Visualizing Force Solutions Through Our Diverse Application Library

At Interface, we believe that force measurement is more than just sensor selection. It is an exercise in imagination and investigation.

For engineers and testing professionals, the biggest hurdle isn’t often finding a sensor. It’s visualizing how that sensor will perform within a complex, real-world system of connected devices, structures, and analytics.

In the early stages of solution identification, using application notes helps you envision what a sensor can do beyond the specifications. In the technical documentation hierarchy, application notes serve a distinct role. While a datasheet serves as the primary technical reference on capacities and capabilities, and a user manual provides user instructions, the application note is uniquely focused on possibilities.

There are four basic questions that help in exploring how force measurement solutions work.

What are you measuring?
Where will you send the data?
How will the data be used?
What is the expected outcome of your test or project?

Engineers are moving beyond the technical limits of specifications and diving into the integration logic. We see this in the demand for complete systems and custom solutions. Interface understands those who are looking beyond the single part. They are looking for a blueprint to solve tomorrow’s challenges.

The intent and purpose of our expansive Application Note library is to illustrate the possibilities and how industries are using our line of force measurement solutions. It is also why we emphasize our application engineers’ approach. We are your partner for solutions.

A Global Laboratory of Diverse Industry Solutions

Force measurement is the invisible thread that connects disparate industries. At the core of R&D and quality assurance, the Test and Measurement industry uses our library for everything from reviewing structural rig app notes to fatigue testing app notes. Simultaneously, we are seeing high-stakes industries like Automotive and Medical, where precision is non-negotiable for validating EV battery safety, and surgical robotic tactile feedback draws inspiration from our industry app notes.

In the frontier industries of Aerospace, Infrastructure, Maritime, and Robotics, our application notes have become essential for navigating solutions on land, sea, and in the air. Whether it’s monitoring tension on a metropolitan bridge or managing loads on a subzero launch pad, these documented use cases provide the critical integration logic needed for modern engineering challenges.

Our analysis of recent trends shows that while the physics of a strain gage remain constant, the environments where they are applied via load cells, torque transducers, and multi-axis sensors are more diverse than ever. By exploring these real-world use cases, engineers can move from focusing solely on sensor operations to understanding the integral connections required to deliver actionable insights.

Featured Applications Detail Precision in Every Environment

To help you visualize how these principles apply to your specific field, here are four high-interest scenarios that showcase the diversity of modern force measurement.

Aerospace Structural Stress Testing

The Challenge: Validating the structural integrity of composite aircraft wings requires simulating extreme flight loads without damaging the airframe.
The Solution: Utilizing Interface 1200 Series Standard Precision LowProfile™ Load Cells Model 1208 in a multi-point test rig.
Insight: This application demonstrates how to manage complex signal synchronization across dozens of sensors to create a real-time stress map. Airplane Static Stress Testing

Infrastructure Stay-Cable Monitoring

The Challenge: Long-term exposure to vibration and thermal expansion can cause cable tension loss, leading to structural instability.
The Solution: Integrating Interface Tension Link Load Cells with wireless telemetry (WTS).
Insight: This illustrates the transition from manual inspections to a proactive, smart infrastructure model that provides automated fatigue alerts. Cable Logging Monitoring

Industrial Automation High-Speed Robotic Pick-and-Place

The Challenge: Robotic grips must apply sufficient force to secure a component without crushing in picking, placing, and assembly.
The Solution: Mounting 6A40 6-Axis Standard Capacity Load Cells between the robot flange and the robot grabber.
The Insight: This use case demonstrates “Closed-Loop Control,” giving the machine a human-like sense of touch for high-speed assembly. Industrial Robotic Arm

Robotic Arm Animated Application Note

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General Test and Measurement Fatigue Testing

The Challenge: Material testing of components using an actuator requires measuring simultaneous loads that can withstand high cycles.
The Solution: Implementing the SSMF Fatigue-Rated S-Type Load Cell for continuous testing provides a robust fatigue-rated solution.
The Insight: This provides a more accurate prediction of material fatigue life and documentation to support warranty and regulation compliance. Furniture Fatigue Cycle Testing

200+ Blueprints for Precision at Your Fingertips

We are excited to announce the release of our comprehensive 2026 Interface Application Note Catalog. This updated digital guide now features over 200 detailed application notes, expanding into the newest frontiers of engineering, including humanoid robotics, renewable energy storage, and advanced biomechanics.

To complement our technical briefs, we have expanded our YouTube Animated Application Note Series. These animated demonstrations take you inside the specific use case, showing exactly how forces are applied and how sensors operate within a system. Seeing force measurement in motion is often the lightbulb moment that inspires solutions to complex challenges or integration opportunities.

Start Guide for Navigating the Interface Solution Path

From high-level industry trends to the granular physics of a single test. Use this four-step path to move from a general challenge to a peer-verified engineering blueprint.

#1 Select Your Industry – Start with your broad environment, such as Aerospace, Medical, Energy, Industrial Automation, Weighing, and others, to view products and application categories. Find industries here.

#2 Identify the Sector within the Industry – Use our 90+ industry sectors, identified by tabs in each sector, to dive deeper into industry use cases and application examples. For example, in Test and Measurement, you can find more solution details under Machine Builders, Fatigue Testing, Material Testing, Structural Testing, Vacuum Testing, Calibration Labs, Prototyping, and more.

#3 Applications – Pinpoint the objective under our applications by industry to see how others in your industry are using force measurement for programs such as Delivery Robots, Dual Motor Dynamometer, Rocket Structural Testing, Gantry Cranes, Vessel Weighing, Wave Energy Converter, Commercial Fishing Wire Rope Testing, or Radiosurgery Robot, to name a few.

#4 Consult the Application Note – Dive into single applications for a high-level blueprint of the challenge, solution, and results, including products and highlights of “how it works” behind the sensor selection. You can view our application notes by industry and product to visualize use and download a copy for your convenience. Our 2026 Applications Note Catalog is segmented by industry.

#5 Review the Case Study – Look for additional inspiration with proven results. Case studies provide the final validation and lessons learned from diverse implementations.

The best way to stay ahead is to see these solutions in action. Whether you are browsing our 200+ note catalog or watching our animated series, you are accessing a professional development curriculum built by and for testing professionals. To give you a sense of the range, here are the top 20 Interface application notes reviewed in 2025.

1. Mouse Touch-Pad Force Testing

2. Race Car Suspension Testing

3. Wireline Pump Down

4. Hydraulic Jacking System Testing

5. Bike Frame Fatigue Testing

6. Garbage Truck On-Board Weighing

7. Tractor PTO Torque Testing

8. Beam Stress Test

9. Engine Dynamometer

10. Hospital Bed Weighing

11. Jet Engine Thrust Test

12. Syringe Plunger Force Measurement