From standard catalogue sensors to fully bespoke force measurement solutions, Novatech designs, manufactures and calibrates precision load cells - in house, in the UK - for demanding applications worldwide.
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Novatech Measurements has designed and manufactured precision load cells in the UK since 1972. Our team, based at a single site in St Leonards on Sea, brings decades of hands on technical knowledge to every project - and every load cell is designed, machined, strain gauged, assembled and calibrated on site.
That direct control means faster communication with the engineers actually building your sensor, tighter quality control across the whole process, and the ability to adapt standard designs - or create something entirely new - around your application.
CNC machining, strain gauging, assembly and calibration under one roof - not outsourced across multiple suppliers.
Enquiries are handled by hands on engineers, not office based salespeople, so you get real technical input from the start.
Our design team shares over 40 years of combined load cell design experience and has delivered thousands of bespoke designs.
Novatech supplies precision load cells and force measurement solutions to customers internationally, including the United States.
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Jake Fielder - Machine Tool DesignerA standard catalogue of more than 50 product families, plus custom variants of any design - from miniature deci Newton sensors to 2000kN production line load cells.
Donut, pancake, button & diaphragm, bending beam, single point, shear beam and shear pin, and in line load cells covering a wide span of capacities.
2 axis to 6 axis designs measuring any combination of force and torque, with a cross talk data and correction matrix supplied for every unit.
Low profile static torque transducers with high compensation for off axis force, including custom variants for robotics and motion control applications.
Load cells for production vehicle compliance testing and motorsport, including handbrake, gearshift, seatbelt and pedal load cells, set up wheels and wing balances.
Designs adapted for elevated temperatures, ultra high vacuum, submersible use and other harsh environments, using materials selected for low out gassing where required.
Complementary instrumentation to complete your force measurement system, including signal conditioners, portable loadmeters and wireless telemetry.
Where an off the shelf load cell isn't suitable - because of space constraints, an unusual environment, or a legacy part that's gone obsolete - Novatech's in house design team can engineer a solution around your requirement, rather than the other way around.
Novatech load cells are specified into applications where accuracy, environmental resilience or unusual geometry rule out an off the shelf sensor.
Vacuum compatible, low out gassing and extreme temperature sensors for wind tunnel balances, structural and flight test applications.
Component, suspension, pedal, handbrake and gearshift testing, plus set up wheels and wing balances for race engineering.
Compact multi axis force and torque sensors for robotic end effectors, testing rigs and development platforms.
Process and machine monitoring under variable load conditions, from forming and sizing to packaging lines.
Precision sensors for biomechanical, device and materials testing in research and clinical environments.
Robust, traceable force measurement for demanding, highly regulated environments.
Force monitoring for structural, generation and testing applications across renewable energy infrastructure.
Submersible and corrosion resistant load cell designs for marine research and offshore applications.
Rugged force sensors for agricultural machinery and equipment testing in variable field conditions.
Load cells for compliance and safety critical testing, including redundant dual bridge configurations.
Biomechanical and performance testing sensors for elite athlete and sports science applications.
Not listed? Our engineers regularly design load cells for applications outside our standard sector list.
Load cell design and manufacturing experience dating back to 1972, concentrated at a single UK site.
Solutions designed around your specific force range, dimensions and environment - not forced into a standard catalogue part.
Design, CNC machining, strain gauging, assembly and calibration all take place under one roof.
An engineering led approach, with non linearity as tight as 0.03%RL available on premium designs.
Solutions for high temperature, vacuum and submersible applications where standard sensors fall short.
Enquiries are handled by hands on engineers who can discuss your application in technical detail.
Having design, machining, strain gauging, assembly and calibration capabilities at one factory in St Leonards on Sea allows Novatech to respond rapidly to both standard requirements and specific, application driven requests.
The machine shop houses a range of modern CNC lathes and milling centres, including two 4 axis semi automated machines, backed by a comprehensive stock of materials suited to elevated temperature, vacuum, submersible, chemically aggressive and radiation environments.
Novatech operates a well equipped in house calibration laboratory with 8 dedicated rigs, providing calibrations traceable to European standards across a wide range of forces and torques - from 0.1N up to 1,000kN in tension and compression, extending to 2,000kN in compression only.
Every new Novatech load cell is supplied with a factory calibration and traceable certification as standard. We also offer a repair and recalibration service for our own standard and bespoke designs, as well as load cells from most other manufacturers.
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