Measuring Instruments/
Test Equipment

Force meters

Force meters for laboratories, for measuring in situ and for educational purposes are available on the web. Force meters are accurate to ±0.3% of the load and have a range of 20% of the surface weight and provide measurements in grams (g) and Newton (N). The devices with a surface weight of 5 to 1000gr have a clamp as a load support, and those of 2.5 to 50kg have a hook and most devices up to 100 t, a carabiner.
Measuring with a compression kit available on the web can convert a traction meter, with a simple change, into a compression meter. Together, with mechanical force meters, we also offer digital force meters. These are available with an RS-232 interface and require an optional software pack to allow for data to be transferred to a computer for analysis. Mechanical force meters are applicable for educational purposes. The larger models come equipped with a segmented indicator and a drag needle. Digital force meters are primarily used in research and development.  If you don't find the distance meters you are looking for, please contact us and we will help you find the best solution to suit your needs by calling our German offices: +49 (0)29 03 976 99-52; our Italian offices: +39 0583 975 114; or our Spanish offices: +34 967 543 548 and our technical staff will advise you regarding our measuring instruments.

Technical specifications for out force meters can be found at the following links:

- PCE-HTD series force meters in Newton   
  (with bi-directional drag needle, models with 0 to 1N and 0 to 3N)

- PCE-FM series force meters 
  (up to 200N, accurate, economical)

- PCE-SH 500 series force meters
  (up to 1000N and memory for 500 readings)

- PCE-FM1000 series force meters 
  (up to 1000N, external dynamometric cell)

- PCE-PTR 200 series force meters 
  (is highly useful in testing the maturity of many types of fruit)

 - PCE-SH series force meters
  (for traction and compression with 2.5m cable (3 models available))

Apart from measuring maximum force of a of a tear or a break, with the help of force meters, it can determine the temporal discourse of force. To do this, an optional software pack is required and the LTS-20 manual test position. To the right you can see a photograph showing the combination of these devices. The PCE-FM series of force meters can determine many measurement values, but the software is able to ransfer this data, one value every 2 seconds. If a higher transfer rate is required, Windows hyper terminal can be used. Call us our German offices: +49 (0)29 03 976 99-52; our Italian offices: +39 0583 975 114; or our Spanish offices: +34 967 543 548. If you have any questions regarding the software or about transferring data to a computer. The following link has information about: Calibration certificates for force meters.  

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