Consumer Products

Interface is a source of quality precision force sensor technologies used throughout the product lifecycle from concept and R&D, through engineering and testing, to manufacturing and eventually consumption. We supply force measurement solutions for use in equipment, machines, tools, and integration into actual products to measure performance and use. We even provide products to accurately measure and monitor hardware used in CPG distribution. Interface load cells and instrumentation help CPG product designers and fabricators drive usability, adoption, production efficiencies, and ensure safety to satisfy the needs of all types of consumers.


Consumer Product Applications


Consumer Products Overview

There are a variety of problems to be solved when it comes to product design, testing, and development. It is often what inspires the next generation of a product or revolutionary new idea.

Consumer products are made across all types of industries, from healthcare to automotive. Interface force measurement solutions are used to predict failure and identify design challenges before these goods enter the public domain. It is hard to imagine any consumer product not going through rigorous test and measurement protocols before someone finds it in the marketplace. From testing furniture to ensuring your household appliances are safe and durable, Interface’s sensor measurement technologies have a critical role in a variety of types of testing in the creation and manufacturing of everyday goods.

Manufacturing CPG’s

Interface force measurement solutions are commonplace in R&D labs, design houses, manufacturing environments, and even packaging plants for consumer goods. For industrial robotic arms, measuring force and torque during lifting and placing items is one example of how sensors improve performance in the manufacturing process of final goods. An industrial automation engineer wanted to ensure the robotic arm would operate efficiently and actually improve the packaging process. Interface created a custom solution using our 6A40 6-Axis Load Cell, which was installed at the wrist of the robotic arm. The 6A40 measured all forces and torques (Fx, Fʏ, Fz, Mx, Mʏ, Mz). This load cell was connected to our BX8 8-Channel Data Acquisition System and Amplifier with BlueDAQ Software, where results were displayed, logged, and graphed for monitoring.

Interface remains the leader in load cell and torque transducer accuracy and quality, and we have no plans to change our focus. Interface’s specialty is building solutions for the testing and monitoring of parts and total systems that move and create force, which is vital to makers and designers of consumer product goods. This is necessary when producing final products and consumer goods across all industries. Our force measurement solutions are ideal for stand-alone testing rigs, production equipment, and embedded in consumer products to increase operability and reliability for end users.

Consumer Products Solutions from the IQ Blog

Impact Testing for Millisecond Assessments

Interface impact testing force measurement solutions are used in material, component, and product tests, from sports equipment to autos and aircraft. High-velocity impact testing demands high-velocity sensors and low-latency instrumentation to capture millisecond-long force spikes without data gaps or signal clipping. Pairing the load cell and instrument is critical for a successful impact testing system.

Engineering Performance and Safety in Sports Equipment

Interface force measurement sensors allow engineers to push the limits of physics in sporting equipment design and testing. Sports technology use Interface high-accuracy load cells to provide the empirical evidence needed to innovate safely, ensuring that equipment is lighter, faster, and more resilient for professional and casual sports of all types.

The Consumable Continuum Demands Measurement Technology

Interface is a supplier of measurement solutions for the consumable continuum, which represents the entire lifecycle of a product, from the arrival of raw bulk materials to the moment a consumer opens the package. In high-volume production environments, force, torque, and weight measurement accuracy is the primary factor in determining the difference between a profitable run and a costly recall.

Esports Are Transforming Fundamental Gaming Hardware Performance

Esports is driving advancements in high-precision hardware design and testing using load cell technologies. Interface force measurement solutions for esports hardware, from controllers to simulators, are necessary for meeting the competitive requirements of elite performance, tactile consistency, and arena safety.

Lightweighting for Efficiency Demands Force Measurement

Interface details the connection in lightweight design, material behavior, and high-fidelity load data. Precise force measurement using load cells and instrumentation is foundational to lightweighting, ensuring it is quantifiable and verifiable. Interface sensor technologies enable engineers and designers to successfully push performance boundaries while ensuring the safety and reliability of components, products, and systems.

Raw Signals to Intelligent Force Sensing

Interface load cells, multi-axis sensors, and data acquisition systems are providing data for integrating artificial intelligence into force measurement systems. This represents a significant leap forward in precision, responsiveness, and reliability for these data use cases. The rise in use of strain gage outputs for AI is on the rise. The quality of the sensor is critical for these applications, and this is why Interface products are valuable for advanced analytics.

The Testing Behind Your Favorite Gifts

Interface offers a range of sensors for precise testing and force measurement across popular products such as gaming equipment, sports gear, electronics, scooters, and smartwatches. We take pride in ensuring these favorite gifts are safe, reliable, and durable well beyond the holiday season.

Measuring Control in Animatronics and Entertainment Robotics

Animatronics is a dynamic field of entertainment that fuses puppetry, anatomy, mechatronics, and robotics. Behind the expansion of animatronics and entertainment robotics is the increasing demand for immersive, interactive experiences supported through high-accuracy force, torque, and weight measurements using Interface measurement solutions and sensor technologies.

Beyond the Obvious Forces of Product Testing

True precision in testing requires developing a mindset that embraces failure, diagnoses invisible errors, and knows that the best results come from understanding that every component, connection, and procedure is part of a complex system that demands relentless attention. Interface provides high-accuracy test and measurement products, including load cells, for testing labs.