The hardness testing machines and instruments from ZwickRoell work based on the company’s years of experience in offering an extensive range of equipment used across the globe and communicating with the customers.
ZwickRoell’s testing systems are universal and highly intelligent due to their most advanced mechanical components, easy-to-use software and robust electronics.
The ZwickRoell Group’s UKAS ISO 17025, A2LA and DKD-accredited calibration laboratories are traceable to the national metrological standard, thus ensuring traceable certification of ZwickRoell hardness testers, indenters, and hardness reference blocks.
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Universal Hardness Testing Machines
The most sophisticated universal hardness testing machines available at present make use of groundbreaking electromechanical technology to perform high-precision testing in an extensive range of applications, specifically for production-line testing, quality assurance and in the laboratory.
ZHU250CL Universal Hardness Testing Machine
The ZHU250CL hardness tester uses the most advanced technology, including closed-loop control for test load application.
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ZHU250 for Universal Hardness Testing
The robust ZHU250 integrates long-term reliability with high-precision universal hardness testing for test loads of up to 250 kg. It offers simple, fast and accurate handling.
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ZHU/zwickiLine for Instrumented Indentation Testing
A hardness measuring head is fitted in a testing machine for performing modular hardness testing with the ZHU/Z2.5 instrument. The measuring head also enables automation.
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Vickers Hardness Testers
Hardness testers used for optical test methods work over wide load ranges and include equipment for different degrees of operator convenience. Thus, the best-suited tester is available for each application type.
ZHVµ Hardness Tester
The ZHVµ Micro Vickers hardness tester can be used to perform Vickers and Knoop hardness tests in compliance with ASTM E 384, ISO 4545, and ISO 6507 standards.
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ZHV30 Low-Load Vickers Hardness Tester
The ZHV30 Vickers hardness tester can perform Vickers hardness tests according to ASTM E384, ISO 6507 and ISO 4545 in the test-load ranging from HV0.2 to HV30.
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ZHV30/zwickiLine Hardness Testing Machine
The ZHV30/zwicki hardness tester is a cost-effective solution for automatic series and hardness traverse tests.
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ZHV10 Hardness Tester
The Zwick/ZHV10 has a verified track record, specifically in finding the Vickers and Ritz hardness.
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Rockwell Hardness Testers
The different instruments in the Rockwell product series are employed for superficial Rockwell methods, classical Rockwell methods and depth measurement methods, like ball indention tests on plastics.
ZHR8150CLK Universal Rockwell Hardness Tester
The ZHR8150CLK hardness tester ensures reliable test results and is ideal for over 30 depth measurement method applications.
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ZHR Hardness Testers for a Wide Range of Requirements
The Rockwell product series includes different hardness testers for superficial Rockwell methods and/or classical Rockwell methods.
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Testing Instruments for Instrumented Indentation Tests
Working together with the German Federal Institute for Materials Research (BAM), the ZwickRoell Group is at the leading edge of this novel method and has an active role in standards committees at the national and international levels.
ZHU/zwickiLine for Instrumented Indentation Testing
For performing modular hardness testing with the ZHU/Z2.5, a hardness measuring head is fitted in a testing machine, which can even be used for automation.
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ZHN Nanoindenter
The ZHN instrument is used for thorough mechanical characterization of small surface areas or thin layers.
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ZHN/SEM—Nanoindenter for Scanning Electron Microscopes
The ZHN/SEM nanoindenter has been designed particularly for use in the restricted spaces of the vacuum chamber of an SEM.
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Hardness Testers to Shore and IRHD
Shore and IRHD (International Rubber Hardness Degree) hardness testers help find the indentation depth of several different materials, ranging from foams to rigid plastics and rubber.
Analog and Digital Shore Hardness Testers by ZwickRoell
Shore hardness testers can be applied to determine the hardness of rubber and plastics in compliance with standards such as ASTM D2240 and ISO 7619-1.
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ZwickRoell 3103 IRHD Micro Compact Hardness Tester
The ZwickRoell 3103 IRHD Micro Compact hardness tester can be used for testing hardness in the IRHD micro range on rubber and plastics.
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ZwickRoell 3105 Combi Test IRHD/Shore Hardness Tester
The ZwickRoell 3105 combi test hardness tester is a microcomputer-controlled instrument with much higher measurement accuracy in different IRHD and Shore measurement ranges.
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