Mini Load Cells 101
With the miniaturization and compact size of many products and technologies used in today’s market, it is critical that sensors are designed to fit all types of applications both big and small. This is especially true in the medical, aerospace, industrial automation, and automotive industries. Interface customer’s requirements for miniature load cells has rapidly expanded the diversification of load cell…
Faces of Interface Featuring Lance Gerdes
Lance Gerdes grew up as a “military brat” who moved around the world with his family to various U.S. Air Force bases because his father was an Avionics Specialist. For some children this would be a burden; however, for Gerdes, it was an opportunity to connect with his father and brothers over the inner-workings of aviation, cars, and sailboats. The…
Interface Accelerates Accuracy in Test and Measurement
Since Interface was founded in 1968, we have developed millions of load cells and torque transducers for engineers and designers that require the highest precision force sensors for accurate and reliable data collection in test and measurement (T&M). Our customers represent a wide swath of industries, products, equipment types, tools, and electronics that depend on us for proving accuracy, consistency,…
Robotics and Automation are Changing Modern Manufacturing at Interface
As the leader in manufacturing force measurement solutions for more than 51 years, the day of carrying out monotonous tasks on the manufacturing line by hand is a history not worth repeating. Innovation is a core value at Interface. It is essential in helping us advance and grow our production experience and responsiveness to our customer’s advanced application use of…
Multi-Axis Sensors 101
Have you ever tried to build a piece of furniture with half the tools necessary? It just doesn’t work. And this same problem occurs when you try to test and measure force and torque on complicated types of machinery like an aircraft assembly or advanced robotics on a single axis. In response to meet this complex force measurement need, Interface…
Faces of Interface Featuring Michael Cobb
Michael Cobb has always been a technologist and engineer at heart from his earliest memories. He was exposed to electronics technology at a young age through his father, who worked as an Electrician and owned a small television repair business. Michael was always around while his father tinkered with TV components, which sparked his interest in discovering how things worked.…
Calibration for Crane Scale and Dynamometer Applications
Interface is well-known for excelling at calibration services for load cells. Did you know this service excellence extends to dynamometers and crane scales? Interface can calibrate dynamometers and crane scales with capacities of 100,000 pounds of force or more. This family of devices is often found in industrial, commercial, energy, military, and aerospace industry applications. Crane scales are used as…
Interface Celebrates Made in the USA
Manufacturing is essential to the U.S. economy, with an estimated $2.38 trillion contribution and accounting for nearly half of all exports. This equals about 11.4% of U.S. economic output. (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis) With approximately 250,000 firms in the manufacturing sector in the U.S., Interface is proud to be counted as one of them. Companies with manufacturing operations solely in the U.S. are considered…
Faces of Interface Featuring Ashish Desai
Ashish Desai was born to be an engineer. He grew a fondness for tinkering with electronics and mechanical systems at a young age. His curiosity for the way things work pushed him to study various forms of engineering throughout his education. Ash attended a STEM-focused high school known for its excellence in education in India where he studied electrical engineering.…
Interface Launches New University Program
Interface is investing in the engineers of tomorrow with our new Interface University Program. The new STEM-focused initiative promotes innovation and education by providing access to the best force measurement products, services, and experts in the industry. As the world’s leader in force measurement solutions, Interface created the specialized Interface University Program to provide discounted products and services, educational materials and…