Strain Gauge Application as a Service from OCTOGON

Even in mechanical engineering, mechanical components can be converted into measuring instruments by applying strain gauges (SG application). You can provide us with the mechanical components, or we can visit you directly at your company to determine the forces acting on your components. We handle the entire SG application process and transform your components into measuring instruments.

SG application as a service offers our customers the opportunity to have their components thoroughly tested for forces, strains, and stresses. Especially in mechanical engineering, mechanical components can be converted into measuring instruments by the application of strain gauges (SG application).

Professional Strain Gauge Applications in our In-house Laboratory

You can provide us with the mechanical components, or we can visit you directly at your company to determine the forces acting on your components - through SG application as a service. We handle the entire SG application process and turn your components into measuring instruments. Thanks to our many years of experience, we can carry out professional SG applications on your components in our in-house laboratory. We are also happy to assist you in determining suitable measuring points and selecting the appropriate strain gauge.

Our Services for Strain Measurements

Our range of services includes bonding (SG application) and wiring as quarter, half, or full bridges for torsion, bending, tensile, and compressive force measurements on aluminum, steel, plastic, and ceramics.

Since telemetry constitutes a significant part of modern measurement technology, we also offer various solutions for it. There are different methods to obtain highly precise and, above all, high-resolution measurement signals from components that cannot simply be connected with a cable. For example, a sensor solution can be implemented using induction transmission to measure on a rotating shaft. This allows 1200 measurement values per second to be transmitted. In the dynamic range, every change in load can now be precisely recorded. A standard component has been transformed – also with the help of telemetry – into a high-precision measuring instrument.

The Advantages of our Application Reports

Our application reports are ideal for gaining an initial impression of our SG application services. The application report Compressor Shaft: From Design to Telemetric Measurement not only deals with the SG application itself but also addresses the topic of telemetry on rotating components. The application report Measurement of a Cold Storage Mobile Racking System specifically discusses SG application in harsh industrial environments. If you want to convert your components into measuring instruments, then the application report - Force Measurement on Presses and Stamping Machines for Process and Quality Monitoring - is of interest to you. It should be mentioned here that the initial concept for converting a component into a measuring instrument is free of charge.

When you use OCTOGON contract measurements for machines and plant engineering, you benefit from reliably predictable measurement results, which are determined by our experienced service technicians with the latest measuring equipment. You save the cost of investing in your own measuring instruments and acquire valuable know-how to improve your machines and systems.

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STRAIN GAUGE APPLICATION PROCESS

Component provided by customer (e.g., machine part, vehicle part, shaft, etc.)
Clarification of where forces need to be determined and which output signals can be processed by the customer
Determination of application points
If necessary, mechanical adaptation of the components (creation of a 3D-CAD model)
Selection of strain gauges (SGs) taking into account the component material and ambient conditions
Execution of SG application and wiring
Wiring with measuring amplifiers according to customer requirements
Calibration of the sensor with a calibration device specially developed for the application
Telemetry solutions
On-site SG application at the customer's company, even in harsh industrial environments

Why you benefit from our strain measurements

The forces and strains occurring in your components can be predicted and visualized using the Finite Element Method (FEM) based on your design drawing
Use of heat-curing adhesives (epoxy resin, etc.) to ensure high quality and long service life of your measuring points
Wide range of bridge resistances for quarter and full bridges: 120 Ohm … 50 kOhm
Variants of connection technology: 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-wire
Temperature compensation and compensation of other influences
Wide temperature range
Bonding and wiring as quarter, half, or full bridges for torsion, bending, tensile, and compressive force measurements on aluminum, steel, plastic, and ceramics.
Sealing of the measuring points to protect them from any environmental influences, such as moisture, dirt, chemical substances, etc.
The application of the SGs usually takes place at our company, whereby the respective component sizes must be agreed upon in advance