Force - OEM custom sensors

Measurement Custom force sensors built on 60+ years of strain gauge expertise. Reliable, rugged, and tailored for OEM integration, they ensure precise performance in robotics, medical, and heavy-duty applications.

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Custom force sensors designed for your system, your environment, your success

Why HBK Custom Sensors for Force measurement?

60+ years of strain gauge expertise – HBK is a pioneer and world leader in foil strain gauge technology, ensuring unmatched stability, fatigue life, and precision.
Engineering excellence – Our dedicated OEM sensor engineering team co-develops with your experts to ensure optimal integration.
Rugged construction – Shock, vibration, temperature extremes, and humidity resistance.
Integration flexibility – Custom geometries (button, S-type, bending beam, shear web, ring) and analog/digital electronics.
Proven expertise – Hundreds of successful OEM projects across robotics, medical, agriculture, and off-highway industries.

Customised your Force Sensors

Mechanical design

Choice of structural materials (stainless steel, aluminium, titanium) adapted to your mechanical constraints
Geometry optimised for axial, shear, or bending force measurement
Compact form factors for easy integration
Designed for static or dynamic loading conditions

Sensing and electronics

Selection of sensing technology
Configurable bridge design and output sensitivity
Analog or digital output options (mV/V, V, mA, or digital protocols such as CAN, EtherCAT, IO•Link)
Optional integrated amplifier and factory calibration for plug-and-play use

Performance characteristics

Custom nominal load and full - scale range per application
High linearity, repeatability, and minimal hysteresis
Low thermal drift and excellent zero stability
Designed for high-frequency and transient force capture

Environmental and reliability options

Wide operating temperature range and environmental sealing up to IP•rated levels
Rugged cabling and connector options suited for industrial or robotic environments
Long-term fatigue resistance and overload protection

Integration and validation

Adapted mounting interfaces (flange, threaded, adhesive, etc.)
Application - specific calibration and test validation
Support for CAD drawings and mechanical modelling
Designed for your expected life cycle and load profile

Force custom Sensor - Applications Example

Robotics & autonomous robots – Force feedback for safe human-robot interaction (cobots, AMRs).
Medical devices & robots – Miniaturized, sterilization-resistant sensors for surgical instruments.
Agriculture & off-highway – Rugged force measurement for implements and heavy-duty machinery

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Force - OEM custom sensors

Custom force sensors designed for your system, your environment, your success

Why HBK Custom Sensors for Force measurement?

Customised your Force Sensors

Force custom Sensor - Applications Example

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