Selecting a sensor is a difficult task since there are many different types of sensors out there and no 1 sensor fits all applications. Futek alone has well over 400 load cells, force sensors, torque sensors, and pressure sensors. One of the most common questions we receive is “what is the application for your product?” It is not uncommon for people to believe that there is only one specific application for each sensor / transducer product.

This section is provided for our customers, web browsers, students, and/or anyone generally interested in researching various applications for sensors and transducers. As you will notice in the following sections, some models can be applied to many different applications. With no reservations, we’ve poured our knowledge into the explanations, diagrams, charts, pictures, and sample notes to provide you with some general conceptual ground on our various applications. This is certainly a great starting point to see how your application may be related to our experience and knowledge. You can also visit our Forum for articles on various applications and a lot of other useful sensor information. Whether you have an application that is listed here or not, we encourage you to contact us for more details. There are many unexplored applications that we’d love to challenge ourselves with!