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Testing Systems

Intelligent Testing

testXpert® II

Intelligent and Reliable

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testXpert® II - The new Zwick RoellSoftware Generation

By using testXpert® and a test system from Zwick Roell

you benefit from the following:

• More than 80 years of expertise in materials testing,

• Ten years experience with Windows software and

• More than 10,000 successful testXpert®

installations worldwide.

Building on this experience, we have taken another

innovative leap forward and developed the new software

generation for materials testing:

testXpert® II knows your industry: The test programs are

adjusted to suit your purpose ideally.

testXpert® II speaks your language and uses your

vocabulary. The test software utilizes technical terms

and variables of your industry and makes your work

easier.

testXpert® II provides you the best value for

your budget: Given its modular construction we can

put together the perfect test solution for your needs.

Therefore, the software is not just value for money, but

comfortable, since you only buy what you need. If you

expand your requirements, we will expand the test

software for you!

testXpert® II

With testXpert® II you get a unified test

platform for all applications: testXpert® II

can be used for static and dynamic tests as well

as for many other applications. Thus you benefit

We guarantee the reliability of our products

and services – made in Germany. The quality

orientation is obvious by the certification

according to ISO 9001 including all company

processes as well as the software

development process. This process was

validated by well-known companies

according to FDA and other guidelines. You

are thus guaranteed the highest quality

standards. Your investment is safe. testXpert®

II is reliable.

And: testXpert® II is intelligent.

from the advantages of a unified and consistent user

concept.

testXpert® II stands out because of its powerful

control functions. Perfect testing

systems require components from a

single source which are precisely

adjusted with each other. We also

offer you this advantage: Not only the

testing software testXpert® II, but also

the measurement and control

electronics, testControl, was developed by our in-house

experts. Among other functions, it contains an intelligent

controller which adapts itself to each specimen. This

makes pretests unnecessary. Also standard is the

control of true strain sometimes required by standards.

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See for yourself on the following pages

With testXpert® II testing is this easy page 4

What is so special about testXpert® II? page 6

testXpert® II product program: Modularity for an individual and cost-conscious system page 13

That little extra? - Options for testXpert® II page 18

testXpert® II is...

Simple and Flexible, User-Friendly and Powerful, Accurate and provides Good Value,

Intelligent and Reliable.

In short: The perfect solution!

During development, we always use state-of-the-art

software technologies based on the latest Microsoft®

Windows® platform. Of course we guarantee that

you can continue to use your current Zwick Roell test

programs after software has been updated or upgraded.

You can install testXpert® II on all commercially available

PCs and laptops without the need for an additional

connection card. testXpert® II will not invalidate any

guarantee conditions your computer may have.

Moreover, you can install testXpert® II on as many

computers in your company as you like, and thus have

access to your data from various places. Test

programs can be prepared on PCs without connection

to a test machine, or test series can be called up later

and further evaluated.

Our staff members are available world-wide with the

correct solution – whether you wish to change your

operating system, check new standards or create test

programs.

We are directly represented in more than 55

countries. We look forward to showing you the

advantages of testXpert® II personally on site!

You can be sure that you are putting your trust

in the hands of experts!

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With testXpert® II Testing is just this Easy

Enter Specimen Dimensions

Measure the dimensions of your

specimen with slide gages or any

other electronic measuring device.

With its force-zero-control

testXpert® II ensures the specimen

is not affected by forces which

may arise during clamping. In this

way measurement results are not

falsified. Now start the testing

process.

Materials testing is that easy when you let

testXpert® II do the work for you!

Select Test Standard

In testXpert® II you find

the right standard for

every test. Just select the

desired test program. All

parameters are pre-

configured to standard.

You can of course adjust

these if you wish.

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Test

The individual data are displayed on the monitor -

online as part of the test procedure. You can follow

the test procedure live. If desired you can also

incorporate an exactly synchronized video

recording.

The results are already calculated during the test

so that the test procedure can be event-

managed, e.g., by speed change after determining

the E-modulus or the yield point. Only in this

manner can the test be performed quickly and

according to standard.

Evaluation of Test Results

In testXpert® II you can create many different screen

layouts according to your needs. For example: With

other graphs, various representations of the testing

curves, tables and additional statistics. With one click

you can switch between the various layouts, thus

changing the representation of your test results.

For processing the test results testXpert® II offers a

variety of tools: e.g., the report editor for creating an

individual test report, or various export possibilities, e.g.,

in Excel or Word.

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What is so Special about testXpert® II?

Ingeniously Simple - Simply

Ingenious

testXpert® II is organized so that you

can operate it intuitively. Meaningful

icons and clearly designed layout

enable users to become quickly

oriented and shorten the initial training period. The menu

bar is set up according to the needs of the user

whereby working with testXpert® II is ingeniously simple.

You only need to insert your administrative data in testXpert® II once.

testXpert® II consistently separates administration and testing

thereby eliminating this work for all new tests. Inputs and information

such as

Intelligent assistants help you

set up or change test procedures

and test reports.

Should you have any questions

our extensive online help will

quickly deliver the answer.

• General company data (e.g. company name, tester, certificate number)

• Uniform report arrangement and

• Individual input requirements

are performed in one place via the Organization Editor for all of your test

procedures.

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Online Language Swapping

Needless to say, you can have

testXpert® II in your language of

choice. testXpert® II speaks

more than one language - all

you need to do is click the

mouse in order to change the language.

Language swapping is a function which can be

changed at any time, e.g. when setting-up the test

report: You can automatically change the test report

in another language and mail it to

someone directly from testXpert® II.

In other words testXpert® II is

saving you time and effort!

Flexible testXpert® II language swapping offers international teams language-

independent operation of their testing machine as well as considerably

simplified communication.

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Extensive User Management

Should users only use functions

from a defined field of responsibility?

Or do you wish to facilitate their

work by fading out functions in the

menu bar which they do not need?

You can do either or both with the powerful

User Management of testXpert® II.

Choose from either the default user groups or

define your own user groups: You can allow

or block any of the menu points, standard

actions (e.g. printing test report) or test

programs. In this way you can avoid input

mistakes and prevent data manipulation.

You should grant yourself this much security.

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Expanded Traceability

according to FDA

testXpert® II generally records all

testing activities to make your results

traceable. When does who do what, and why?

The ‘Expanded Traceability’ is

available in particular for critical

applications: This function offers all

the tools needed - together with

organizational procedures - to

comply with the requirements

demanded by FDA 21 CFR part

11, the highest security level

currently existing.

Your administrator determines what needs to

be protocolled and for which procedures and

events the user needs to input explanations.

Following this, all relevant action, events and

changes in essential data are recorded and

archived.

In combination with the User Management,

this function offers your administrator the tools

necessary to clearly control access of the test

machine and the measurement data.

Nobody can offer you more security!

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Exactly Synchronized Video Recording

Only testXpert® II offers you an image-for-

image, exactly synchronized video recording of

your test.

You can interpret the measuring curve of the

test efficiently with the help of the recorded image changes of

the specimen.

You can record the test procedure with a

video camera. testXpert® II saves the

recorded images synchronized with

the measurement data. The visual

recording shows, for example, when,

how and where the specimen constricts,

buckles or changes color. The alterations

in specimen dimensions can be

measured exactly from the frozen

images.

In addition, before the test you can define

the events for which you want images,

for example the point in a cycle when

compression switches over into tensile stress.

Afterwards, you can print these pictures or

integrate them into the test report.

Thanks to the synchronized video recording, the

test procedure can be recalled or compared at any

later time.

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Comfortable processing by optimized

integration

testXpert® II is optimally integrated into the world of

Microsoft® Windows®. Via powerful interfaces,

testXpert® II communicates with the central data

structures of your company.

You can export diagrams and tables in

Word, Excel and PowerPoint

applications, e-mail test reports or save

the results as PDF documents. You can

directly process, print, e-mail,

The highest demands in modern quality assurance require

that test results are available in the central data structures

of your company. testXpert® II can be simply and

reliably incorporated into your

IT structure. For this purpose, we

offer a very flexible concept to

connect to your host computer.

If you want to process test results or import/

export data your every wish can be granted!

export or archive all test results. Once configured,

testXpert® II automatically takes over all exporting.

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testXpert® II LIMS

Features only offered by testXpert® II:

An integrated Laboratory Infor-

mation Management System.

Here you have a powerful database

available to administer your testresults in order to create and archive long-term statistics

and reports - also for spanning a number of test series.

With this completely integrated solution in testXpert® II

you can

• Perform a complete evaluation of materials and

components from various tests,

• Display long-term statistics and trends of individual characteristics,

• Create interdependent test reports.

Thus you can ensure higher product

quality quickly and efficiently.

testXpert® II does all of the above for you

automatically!

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Master

Test Program

Master

Industry Package

Standard

Test Program

Standard

Industry Package

All-In-Suite

Graphical

Sequence EditorCustomized

Test Program

testXpert® II Product Program:Modularity for an Individual andCost-conscious System

With testXpert® II you get a software system

tailored to your needs. This is possible because

we have made all the test software modular.

If you buy a Zwick Roell materials testing machine a

testXpert® II basic program is included free! Four main

products are based on this basic program:

Standard Test Program: Special test procedure,

e.g., tensile test according to ASTM D 882

Master Test Program: General test procedure,

e.g., for tensile tests

Customized Test Program: Special test procedure

according to your individual specifications

Graphical Sequence Editor: Test sequence

editor for flexible creation of test procedures

We offer software packages especially for your

industry in which all relevant tests and standards

are compiled:

Standard Industry Package: This contains all

important standards for your industry

Master Industry Package: Besides the

Standard Test Programs this package also

contains the necessary Master Test

Programs in order to create test programs of

your own

All-In-Suite: Has it all: All Master and Standard

Test Programs, the Graphical Sequence Editor

as well as all options. It does not get more

extensive and flexible than this!

In addition your system becomes more cost-effective and

simple because you only buy what you need.

Thanks to our individual software

components we offer you a very

simple operation: There are more than

500 Standard Test Programs available

which cover more than 900 standards,

not to mention Master Test Programs,

Industry Packages etc.

Furthermore testXpert® II understands

your industry extremely well: The

intelligent test software

automatically adjusts to the typical

terminology and symbols of your

industry, thus making your work

easier.

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standards! With this program, you can get started

right away.

Standard Test Programs

A Standard Test Program is a test

solution for a special standard, and

thus the ideal solution for carrying

out standard tests - with

guaranteed compliance to

Example: You have a metal specimen which you

wish to test according to DIN EN 10002-1. A

Standard Test Program covers this standard

completely and reliably. You will be guided

through all preparatory steps until the start of the

test. That is all it takes.

Customized Test Program

With Customized Test Programs we offer you a

test procedure which is designed according to

your own specifications, e.g., putting your

own factory standards into action. Here of course

the same quality requirements apply as for our testXpert® II Standard

Test Programs.

You can be sure that all the 500

currently available testXpert® II Stan-

dard Test Programs are guaranteed

to comply with the standards they

are based upon. Our experts have

already taken into consideration that

requirements usually exceed the pure

standard in your industry.

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We offer Master Test Programs for:

• Tensile tests

• Compression and flexure tests

• Tear propagation, adhesion and peel tests

• Cyclic tests

On the basis of pre-defined or self-defined

parameters you can individually determine

the details of your test procedure. We have

integrated a couple of options into a Master

Test Program to make things easier and

provide the necessary latitude: Result,

Master Test Program

A Master Test Program is

based on a fundamental

principle of the test

procedure.

Example: You wish to carry out a tensile test and thus

use the Master Test Program ‘Tensile’. By choosing the

terminology (metal, plastic, foam etc.), testXpert® II has

already set the most important pre-settings. You

determine the parameters for the test procedure, which

results are to be determined and which go into the test

report. The wizard supports you in this and makes sure

that nothing has been overlooked.

Channel, Layout, Export and Report Editor (options are

depicted on page 18/19).

You will get along well with the Master Test Program:

The integrated terminology adjusts to your industry

and sets terms, short-cut keys and formula symbols,

units and parameters accordingly. This makes things

simpler and faster.

Moreover, you can adjust the screen

layout as you desire, enter the test curve

or images of the test arrangement into

the test report and much more. Your

individual test procedure is saved as a

test program so that you can recall it any

time.

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possibly hope. It enables you to design test

procedures of any kind very individually, by

combining test events, parameters and

results exactly as you require.

The intelligent construction of the

Graphical Sequence Editor makes your

work easy. You do not require any

programming knowledge because the

graphical base makes for quick

familiarization with the functionality.

Graphical Sequence

Editor

The Graphical

Sequence Editor offers

all the freedom for

which you could

Example: You want to drive back and

forth between two targets within a test

sequence. Use the mouse to select the

module for targeting and place it.

Decide the parameters for the first

target. Proceed accordingly with the

second target. You can enter the

number of loops in the loop module

underneath it, and then reconnect it to

the beginning. At the same time, a limit

can be monitored during this process.

Once again very simply, with the

respective module.

The integrated simulation mode offers you security: It

analyzes the test procedure you have created incorporating

a virtual testing machine. You thus filter out errors from the

test procedure in the early stages, and all this without

destroying a single specimen.

The Graphical Sequence Editor is especially suited to component

testing, research purposes and anywhere individual complex

test procedures need to be realized.

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ASTM ISO

DIN ASTM I

ISO DIN AS

ASTM ISO

DIN ASTM I

ISO DIN AS

All-In-Suite

The All-In-Suite leaves nothing to be

desired: It contains all Standard and

Master Test Programs, the

Graphical Sequence Editor and all

options which do not require additio-

Master Industry

Package

You find all Master and

Standard Test Programs in

the Master Industry

Package which especially

Standard Industry Package

If you carry out a variety of standard

tests in your industry then this is the

ideal solution. The Standard Industry

Packages include all the important

standards and test types in your

industry.

nal hardware or additional commercial products.

matches your industry. Together with the

industry-specific terminology and several

further options, this package offers a

comprehensive solution for individual tests.

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That little extra? - Options fortestXpert® IITo adjust the software system optimally to your needs

and stay cost effective at the same time, we have

packaged a number of functions into options.

User Management

Expanded Traceability

according to FDA 21 CFR Part 11

LIMS

Language Swapping

Organization Editor

Result Editor

Channel Editor

Layout Editor

Report Editor

Export Editor

This allows you assign certain functions, give access permission to

various users and save their specific user settings.

This option records, by default, all activities before during and after the

test, in order to make your results traceable and to protect against

manipulation.

Administer and archive all test results comfortably and clearly with this

powerful database.

Use this option if you wish to create and evaluate your test results in

various languages.

The Organization Editor administers all data which are not immediately

related to tests in a central location. For instance, your company logo or

test report templates are directly available in all test programs.

If you need additional results to analyze your specimen, the Result Editor

offers you intelligent wizards to create these in no time at all.

Should you need additional physical or computed channels choose this

function.

This function allows you to create as many screen layouts as you wish.

Thereby you always have an eye on your data, displayed just as you

want it. For example, measuring curves, statistics and results in the first

layout, a special close-up of the measuring curve in the next layout etc.

Individual test reports have the advantage that they can be designed

according to their application. Therefore, several reports can be defined

with this option and saved with the test programs.

You want to export your results through ODBC in a variety of databases?

Or you wish to save them as ASCII format? With this function you can

manage all that very simply with a click of the mouse. The same is true

for transmitting whole test protocol in Word, converting to PDFs, or

automatic dispatches by e-mail...

Here is an overview of the most important options:

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We are looking forward to

getting in touch with you!

Beside a large range of export functionalities, this option offers the

possibility to import data of a superior QM System. This data includes

specimen dimensions, test settings or a test program that should be

used.

For an exactly synchronized video recording of the test. Thus the test

procedure can be recalled or compared at any later point. In addition,

before the test you can define the events for which you want images.

This option enables, in combination with testControl, the control of the

crosshead movement in true strain or simple formular channels. The

control in true strain guarantees a constant partial strain speed for

plastics and elastomers with high elongations.

Upload/Download

Video Capturing

Advanced Control Mode

Can we provide further information?

Do you want to know what your personal

advantages are with testXpert® II?

Can we answer your questions?

Our staff members are available world-

wide for you!

You can be sure that you are putting

your trust in the hands of experts!

testXpert® II - Intelligent and Reliable

Zwick Roell AG

August-Nagel-Straße 11

89079 Ulm · Germany

Phone +49 7305-10-0

Fax +49 7305-10-200

www.zwickroell.com

info@zwickroell.com

Zwick

GmbH & Co. KG

August-Nagel-Straße 11

89079 Ulm · Germany

Phone +49 7305-10-0

Fax +49 7305-10-200

www.zwick.com · info@zwick.de

Toni Technik

Baustoffprüfsysteme GmbH

Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25

13355 Berlin · Germany

Phone +49 30-46403921/23

Fax +49 30-46403922

www.tonitechnik.com · info@tonitechnik.com

Zwick Asia Pte Ltd.

25 International Business Park

#04-17 German Centre

Singapore 609916

Phone +65 6 899 5010

Fax +65 6 899 5014

www.zwick.com.sg

info@zwick.com.sg

Zwick USA

1620 Cobb International Boulevard

Suite #1

Kennesaw, GA 30152 · USA

Phone +1 770 420 6555

Fax +1 770 420 6333

www.zwickusa.com

info@zwickusa.com

Zwick Testing Machines Ltd.

Southern Avenue

Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 OQH

Great Britain

Phone +44 1568-61 52 01

Fax +44 1568-61 26 26

www.zwick.co.uk

sales.info@zwick.co.uk

Zwick France S.a.r.l.

B.P. 45045

F-95912 Roissy CDG Cedex

France

Phone +33 1-48 63 21 40

Fax +33 1-48 63 84 31

www.zwick.fr

info@zwick.fr

Indentec

Hardness Testing Machines Ltd.

Lye Valley Industrial Estate, Bromley Street

Lye, Stourbridge

West Midlands DY9 8HX · Great Britain

Phone +44 1384-896949

Fax +44 1384-424470

www.indentec.com · mail@indentec.demon.co.uk

Acmel Labo

10/12 rue de l´Orme Saint Germain

91160 Champlan · France

Phone +33 1-69109595

Fax +33 1-69100186

www.acmel.fr · info@acmel.fr