Interface provides torque and force measurement solutions to the global entertainment and amusement industry. From backstage rigging to sets and lighting equipment, Interface offers a broad range of measurement and weighing solutions. Our products are used in theatre staging, simulations, gaming equipment, displays and lifting, filming and drone equipment, as well as theme park machines and robotics.
Interface offers force measurement products for testing, monitoring, and embedding sensors into products by OEMs for various entertainment environments including theatre, film, video gaming, television, theme parks and entertainment venue, as well as multimedia attractions.
With the entertainment industry’s growth into many different submarkets, Interface’s deep range of load cells and other sensor products are often used for highly accurate and reliable force measurement and data collection. Beyond our standard products, Interface’s experts often collaborate with engineers to design customizable force measurement solutions for unique applications in the entertainment industry. Interface offers highly accurate sensor systems to ensure safety and eliminate overload risks.
Entertainment LED Screens
There was an opportunity of a new venue’s construction project, requiring Interface’s wireless force measurement system for numerous giant LED screens. This customer needed a wireless solution to ensure the safety and overload protection of the structure holding up the LED screens. Interface suggested using their LW General Purpose Load Washer Load Cells being installed and assembled within rods that are part of the screen’s support structure. The LED screens hang off this structure, which is structurally supported by the rods. The compression forces from the weight of the LED screens applied to the rod was measured by the LW’s that were installed in between. The load washers are paired with WTS-AM-1E Wireless Strain Bridge Transmitter Modules, where the force results are wirelessly transmitted to both the WTS-BS-1 Wireless Handheld Display for Unlimited Transmitters and the WTS-BS-4 Wireless Base Stations with included Log100 software. Interface’s load washers combined with WTS Wireless Telemetry System products successfully weighed the forces of the large LED screen for the customer’s new entertainment venue.
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Measuring Control in Animatronics and Entertainment Robotics
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassAnimatronics 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.
Integrating Sensors in Virtual Reality for a Superior UX
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassVirtual reality’s success is now contingent upon its ability to replicate the physical world flawlessly, making the integration of force measurement sensor technologies a universal necessity throughout the entire VR hardware lifecycle. From the initial design and prototyping stages to rigorous testing and final manufacturing, these sensors are no longer optional. They are the critical components that provide the precision data essential for creating compelling haptic applications and delivering a truly authentic user experience, whether the end product is a device for gaming and entertainment or a highly specialized tool for complex surgical simulations.
Interface Top Industry and Application Insights of 2024
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassExplore Interface’s top industry solutions and applications using force measurement products. Discover medical, aerospace, automation, automotive, energy, and other industry test and measurement applications. Find inspiration and answers for your specific needs using Interface load cells, torque transducers, and instrumentation.
The Interplay of EduRobots and Accurate Measurement
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassAs technology evolves, educational tools increasingly incorporate advanced robotics to enhance learning experiences at all levels. Educational robots are a class of intelligent humanoid robots representing the forefront of innovation. These EduRobots merge cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) with mechanical engineering […]
Year in Review of Top Interface Solutions and Applications
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassInterface is at the forefront of innovative use cases and applications, providing quality devices worldwide to gather precision measurements. Interface unveils the top industry solutions, product use cases and applications that define force measurement in 2023.
Types of Robots Using Interface Sensors
/in Blog, Industrial Automation /by Jamie GlassInterface load cells and torque transducers are commonly used in the design and testing of robots to measure and monitor forces and loads experienced by various robot components. Load cells are used to measure the forces exerted by robotic arms and grippers, while torque transducers are used to measure the torque generated by motors. Multi-axis load cells are growing in use with robotic engineers throughout the R&D phases for more measurement data to make smarter decisions in design and use of the robot.
Interface Solutions for Structural Testing
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassStructural testing labs use Interface force measurment solutions to perform tensile, compression, bending, fatigue and hardness testing on materials, components, or assemblies. Structural tests are used for measuring tension of push and pull forces, design proofing, and lifecycle fatigue validation. Each of these tests plays a critical role in verifying the quality and safety of a product, component or materialss. Each of these tests relies upon high accuracy force measurement sensor technologies form Interface.
Entertainment Venue Force Measurement and Monitoring Solutions
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassThere is a great deal of critical sensor technology used to design, build, and monitor venue infrastructure and the public before and during events. Venues management, architects, product makers and engineers take inordinate steps to protect people from bodily harm, […]
Taking a Ride with Interface
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassOne of the greatest pastimes in the world are amusement parks. They bring fun and thrills for all generations with attractions for purposes of entertainment that include rides, shows, and games. There is also a lot that goes into building […]
Exploring Interface Capabilities and Differentiators
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassInterface is the largest producer of load cells defined by a particularly important core differentiator. The Interface difference is precision. How do we maintain this standard of excellence? Interface is directed by our foundational 4-pillars for success: quality, service, accuracy, […]