 manual cutting press is operated by an eccentric lever. The press is designed for mounting up to four cutting dies simultaneously. Centering templates for round and ring-shaped specimens are part of the standard equipment. It is also suitable for rectangular specimens up to 160 x 30 mm and squared specimens 75 x 75 mm (option).

The Zwick 7108 pneumatic cutting press allows higher cutting forces. Two-handed operation with a safety interlock and the fasteners for the cutting blades are part of the standard equipment.

The ZCP 020 manual cutting press employs the bent lever principle. Interesting detail solutions allow exact, energy-saving, and comfortable operation. The bent lever length was selected to achieve up to 30 % higher cutting force in the starting range compared to conventional presses.
This cutting press distinguishes itself through its operator friendly construction. It can be placed on any work or laboratory table or mounted at the optimal height on a sturdy wall.
In addition, particular emphasis was placed on a simple, quick, and exact height adjustment of the compression die for adapting to the varying installation heights of the different cutting blades.

The Zwick ZNO notch milling machine is used to notch plastic specimens in accordance with the standards ASTM D 256, ASTM D 6110, EN ISO 179, EN ISO 180, and EN ISO 8256 (Charpy and Izod tests).

The Zwick foil strip cutter cuts up to 10 parallel specimen strips from approximately DIN A 4 size foils in one working process. The specimen strips are used to carry out tensile tests on foils.

The Zwick 6103 abrasion tester is designed to meet the requirements of ISO 4649 and is used to determine the abrasive resistance of rubber and elastomers.
Abrasion testing according to these standards is performed on materials that, when used in practice, are subjected to wear and tear.
This test method enables comparison measurements for checking the reproducibility of test results. The measured values are key parameters for the abrasive behavior of rubber and elastomers deployed in practical applications.

The open shape of specimen blanking machines and blanking tools (C-shape) also allows specimens to be taken from panels. If several blanking tools are used the roller table version of the table extension is recommended: So blanking tools not being used at that time can be put aside.
The stamping presses RZ 50 and RZ 65 (with a compressive force of 500 / 650 kN) are suitable for the following thicknesses of material: 0.2 to 1.2 mm; 1.2 to 3 mm; 3 to 6 mm.

The closed shape (O-shape) requires pre-cut strips 70 ... 80 mm wide. These specimen blanking machines are already equipped with a table extension.
The RZ 150 specimen blanking machine (with compressive force up to 1500 kN) can also take 6 ... 8 mm blanking tools.

Test piece cold-hardening zones can be removed economically and quickly by grinding with Zwick 7120 specimen grinding machine.
No other procedure allows good test piece quality to be obtained at very low cost. Guaranteed parallelism is better than 0.07 mm in accordance with IDDRG recommendations. Work is carried out in the direction of tension, so ghost lines have no effect on the test result.

All paper strip cutters were delivered with suppressing device and one set of spare cutting rolls. They are suitable for paper from 30 g/m² up to 350 g/m² grammage.

Circular cutters produce round samples with defined specimen surface for the Flat Crush Test (FCT) according to ISO 3035 and EN 23035.

The fluter is used for manufacturing CMT specimens according to ISO 7263, TAPPI T809, SCAN P27.

The ECT specimen saw with automatic cutting guide is used to make specimens conforming to standards for the Edge Crush Test (ECT) for corrugated cardboard in accordance to DIN EN ISO 3037.