Tension / Compression
When you are looking to measure strain on your vehicle or structure, Remote Mechanical Sensing (RMS) is there to instrument your mechanical parts with strain gauges.
RMS provides services to measure tension and compression.
In tension load cells compared to compression load cells, the strain gauge resistance changes. The strain gauge becomes longer and thinner under tension, increasing resistance. The strain gauge becomes thicker and shorter as a result of compression force, which lowers resistance. The load cell is bonded to a thin carrier on which the strain gauge is glued, allowing it to feel the load cell's strain.
As experts in strain gauging services, calibration, testing, and data analysis are essential parts of our process. When using strain gauges, temperature variations typically have an unfavorable impact on the measurement outcome. This is the reason why we always ensure each instrumented part goes through thermal compensation tests before undergoing calibration & further tests for data analysis.
