Category - Load Cell Applications

Do you like to build things from scratch? For fun or a school project, this article outlines simple steps to make a digital weighing scale, using Tacuna Systems products.

Wireless data transmission has become standard in most technology applications today. Load cell applications are no exception. Learn about wireless load cell advantages and available solutions.

What is the IoT and how are sensors used in IoT applications? Find quick answers here, and read about some real-world examples.

Sensors can reduce many scaffold-related injuries that are reported annually. Read here how "smart scaffold" IoT solutions can improve safety.

Learn about load cells and force sensors in robotics and autonomous systems, and force sensor advancements enabling new robotic applications.

A continuum robot is a continuously articulating robotic arm capable of maneuvering in restricted spaces. Learn how it works and its uses as tech advances.

Find out how Creative Conners, a leader in theatrical special effects, deploys our load cells to ensure safer set automation.

Learn about this award-winning concept waterless toilet system (and how we helped with vital testing) that will bring sanitation equity to the developing world.

The EMBSGB200 is a driving force behind innovation across diverse fields from green tech and manufacturing to healthcare. Its versatility, low cost, and ease of use have made it one of the most widely used amplifiers in transformative tech, underscoring Tacuna Systems’ commitment to pushing the boundaries of possibility.

Can high performance hybrids be both nimble & fuel efficient? Look at three concept hybrid transmission designs that could make that happen! See how Tacuna Systems helped with design testing.

University of the Pacific seniors hope to increase awareness of food waste's environmental impact with the help of our load measurement products!

In 2023, the Cal Poly Space Systems club tested their 1st bi-propellant rocket engine. See how they developed their rocketry test stand.

This case study describes measuring contact forces of medical robotics materials using the Tacuna Systems EMBSGB200 load cell amplifier.

Learn how our products helped a university lab study hydrodynamic forces on snails to uncover the evolution of the shape of their shells.

Learn how Colorado State University students used our miniature load cell products in a lab to measure human force in reflex movements.

What are the effects on the lower extremities when soldiers carry heavy equipment? This quick read explains how one grad student was determined to find out, with the help of Tacuna Systems.

NASA required better gauging to measure tank fluids in space. Learn how our products in a Colorado School of Mines lab led to an innovative solution.