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Refining Robotic Gripper Performance

High-resolution sensors are needed for greater precision and responsiveness in the design, testing, and monitoring of grippers used in robotics and industrial automation. Force sensing is essential for safe human interaction and for handling fragile tasks. Grippers in humanoids, collaborative robots, and robotic arm integrations that require compact, high-accuracy measurements use Interface load cells, mini load buttons, and multi-axis sensors.

Compression Testing for Mechanical Evaluations

Interface load cells for compression testing provide data for mechanical evaluations to determine how materials, components, and complete structures behave under opposing axial pushing or crushing forces. Transducer data in compression analysis define success and failure across industries, from robotics to aerospace.
INTERFACE TECH TALK Thermal Specifications 1

How Do Thermal Specifications Influence Sensor Selection?

Interface Tech Talk details the differences between compensated and operating temperature ranges in load cell specifications. Thermal variables influence sensor accuracy, the mechanics of static deflection. Thermal gradient, material, strain gages, and repeatability are important when selecting a sensor. Only using capacity ignores the realities of the test environment. A load cell's compensated temperature range is the zone where accuracy is maintained by design. The operating temperature range is the boundary for hardware survival.
Hysteresis 101

Hysteresis 101

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.
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.
ULC Minute Force

Measuring Minute Force with Interface’s Ultra Low Capacity Mini Load Cell

Interface's Ultra Low Capacity Load Cell, the ULC, is designed to measure forces as minute as 0.1 N to 5 N. Part of Interface's Mini Load Cell series, the ULC is engineered for applications demanding unparalleled accuracy in measuring extremely light forces such as robotics, medical devices, consumer products, and electronics.
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.
Types Of Testing Applications Part 1

Types of Testing Applications Using Load Cells

Interface details types of tests using load cells and force measurement solutions by different industries, including structural, tension, compression, torque, stress, strain, material and fatigue. Learn about how Interface's products support testing applications through examples from industry use cases in aerospace, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, automotive and more.
Environmental Testing

Force Measurement Expands Environmental Testing Capabilities

Interface supplies force measurement devices for environmental testing to confirm the reliability and longevity of products, components, and structures across diverse industries. It's where designs are subjected to the rigors of real-world conditions, ensuring they can withstand extreme temperatures, humidity, vibrations, and a host of other environmental stressors.