The Type 9215A miniature force sensor from Kistler Instruments (www.kistler.com) is only 23.3 mm long and 6.0 mm diameter and weighs only 2.5 g making it ideal for both laboratory and industrial applications where space is at a premium.
2 Type 9217A Force Sensors installed
This highly sensitive, piezoelectric force sensor is suitable for measuring quasi-static and dynamic tensile and compression forces from -20 to +200 N in three calibrated ranges. The sensor has a sealed DIN 1.4542 stainless steel body with an M5x0.5 external mounting thread and an M2 tapped bore for force input. For higher force measurements, the Type 9217A has a measuring range from -500 to +500 N, an overall length of 46 mm and weighs only 16 g.
The highly sensitive measuring element fitted under preload gives the sensor very high rigidity which provides excellent dynamic response with a natural frequency of over 50 kHz combined with low sensitivity to transverse force and acceleration over the -50 °C to +180 °C operating temperature range.
Typical applications include:
- Medical device testing
- Contact force measurement on keys, switches, relays and similar components.
- Measurement of spring characteristics
- Measurement of electrical connector contacts extraction forces
- Construction of highly sensitive miniature force plates for wind tunnel measurements.
- Force measurements on automatic assembly machines, robots and micromanipulators.
- Splash proof to IP65
The versatility offered by the three measuring ranges, 2 N, 20 N and 200 N, and the low force sensitivity make the new sensor exceptionally suited to a wide range of applications in product testing and for highly sensitive force measurements in research and development.