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Mounting Plates 101

June 17, 2025

Interface mounting plates are engineered support foundations designed to provide a stable and prepared surface for a load cell. They provide the solidity that ensures the sensor operates within its specified parameters. Mounting plates are machined to the tightest specifications and extremely low flatness tolerances. This meticulous attention to detail ensures a flat, smooth mating surface for the load cell, minimizing local deformation and maximizing measurement accuracy.

Celebrating 57 Years of an Enduring Legacy in Force Measurement

June 12, 2025

Since our founding in 1968, Interface has been synonymous with accuracy, reliability, and innovation, empowering industries across the globe with the critical data they need to build, test, and innovate. From those early days, Interface has been driven by a passion for precision, developing cutting-edge load cells, torque transducers, and instrumentation that continue to set the industry standard. June 14, 2025, is Interface's 57th anniversary.

How Precision Sensors are Driving the Robotic Revolution

June 10, 2025

Interface measurement sensor technologies provide crucial data that enables robots to function correctly in various environments. Load cells, torque transducers, and multi-axis sensors act as the sense of touch, quality controller, articulation master, and fail-safe robot monitors in robotics. From industrial arms to mobile autonomous robots, Interface sensors are fundamental in design, test, and performance monitoring.

Interface New Products Release Summer 2025

June 5, 2025

Interface new additions to our expansive test and measurement catalog for Summer 2025 include multi-axis sensors, load cell simulators, and instrumentation designed to meet the evolving demands across various industries. Learn about these new products and request a quote from our application engineers.

Load Cells are The Force Multiplier in Precision Gripping Applications

June 3, 2025

Interface load cells measure the applied force of grips used in robotics, industrial machines, medical devices, aerospace and drone applications, lifting, and research. Sensors must be selected based on capacity, size constraints, environmental conditions, and measurement requirements. Interface load cells measure the applied force of grips used in robotics, industrial machines, medical devices, aerospace and drone applications, lifting, and research. Sensors must be selected based on capacity, size constraints, environmental conditions, and measurement requirements. Learn about our gripping measurement products, including multi-axis sensors, miniature load cells, buttons, S-type load cells, low profiles, and wireless sensors.

Powering Tomorrow’s Harvest with Sensor-Based Agricultural Machinery

May 29, 2025

Interface force, torque, and weighing sensor technologies provide accurate and reliable measurement solutions for optimizing agricultural machinery and systems, including tractors, harvesters, balers, trucks, scales, and loaders. Interface products are ideal for manufacturers developing agricultural machinery. They supply the precise data necessary to refine these inventions and ensure safety across operations ranging from pushing and pulling to lifting, containing, and moving everything from seeds to cattle.

Navigating Load Cell Calibration and Repair Services

May 27, 2025

Interface details the difference between load cell calibration services and repair services. Discover how to decide between the types of services. Get tips to maximize accuracy and extend your equipment's life, considerations when selecting a service, and how to request a service today.

Understanding Load Cell Frequency

May 22, 2025

Interface answers: What is load cell frequency? Understand natural frequency, frequency response, and sampling rates. Interface experts provide tips for optimizing strain gage load cell performance in dynamic test and measurement applications.

Test and Measurement in the Autonomous Era

May 20, 2025

The future of autonomous vehicles depends on rigorous testing and measurement. Interface, a leader in force and torque measurement, is at the forefront of enabling this autonomous revolution. We have provided high-accuracy sensors and instrumentation to automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturers for decades. As autonomy integrates into these fields, Interface is uniquely positioned to support the complex testing needs of next-generation vehicles for use across land, sea, and air.

Strain Gage Interconnection to Bridge Configurations for Load Cells

May 15, 2025

Interface strain gages are fundamental to load cell technology. In forming quarter, half, or full bridges, the interconnection of strain gages in a Wheatstone bridge is a critical design choice that impacts performance, cost, and application suitability. Interface details this technical topic to answer key questions about load cell design and strain gages.

Fatigue-Rated Load Cells 101

May 13, 2025

Interface Fatigue-Rated Load Cells are specialized force sensors engineered to accurately measure loads over an extended operational life exceeding 100 million fully reversed, full-capacity loading cycles, crucial for durability and long-term performance testing. Their design emphasizes reduced stress levels, optimized geometries, and robust construction to prevent fatigue failure under repetitive loading.

Interface Answers DAQ FAQs

May 8, 2025

Interface answers the frequently asked questions about data acquisition systems (DAQ) designed for test and measurement. DAQ systems enable the precise capture, conditioning, and conversion of diverse signals from load cells, transducers, and multi-axis sensors to digital and timing-based data. This capability empowers engineers and researchers to gain critical test and measurement insights into system performance, validate designs, and make data-driven decisions.

Advanced Sensing Solutions for High-Performance Manufacturing Machinery

May 6, 2025

Interface sensors technologies drive measurable efficiency, waste reduction, and safety improvements in manufacturing machinery. Precision measurements provide critical sensing intelligence, paving the way for the future of intelligent manufacturing machines, robotics, autonomous systems, and equipment. Learn how load cells are helping to optimize machines and modernize manufacturing with high-accuracy sensors.

Mounting LowProfile Load Cells Without an Interface Base

May 1, 2025

Interface answers how to mount a LowProfile Load Cell without a factory-installed base. Direct mounting a load cell onto a structure should precisely reproduce the mounting used during its calibration. This ensures that the sensor operates under the same mechanical constraints and material interactions for which its performance specifications were validated.

Interface Sensors Power Advancements in Wave Energy

April 29, 2025

Interface provides sensor technologies for wave energy test and measurement, including submersible and wireless load cells and advanced instrumentation. These force measurement solutions empower researchers, engineers, and developers to harness the immense power of the ocean and contribute to a sustainable energy future.

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Mounting Plates 101

Celebrating 57 Years of an Enduring Legacy in Force Measurement

How Precision Sensors are Driving the Robotic Revolution

Interface New Products Release Summer 2025

Load Cells are The Force Multiplier in Precision Gripping Applications

Powering Tomorrow’s Harvest with Sensor-Based Agricultural Machinery

Navigating Load Cell Calibration and Repair Services

Understanding Load Cell Frequency

Test and Measurement in the Autonomous Era

Strain Gage Interconnection to Bridge Configurations for Load Cells

Fatigue-Rated Load Cells 101

Interface Answers DAQ FAQs

Advanced Sensing Solutions for High-Performance Manufacturing Machinery

Mounting LowProfile Load Cells Without an Interface Base

Interface Sensors Power Advancements in Wave Energy

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