Force & load sensors
Our expertise applies foil and semi‐conductor strain gage skill to create one‐of‐a kind custom
transducers for converting mechanical forces into electrical signals for measuring forces integrated from various strain locations.
Sensor choice and transducer material are key elements of design based on the number of factors such as range of force to be measured, dimensional limits, and performance including a high level of repeatability between force and load cycles.
Various elastic elements can be used for maximum performance:
- Tension cylinder
- Compression cylinder
- Toroidal ring
- S‐beam
- Shear beam
- Bending beam
Our force transducer experience has touched many industries from precision medical equipment to the aerospace industry. Specific examples include:
- Syringe based pump transducers; measuring force exerted on the push button of a loaded syringe
- Multi‐axis force plate transducers; for measuring 6‐axis loads on a plate for gait and balance analysis during physical therapy
- Amplified load cell to measure force in a portable CPR machine
- Agriculture solutions for measuring seed planting force
- Custom oilfield MWD sensors for applied force measurement
