Impact force testing:

Measuring impact forces is indispensable in a variety of applications, such as drop tests, crash tests or landing gear tests for example.
In order to accurately measure the force during an impact – an object heavily colliding with another – appropriate set-ups including sensors for highly dynamic measurements are required. We not only provide special force sensors and dynamometers for impact testing but also consulting and services for reliable set-ups and complete measuring chains.

Even though strain gauge sensors are commonly used also for impact testing, piezoelectric sensors and quartz technology offer tangible advantages for practical usage: PE sensors present a very high stiffness which is unreachable for strain gauge technology – and therefore much higher frequencies can be measured. In addition to that, the overload protection as well as the rangeability via voltage output and charge amplifier make PE sensor easier to handle in complex impact force measurements. Last but not least, piezoelectric technology come with advantages in operational stability and reliability over the long term.