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Fatigue Life Prediction

Fundamentals of Fatigue Life Prediction

Interface load cells accurately quantify the forces applied during fatigue testing for predicting failure. Fatigue refers to the weakening of material caused by repeatedly applied loads. Failure occurs after a certain number of cycles, even when the stresses are well below the material's ultimate tensile strength. While an accurate prediction of fatigue life is not a reality, theoretical analysis and empirical data allow for useful approximations to estimate the margin of safety for a given design.
Crash Testing

Force Measurement in Crash Testing Improves Designs and Saves Lives

Crash testing uses Interface load cells to collect high-speed, accurate force data to identify a vehicle's specific weaknesses by measuring the energy and impact of a collision. Load cell data is used in impact, component, and structural crash testing to verify safety ratings and inform design improvements.
CONTACT RESONANCE 101

Contact Resonance 101

Contact resonance can significantly damage measurement accuracy and even cause system failure. Interface 101 Series details how inherent mechanical clearances within the measurement system can turn harmless transient forces into potentially destructive oscillations. Contact resonance is a form of self-excited oscillation that occurs in mechanical systems involving mass, stiffness, and a clearance. Interface Load Cells 301 Characteristics and Applications Guide covers this important topic.
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.
AUTO TESTING TORQUE

Accelerating Advanced Automotive Testing Using Torque Transducers

Interface rotary and reaction torque transducers are selected for Automotive testing applications due to their accuracy, durability, capacity, and capabilities. Advanced torque transducers drive innovation and facilitate the transition from concept to production in the auto industry shift toward increasing motor performance, fuel-efficient designs, Electric Vehicles (EVs), advanced safety systems, and the integration of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technologies.
Tension Load Link Systems

Tension Load Link Systems and Applications

Interface tension link load cells are specialized force sensors designed to measure tensile or "pulling" forces. Tension load links are frequently used in demanding environments, including nearshore and offshore areas, which require certifications for hazardous locations. They're designed for lifting, weighing, mooring, towing, as well as tension testing and monitoring applications, and are used in marine, aerospace, manufacturing, construction, and logistics industries.
Recycling And Reuse

Interface Sensors Support Efficiency Gains in Recycling and Reuse

Interface sensors help drive efficiency gains in recycling and reuse operations. Our load cells, torque transducers, and multi-axis sensors provide the measurement data needed to optimize recycling in water, waste, energy, and remanufacturing.
Instrumentation Alarms

Using Instrumentation to Set Alarms for Force and Torque Measurements

Interface load cells and transducers are often paired with instrumentation devices that include alarm features to create a system that can monitor data from the sensors and trigger alerts when specific conditions are met. Instrumentation alarms are crucial for safety, process control, equipment protection, and quality assurance in various industrial and laboratory settings.
Animatronics

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.