 In 2014 ZwickRoell opened its new factory in Taicang, China, some 50 km north-west of Shanghai.Here, on a site totaling around 2,000 m², testing machines and instruments will be developed and assembled for the Chinese and world markets.Annually since 2010 a panel of judges from internationally renowned universities chaired by the Zwick Roell group, awards the "Zwick Science Award" to those three applications they consider to include the most outstanding and innovative use of mechanical testing equipment.