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.
Aerial Arts Rig Amusement Park Ride Restraint Testing Animatronics Bluetooth® Show Booth Monitoring
Claw Machine Strength Customized Light Fixture System Drone Fireworks Drone Videography Entertainment LED Screens Fashion Runway Installation Ferris Wheel Gondola Load Testing Gaming Simulation Brake Pedal Multi Stage Load Monitoring Outdoor Festival Wind Monitoring Performance Structural Loading Pickleball Racket Core Assembly
Press Load Monitoring Robotic Bartender
Roller Coaster Structural Testing Roller Coaster Wheel Force Theater Rigging System Touchscreen Force Testing VR Omni Treadmill
The Mechanics of Suspended Loads in Heavy Rigging
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassInterface products provide real-time measurements of cable tension and load weight to prevent dangerous overloads of rigging equipment. Rigging converts rotational, linear, or gravitational forces into controlled mechanical displacement. It relies on calculating vector forces, tension distribution, centers of gravity, and safe working load (SWL) limits to ensure that heavy components remain structurally stable and balanced throughout dynamic motion.
Engineering Thrills Using Sensor Technologies for Theme Parks and Venues
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassInterface provides entertainment venues, thrill ride engineers, and theme park attraction manufacturers with measurement solutions for complex mechanical systems, enabling them to create immersive guest experiences while meeting strict safety requirements. From roller coasters and motion platforms to automated stages and animatronic characters, engineers depend on precise force, torque, and weight measurements to ensure attractions operate safely and reliably.
Esports Are Transforming Fundamental Gaming Hardware Performance
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassEsports 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.
The Testing Behind Your Favorite Gifts
/in Blog /by Jamie GlassInterface 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
/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 […]
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/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.