Zedler puts bicycles through their paces

Since the 1990s, everything at the Zedler-Institut in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has revolved around bicycle safety. The institute tests bicycle components and prototypes and, with great dedication, develops its own testing machines, which are used in laboratories of leading bicycle brands worldwide. For around 15 years, Zedler’s engineers have also relied on standard and operating components from Norelem in the design of their testing systems.

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Right at the beginning of the year, the Zedler-Group welcomed three new students specialising in International Business and Mechanical Engineering. Following brief pre-study internships at the company, this trio has spent the past few months completing their first theoretical phase at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart (DHBW).

As reported in advance, the German Association for Materials Research and Testing (DVM) had invited together with their longstanding programme committee member Dirk Zedler to attend the DVM working group “Bicycle Safety” in the museum and seminar area in Ludwigsburg on December 3rd and 4th. There, participants from research, manufacturers and service providers engaged in an extensive and lively two-day dialogue on the topic of “Life Cycle – The Bicycle’s Product Life Cycle”.