What is a force indicator? Why we should use force indicator? What is the application of the force indicator? Which force indicator is good? Temas will help you answer the above questions in the following article.

What is a force indicator? 

At factories, we need devices to measure force, for measurement and calibration purposes. To measure force, loadcells (force sensors) are used, but to read the force values that the loadcell has recorded we will need force indicator.

Force indicator is an industrial device used to display the measured value of a force loadcell. 

What is the application of the force indicator? 

You can use the force indicator to monitor results in the process of measuring force (for example: the force created by a servo press or pneumatic press), for assessment, calibration, data storage, reporting, etc. 

Which force indicator is good? - F490A

There are many force indicator brands, in this article Temas would like to introduce the F490A Portable Digital Force Indicator.

The outstanding advantages of the Portable Digital Force Indicator F490A: 

• Lightweight design of 290g for portable use 
  
• Measurement data is recorded in CSV format in its internal memory 
  
• Recorded data can be referred to and copied via USB interface 
  
• Various display modes such as graphic display and recorded data display prepared 
  
• Multi-calibration function that allows six calibration values to be stored and read 
  
• 4 types of Hold functions can set the data observation range 

Detect failure on a regular basis by measure the reliability of facility that combined with loadcell. Recording ability ease the facilities management.

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With Portable Digital Force Indicator F490A, up to 4 master loadcell can be registered 

Calibration value can be registered in F490A thus F490A can use with up to 4 master loadcell by just re-connect a connector and re-load a calibration value. 

Record measurement data in digital memory

Single data recording

Continuous data recording

F490A is a compact, lightweight handheld digital indicator for strain gauge type sensors that allows measurement of load, pressure and torque. The measurement data is recorded in CSV format in its internal memory, and the file can be referred to and copied through USB interface. F490A is equipped with fulfilling functions such as a variety of information displays, four types of hold functions including Peak and Valley, multi-calibration function that enables storing six channels of calibration values and allows them to be selected by a field sensor, and a HO / LO limit comparison function. The operation of AA alkaline batteries provides continuous use for approx. 30 hours*. 

* Connectable to 350Ω series sensor while backlight is off. 

Specifications: PORTABLE FORCE INDICATOR UNIPULSE F490A