Torque Transducer Applications

Datum Electronics have been supplying industry with a range of products and solutions since the late 1980’s. During this period, we have been involved with and supported a number of customer applications with our range of standard products and solutions or bespoke solutions meeting the needs of our customers. Our knowledge and expertise within a variety of specialist fields allows us to focus on your requirements in an effective and professional way.

Our expertise includes areas and applications including electronics, rotary torque design, strain gauge applications, sensor design, shock and vibration, data analysis, marine application and interfaces and instrumentation systems. We have designed effective and workable solutions for a number of industries including, Marine, Test, Control and Management, Energy & Technology, Automotive/Motor Sport, Aerospace, Oil & Gas. 


Power Measurements on a coupling for batch concrete mixing:
The concrete mixer is powered by a motor that drives a spindle shaft within the mixing drum to mix the concrete. The shaft is connected by the motor via a large coupling, by measuring the torque on the coupling; it would provide insight into the force being applied to the concrete mix. Understanding this applied force within the mixing process would provide key information of mixture viscosity and therefore allow concrete quality and control without the need to control the input power. As long as the coupling controlling the shaft could be monitored, data could be provided in the viscosity of the mix, thus controlling quality and efficiency of concrete production.
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Torque Transducer Measures 200,000Nm
Datum Electronics undertook the project to provide a torque sensor capable of measuring up to 200,000Nm for Hydraulic Testing. Utilising existing technology that Datum Electronics use in our range of torque transducers, the main challenge was how to assemble such a large torque sensor. The shaft element was supplied following Datum Electronics approval and the torque sensing equipment was fitted to the shaft providing valuable torque data for MacTaggart Scott.
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High Temperature torque measurement in gear boxes
Designed for a formula 1 racing team in the design and build of the gear boxes, we tasked with developing a system capable of measuring torque in excess of 125C. 



Measurement of torque for an underwater application
A company was looking at a prototype submersible application that required the measurement of rotary torque at an underwater depth of up to 2 metres. The main problem was protecting the equipment for underwater use, utilising our existing technology in our standard rotary devices.
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