Torque Testing Insights Published in Quality Magazine

With the explosive growth of industrial automation and advanced manufacturing, torque measurement is a hot topic for test and measurement applications in a variety of industries. We are seeing increasing demand due to use in testing electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, as well as manufacturing components used in robotics and spacecraft. The demand for torque transducers is so great that Quality Magazine asked Interface products and custom solutions expert Keith Skidmore to write an article about torque testing and how to get the most out of transducer test data can.

Interface has an extensive range of innovative torque transducers that are used where measuring torque is crucial to the success of products and components in development and manufacturing. We offer both an extensive range of standard transducers and custom torque solutions for applications as large as rocket ships or as small as measuring the torque of a wrench.

Below you will find a brief overview of the Article by Keith Skidmore in Quality Magazine, which outlines the basics of torque testing and provides examples of real-world applications of interface products for testing and measuring torque.

Get the most out of torque testing
Torque is defined as the rotational equivalent of linear force. It is a measure of how strong a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. This is one of the most important metrics for engineers involved in development, testing and manufacturing in a wide variety of industries in which machines, vehicles, components and parts rotate. Knowing how to measure torque is critical when doing product development with these types of systems such as engines, crankshafts, transmissions, transmissions and rotors.

The incredibly wide variety Torque transducers, different equipment types and tests, and the accessories required for different projects can make it difficult to determine what is needed for each individual application. For example, in the automotive industry, torque testing is often performed to determine the torque and speed of engines, but the products used may differ between a typical gasoline vehicle and newly introduced electric vehicles. Torque is also commonly used to test the tightness of a variety of lug nuts and bolts, providing a completely different measurement solution.

This article provides a brief overview of the key considerations when planning a torque test. It covers the different types of torque testing, the different types of torque sensors, accessories, brackets and other tips and tricks. It also provides a brief overview of the possible applications of torque testing with images.

The article further discusses the basics of torque testing and introduces real-world applications of torque testing and measurement. Here's a preview of one of the applications included in Keith's Quality Magazine piece. To read the entire article, please click the link here.