Force Gauge
A Force gauges are measuring instruments that are used to quantify the magnitude of the force applied to an object during test or operation. There are two kinds of force gauges today: mechanical or analog and digital force gauges.
Mechanical or analog force gauges.
Mechanical or analog force gauges make use of a load cell or spring to covert the magnitude of the force being measured into a calibrated force value that is displayed by a needle position against a graduated dial indicator.
Digital Force Gauges.
Digital force gauges use a load cell or strain gauge that translates the magnitude of the applied or measured force to an electrical signal that can be quantified, calibrated, and digitized to display directly.
These instruments are used in a wide variety of industries and applications, most typically in research and development, production operations, or for test and quality control purposes. A common use of force gauges is to perform push or pull tests1. For this reason, force gauges are also known as push pull force gauges or tension and compression force gauges.
