Setting Nip Pressure for High Volume Newspaper Printing Using Pressure Measurement A major Newpaper publisher and printer recently contacted us for help with maintaining their printing quality and efficiency. Challenge Nip pressure, uniformity, and setup are critical factors in the newspaper...

Whether you’re designing batteries for electric vehicles, industrial systems, or consumer electronics, your goals remain the same: maximize performance, extend lifespan, and ensure safety. Achieving those goals requires understanding how pressure and temperature behave throughout the battery...

Battery formation is a pivotal stage in the manufacture of batteries, determining their performance and longevity. This process involves the initial electrochemical transformation of raw materials, shaping the battery's efficiency and stability. Through controlled charge and discharge cycles, the...

Quantify Grip Forces with FlexiForce™ Accurate grip measurement has become increasingly important in today’s world of continued ergonomic improvement and robotic grip applications. Historically, there have been limitations with grip measurement. Load cells are expensive and bulky; pressure films...

Balancing Squeegee Pressures Using Pressure Measurement Challenge A misaligned squeegee can lead to poor print quality, inconsistency, and considerable product defects, increasing costs and product waste. Solution The I-Scan™ force and pressure mapping system is a key diagnostic and machine set-up...

Pressure Distribution of Printer Ink Cartridge Seal Challenge Ensuring a proper seal between an ink cartridge cap and cartridge body is vital for proper performance of a printer. A weak seal can cause leaks, clogging of pen nozzles and overall poor printing performance, resulting in high warranty...

Pressure Measurement Improves Packaging Machine Sealing Jaws Performance Challenge A poor quality seal produced by a packaging machine can result in large quantities of product waste for a manufacturer. This can be a result of uneven bars, low forces or worn parts in the clamp sealing assembly...

Pressure Measurement Improves Packaging Design and Sealing Identifying defects in product packaging, as well as optimizing their manufacturing process, is essential for keeping products fresh, sanitary, and free of damage. The I-Scan™ pressure mapping system can be used to measure the effectiveness...

Tactile Feedback in Surgical Applications In recent years, robots have become an increasingly viable part of minimally invasive surgery. They offer improved range of motion in laparoscopic techniques. The drawback has been that robots have lacked the sense of touch, or haptic feedback, that is so...

FlexiForce™ Sensors Enhance Robotic Surgery Due to advances in biomedical engineering, robotic surgery has become increasingly popular. One significant disadvantage of robotic surgery; however, is the lack of haptic technology and inability to provide force feedback to the surgeon. Because many...