| Load Cell & Force
Sensors
SMD
can manufacture a load cell or force sensor to
measure anything, even something as complex as
the human eye! Our load cells are designed and
manufactured using our own proprietary thin film
strain gauge process for greater stability and
accuracy. Our load cell applications include weighing
scales, non-invasive medical sensors, pharmaceutical
testing, aerospace and industrial measurements.
Whether you need an "off the shelf" load cell
or custom engineered load-cells, let SMD design
an ultra low profile, button style or overload
proof sensor for you. We are the world leader
in miniature load cells and low profile load cells.
S901
Circuit
Board Mounted
Strain
Measurement Devices is devoted to the design and
manufacture of custom and standard thin film strain
gauge sensors and load cells for the OEM transducer,
instrumentation, medical, and measurement markets.
SMD supplies leading edge sensor technology
offering superior stability, temperature performance,
lower power consumption, and flexibility of design.
The company's engineering and development staffs
support product design, shorten development cycles,
and provide production engineered solutions.
While
SMD sensors are used in a vast array of applications
from automotive to automation and undersea to
outer-space, two markets stand out as extraordinary
opportunities: medical instrumentation and pressure
measurement. Medical instrumentation manufacturers
are adding sensing capabilities for closed loop
feedback control at an ever-increasing rate. SMD's
extensive experience in design (over 20 years)
combined with the flexibility of its proprietary
thin film technology, position the company as
an unparalleled medical sensor supplier.
Inorganic dielectrics linked with precision thin
film resistor circuitries are ideal for medical
sensing requirements. Applications included
noninvasive disposable set pressure sensing, reagent
reservoir flow and weight sensing, tocodynamometers,
medical scales, bag sensing, plus orthopedic and
physical therapy. Pressure transducers are
an ideal application for the proprietary sputtered
thin film strain gauge technology. Long-term
stability is so superior that SMD sensors are
the core sensing technology in some pressure calibrators
used to calibrate other manufacturer's pressure
transducers! Temperature coefficients are orders
of magnitude better than silicon transducers and
are linear from -40°C to +150°C. Stainless
steel and Hastelloy wetted surfaces offer superior
performance. Diaphragm sensors can include
integral RTD's, 500Vac dielectric strength, and
ranges of 30 psi through 30,000 psi (2 bar though
2000 bar). Lower range pressure sensors to inches
of water full scale are available.
SMD
provides a seemingly infinite variety of sensors
to accurately measure force, pressure, acceleration,
and other physical parameters. Approximately 90%
of SMD products are custom designed, these sensors
meet the more specialized needs of OEM’s.
SMD’s peerless engineering team designs
sensors for unique requirements and aggressive
cost targets. Typical specialized requirements
include small sizes, high temperature, low capacities,
“Cenelec” dielectric, and overload
proof sensors. SMD’s familiarity, especially
with state-of-the-art medical products, has led
to the development of complete, value-added, SMD
produced subassemblies, which incorporate one
or more sensors, signal conditioning, electronics,
and other features.Products range from sensors
to fully packaged transducers all the way to data
acquisition systems. This value-added capability
is becoming one of the fastest growing parts of
the business.
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USA:
Strain Measurement Devices
130 Research Parkway
Meriden, CT 06450
USA
Telephone: (203)-235-9330
24 hr. Fax: (203)-235-3470
E-mail:
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Europe:
Strain Measurement Devices
Bury Road, Chedburgh,
Bury St Edmunds IP29 4UQ
England
Telephone: +44 (0)1284 852 000
24 hr. Fax: +44 (0)1284 852 371
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