Agenda

• Determining Factors• Definitions• Standard Load Cell Features• Special Adaptation• Pure Custom• Why Interface?• Q&A

Determining Factors

• Your Application • Environment• Size vs. Capacity• Performance Specifications• Connectors & Cable Length• Mounting Needs• Output Needs• OEM

Environment

• Hot or Cold? Dry or Wet? Inside or Outside? Lab or Production Line?

• Special Considerations for the Oil & Gas and Industrial Industries

• Materials• Sealing• Vacuum• Electrical Noise

Size vs. Capacity

• Special Sizes to Fit Your Application• Custom Capacities• Small Load Cells w/ Large Capacities• Large Load Cells w/ Small Capacities

Performance Specifications

• What specifications are most important to you?

Mounting Needs

• What To & How You Mount a Load Cell is Important!– Flange vs

Integral Stud– Threads– Legacy

Mounting– Custom

Adapters

Connectors & Cable Length

• Our Standard Connectors Include:

• Custom Connectors Also Available

Output Needs

• mV/V• Trimmed or Not• Amplification– ±5V– ±10V– 4-20 mA– Digital

• Amplifier Gains• Internal vs Inline Amps

OEM

• Specific Needs• High Production Volumes• Consistency is Important• Efficient & Cost Effective

Definitions

• Standard Product – in the catalog• Special Adaptation – adaptation of a

standard product • Pure Custom – 100% New Design• NRE – Non-Recurring Engineering

Standard Load Cell Features– Flexure– Base– Integral Thread– Connectors–Material Type: • Stainless• Alloy• Aluminum

– Outputs

Special Adaptation– Changing features of a standard product

to better fit your application.(Can include paint color)

– NRE (non-recurring engineering) – $ hundreds to thousands depending

– Requires longer lead times to develop– Great For: OEM & Private Label– NASA is one of Interface’s largest

Special Adaptation customer

Special Adaptation Example

• NASA– 200K Integral Studs (10, 20, 50, & 200K)– Updated:• Capacities• Performance• Mounting

Special Adaptation Example

• Major Medical Manufacturer– Adapted Load Button– Increased Performance– Special Connector– TEDS

Special Adaptation Example

• Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer– Dual Bridge– Dual Amplified

Pure Custom– Larger NRE – $ thousands to tens of

thousands– Requires even longer lead times to

develop– Oil & Gas and Medical industries are our

biggest customers–When it becomes a pure custom

Pure Custom ExampleSML Custom

Why Interface?– Best Engineering Team in the Industry– FEA Analysis Expertise– State of the Art Cad Cam Systems– Expedited Prototyping– Fully Integrated –load cells are designed,

machined, assembled and tested in-house– We continue to expand our capabilities and

standard product line– We have expanded our in-house capabilities

for OEM indicator design

Questions?

Thank You!