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Interface Measurement Solutions Support Smart Cities

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Interface load cell technologies are used in the design and development of smart cities. Force measurement data is valuable for assessing and improving the overall efficiency and sustainability of a city. Load cells are versatile and essential tools for a diverse range of smart city applications. They provide accurate and reliable measurements that can be used to improve safety, resource management, and sustainability. Interface load cells can be used to measure a variety of parameters in smart city development and management, from water resources to recycling. They are used in all types of building material and structural tests.

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Interface Solutions for Heavy Equipment

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Interface force measurement solutions play a crucial role in the design, testing, and use of heavy equipment and vehicles including excavators, bulldozers, loaders, cranes, lifts, mixers, pavers, and compactors. Many considerations in designing heavy machinery are mandated by force limitations and equipment performance testing. Measurement for testing and monitoring come from our high-accuracy load cells, load pins, tension links, load shackles and other weight, force and torque measurement products.

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Universal Load Cells 101

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Interface Universal Load Cells offer the ability to measure both tension and compression forces. They are versitile force measurement solutions used for all types of applications that need to measure force, weight and shear. Interface’s Model 1200 and 1201 Series IO-Link Universal Load Cells are pancake style load cells that are IO-Link compatible with an open standard serial communication protocol that allows for the bi-directional exchange of data from sensors and devices.

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Outlining Force Solutions for Structural Outrigging

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Interface provides load cells and wireless technologies for structural outrigging. Force measurement sensor technologies provide high accuracy measurement of the outrigging equipment in test and actual use. The applications range from integrating sensors into outrigger equipment to using load cells for real-time monitoring of physical structures using outrigger supports. Interface load cells are used by outrigging engineers, civil engineers and heavy equipment manufacturers, oil and gas, construction industry and marine equipment companies.

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Force Measurement Testing Improves Products and Consumer Safety

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Interface sensor technologies are used every day for product testing to ensure quality performance and consumer safety. Our load cells are used to test various consumer products’ weight, torsion, tension, compression, fatigue, impact, and materials. Interface specialists in force, torque and weight testing solutions work with product designers, testing labs, and manufacturers to improve their products using our precision measurement devices.

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Digging Into Interface Mining Industry Solutions

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Interface products are essential for designing, testing, and utilizing mining equipment, machines, components, and systems. Our load cells, instrumentation, torque transducers, multi-axis sensors, load shackles, and tension links are used in tools and equipment for the mining industry.  Interface measurement solutions help to optimize mine structural supports, digging equipment, and lifting processes to reduce wear and tear on equipment and prevent overloading, which can lead to costly downtime and maintenance.

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A Great Force for Crane and Hoist Solutions

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LCM-made products in Interface's 35,000-plus catalog include Load Pins, Tension Links, and Shackles. This includes options for standard products, engineered-to-order, completely custom, ATEX, submersibles, and wireless solutions. Interface and recently acquired LCM Systems offer our customers powerful and diverse measurement devices for hoisting, winching, lifting, subsea, infrastructure, and industrial manufacturing applications.

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Benefits of Proof Loading Verification

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Interface technical experts answer when and why you should request proof loading for your measurement sensors and devices. Proof loading is a critical test that is performed on sensors or load cells to verify their performance and accuracy under extreme conditions.

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Interface Crane Use Cases and Application Notes

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Interface provides quality force measurement products for heavy equipment machines including cranes to accurately measure force, load capacity, weight, and tension. Crane applications in construction, oil and gas, maritime industries.