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LowProfile Complete Systems for Immediate Force Measurement Deployment

Interface LowProfile Load Cell Complete Systems are pre-configured measurement solutions to eliminate trial-and-error in setup by pairing the sensor with instrumentation, accessories, and software. System level calibration provides documented traceability across the entire signal path using the LowProfile and system components.
Theme Parks And Venues

Engineering Thrills Using Sensor Technologies for Theme Parks and Venues

Interface 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.
Structural Integrity Rockets And Launch Platforms

Structural Integrity and Load Verification for Rockets and Launch Platforms

Interface provides load cells and sensor technologies for structural and operational validation testing of various rockets and launch platforms. High-accuracy force measurement is the technical foundation for rocket and launch platform evaluations, ensuring that every component, from propellant tank stringers to mobile launcher crawler bogies, performs within an engineered safety margin.
Elasticity 101

Elasticity 101

Interface's Elasticity 101 details the importance of Hooke's Law of Physics. In a load cell, we want a material with a very predictable stiffness. If the material permanently deforms or creeps, the deformation value won't return to zero, and your measurements will be inaccurate. A load cell is essentially a mechanical transducer that converts mechanical force into elastic potential energy, which we then capture as data. Understanding how your sensor bends is the first step toward mastering precision force measurement. Learn more in Interface's ForceEDU 101 Series.
Tensile Testing Apps

Precision Under Pressure in Tensile Testing Applications

Interface load cells enable accurate tensile testing for material characterization, quality control, and R&D. Tensile testing applications using Interface force measurement devices include medical devices, 3D printing, aircraft, aerospace, automotive components, consumer products, fabrics, and more. Accurate measurement ensures product safety and performance.
INTERFACE 101 SIDE LOAD

Side Load Sensitivity 101

Interface 101 highlights the side force effect, side load sensitivity, and eccentric load sensitivity. Side load sensitivity is how a load cell's output is influenced by a side force. It reveals the load cell's sensitivity to forces applied off its intended axis. A side force effect in compression testing with load cells refers to a force applied perpendicular to the intended axial compression force. This can happen due to misalignment between the load cell under test and the testing machine's loading plates.
Low Profile Versus Simple

Low Profile Load Cells versus Simple Single Column Load Cells

The Interface LowProfile Load Cell, a pancake design, is dramatically better than the simple single column cell in every respect. The low profile design outperforms the single column design. The overall proprietary Interface LowProfile design is more compact, with all the components bonded to the flexure structure, making it better able to withstand the 100 million-cycle fatigue life. Our standard 1200 “Blue” LowProfile Load Cell is the most popular load cell in the market and is used in testing labs and industry applications worldwide.
INTERFACE 101 CREEP

Creep 101

Interface defines creep, an important accuracy specification for load cells, in the essential 101 Series. When a force is applied to a solid material within its elastic limit, the resulting deflection will subtly increase over time if the force is held constant. This phenomenon, known as creep, is not permanent but recoverable. It's important to note that the signal from a load cell exhibits this creep, making it a key consideration in all load cell applications.
Load Cell Set Up Basics

Load Cell Set Up Basics

Interface offers resources to help install new and used load cells for testing projects. Review the steps that optimize sensors for basic test applications, including visual inspection, specification and documentation reviews, load cell fundamentals, instrumentation considerations, and more. Learn where to find valuable resources and instrumentations.