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Improving Manufacturing Logistics Using Precise Measurements

Interface sensor technologies integrate real-time force, tension, weight, and torque data into daily logistics operations, providing manufacturers with the visibility needed to eliminate bottlenecks, protect expensive handling machinery, and maintain the continuous throughput required in modern fulfillment. Precise measurements between mechanical equipment and digital warehouse controls drive efficiency and operational improvements across the factory.

Mastering The Signal Chain in Test and Measurement

In test and measurement, Interface defines the signal chain as the interconnected hardware and software continuum that converts a physical event into validated engineering units. It encompasses the raw strain gage bridge from a load cell, regulated excitation sources, local analog conditioning, filtering, high-resolution digitization, network transmission, and the final analytical software interface. Learn engineering tips, application highlights, and why modern test and measurement requires planning for the entire signal chain to preserve data integrity.
Paper And Pulp Manufacturing

Sensor Technologies Across the Continuum of Paper and Pulp Manufacturing

Interface is a premier provider of load cells and sensor solutions to the pulp and paper sector, addressing the specific mechanical vulnerabilities found in modern mills, forestry operations, and processors and packaging equipment. As the natural resource pulp and paper sector adopts higher automation standards, accurate force measurement remains essential for maintaining production control, improving material utilization, and ensuring safe operations.
NEW PRODUCTS WINTER 2025

Interface New Products Releases in Winter 2025

Interface's new product releases include calibration and lab testing tools, a new multi-axis sensor, new instrumentation, and additions to Interface Complete Systems. Test and measurement is moving toward high-velocity data, advanced analytics, digital protocols, and continuous feedback to support automation, robotics, miniaturized product designs, and innovation in the test lab. These new products support these trends.
2025 Year In Review

2025 Force Measurement Year in Review

Throughout 2025, Interface continues to see trends in digital transformation of the test lab, multi-axis sensors for advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning, new protocols, IO-Link load cells requirements, and adoption of new tools to use in high-production labs including our SimulatorECX and Load Cell Analyzer.
Delivery 2.0

How Load Cells Are Supporting Delivery 2.0

Delivery 2.0 is automated and autonomous, using load cells to measure force, guiding food robots, assessing shifting weight in driverless delivery vehicles, and controlling grips and the release of drone-delivered packages. Interface provides mini load cells, load links, low-profile sensors, digital instrumentation, and other sensor technologies for the testing and monitoring of delivery vehicles of all types, by air, land, or sea.
Sensors Hoisting

Sensors Provide Intelligence for Safe and Automated Hoisting

Integrating Interface load cells, load pins, tension load links, and load shackles into hoisting equipment provides real-time force and weight data. Measurement sensors provide accurate data for overload protection, WLL, load balancing, alarm systems, weighing, equipment monitoring, and testing. Smart hoisting and automation utilizing sensors increase safety, ensure compliance, and prevent catastrophic failure.
Smart Scales

Transforming Scales into Smart High-Accuracy Systems

Interface's case study Smart Scales Embrace High-Accuracy Sensor Technologies details how the future of weighing systems lies in innovative, accurate, and easily integrated measurement solutions that offer consistent performance and adapt to the needs of virtually any industry. Applications for truck and transportation scales, conveyor belts, agriculture scales, inventory management, cranes, smart floors, storage, and other weight-dependent use cases require accurate Interface load cell sensors.
INTERFACE 101 I O LINK LOAD CELLS

IO-Link Load Cells 101

Interface 1200 and Model 1201 Series IO-Link Universal and Compression-Only Load Cells are IO-Link compatible load cells that offer precision force measurements with the benefits of digital communication. They connect directly to an IO-Link Master without requiring any additional electronics. This not only simplifies installation but also ensures a clean, noise-free digital signal. The digital point-to-point connection of IO-Link offers a manufacturer-independent, fieldbus-independent communication technology. IO-Link allows intelligent connection of sensors and actuators to automation systems. The comprehensive, standardized communication with each IO-Link capable sensor enables additional sensor data, transmission of measurement and switching signals without losses, and numerous independent diagnostic functions.