Interface's Tech Talk reviews torque wrenches, applications, and FAQs when combining wrenches with reaction torque transducers to validate the tightness of fasteners, bolts, screws, and other mechanical assembly tools used in aerospace, energy, automotive, and manufacturing. A torque wrench is only as reliable as the data supporting it. Combining a torque wrench with high-accuracy torque measurements from torque transducers and advanced instrumentation provides the validation necessary to protect machines, equipment, products, consumers, and workers.

Interface offers hundreds of application notes to explore by industry, use case, and sensor type. Force measurement application notes help you visualize what a sensor can do beyond the specifications and detail how it works. For engineers and testing professionals, the biggest hurdle isn’t often finding a sensor. It’s envisioning how that sensor will perform within a complex, real-world system of connected devices, structures, and analytics. Learn about app notes, top industry solutions, and get a copy of the latest Interface Applications Catalog.

Interface defines hysteresis as the algebraic difference between the load cell's output at a specific load when approached from an increasing direction versus a decreasing direction. Hysteresis represents a physical limit of the sensor's design. Hysteresis is typically expressed as a percentage of Full Scale (%FS) on a sensor's data sheet or calibration certificate. Learn more about this vital characteristic in Interface's Hysteresis 101.