Force measurement applications with strain sensors
Force measurement applications with strain sensors
Baumer strain sensors enable cost-effective force measurement for nearly all application areas. Regardless of whether for limited spaces, in robust outdoor applications, or in the industrial sector, we always offer you the right solution for measuring large forces in ongoing processes.
Industrial indoor applications
With the industrial strain sensors DST53/76 and the DST20, precise force measurements can be implemented without complex component adaptations. The sensors are easy to integrate into the machine and therefore quickly deliver meaningful measurement results for applications such as retention force control, process monitoring, or sheet metal thickness measurement. Thanks to its miniaturized design, the DST20 allows the measurement of large forces even in limited spaces.
Strain sensors monitor the force with which a metal sheet is held. This allows the sheet to be moved at maximum speed without it slipping or imprints occurring on it.
During automatic sheet thickness measurement, the highly sensitive Baumer DSRT strain sensors detect and compensate for sheet thickness deviations. This ensures the highest possible angular accuracy of the workpiece at all times.
The robust strain sensor DST55R is especially suited for outdoor industrial applications such as, for example, vibration dampening for mobile automation. Thanks to its robust design and tested long-term leak tightness according to proTect+, the sensor guarantees reliable continuous operation under extreme conditions.
The weight of construction vehicles can be determined using strain sensors. This enables the loads of dump trucks to be controlled, for example, avoiding overloading. The robust design of the strain sensors guarantees reliable measurement results even when used in harsh outdoor conditions in quarries and gravel pits.
The use of strain sensors in construction machinery dampens vibrations on the placing boom of truck-mounted concrete pumps, for example. The long-term sealed and robust design also guarantees dependable continuous operation on construction sites.
Strain sensors are also used to monitor the shaft load of telehandlers. This detects overloading and prevents overturning of the telehandlers. The long-term sealed and robust sensor design also guarantees dependable continuous operation on construction sites.
Strain sensors are used on wind turbines to reliably monitor the loads on the tower or rotor blades. In this way, overloads are detected and damage to the wind turbine is prevented. The calculated service life is extended on the basis of the actual loads.
The robust strain sensors are based on strain gages. Technology. The long-term sealed strain sensors offer a cost-effective solution for measuring forces in harsh outdoor environments. They are particularly suitable for outdoor industrial applications such as vibration damping for mobile automation. Factory calibration for strain allows easy installation without calibration with a separate force sensor.
With the universally applicable strain sensors DST from Baumer, we have found the optimum components for our innovative bending machines. We cover several applications with only one sensor. This keeps our procurement and logistics costs down.
Strain sensors are used to monitor, check, and control the closing force of compressed air forming automation. This allows the highest forming and punching precision to be achieved.
With the DST55R strain sensor, we have found the right solution for our high-performance automatic double-clip machines. Machine failures due to water in the sensor are a thing of the past. This is very important to us in the context of delivering our machines worldwide.
