BUTTON LOAD CELLS / MICRO-FORCE SENSINGCompression sensing. Millimetre scale.
MT-BLC / MT-AMP-KIT

Find your button
load cell.

Compare miniature compression load buttons by mounting envelope, force range and output. Each series opens a drawing-focused engineering RFQ.

Low profile round button broad concentric top shallow center left cable.
Compare the complete package.Diameter, installed height and cable exit belong in the same drawing review.
Engineering selection assistant

Define the space.
Account for the preload.

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Screen family request bounds, convert force units and build a brief for drawing review. Exact dimensions, force range and thermal performance require a confirmed configuration.

Illustrative inputs:
Your mounting and load requirements

Enter a measured or planned force, not mass in kg. Peak means additional compression above preload. A zeroed display does not remove physical preload. No automatic safety factor is applied.

Enter OD, height and peak incremental force, or load an illustrative example.

Conversion basis: NIST SP 811, Appendix B, footnote 23. Family data: our published request envelopes and controlled-document process. Results are a requirements screen, not a released product specification.

Compare the five parent series.

Series selection envelope — exact dimensions and capacity combinations require the model drawing.
Outer diameter (OD)Height (H)Series / fitButton radiusCapacity (N / kgf / lbf)
Ø6 / Ø8 / Ø9.5 mm2.8–4 mmMT-BLC-SUB ↗Robotics fingertips & miniature instrumentsSpherical; drawing-specific1 N / 0.102 kgf / 0.225 lbfto 250 N / 25.493 kgf / 56.202 lbf
Ø12.7 / Ø19 / Ø25.4 mmDrawing-specific; 6.4 / 9.5 mm optionsMT-BLC-LBM ↗Press-fit tooling & industrial fixturesSpherical; drawing-specific50 N / 5.099 kgf / 11.24 lbfto 10,000 N / 1,019.716 kgf / 2,248.089 lbf
Drawing-specificDrawing-specificMT-BLC-THD ↗Switch, stop & ejector-pin testingSpherical; drawing-specific10 N / 1.02 kgf / 2.248 lbfto 5,000 N / 509.858 kgf / 1,124.045 lbf
OEM envelope reviewOEM envelope reviewMT-BLC-MED ↗Infusion pumps & medical device developmentSpherical; drawing-specific5 N / 0.51 kgf / 1.124 lbfto 100 N / 10.197 kgf / 22.481 lbf
Sensor selected separatelyModule-specificMT-AMP-KIT ↗Laboratory acquisition & PLC integrationSensor-specificMatched to selected sensor
MT-BLC-SUB01
Subminiature silver cylinder flat center contact left metal sleeve cable.
Compact compression forms · confirm the model drawing

Subminiature load buttons

Robotics fingertips & miniature instruments

Diameter
Ø6 / Ø8 / Ø9.5 mm
Capacity
1–250 N
MT-BLC-LBM02
Round metal button central contact left metal spring cable relief.
Round compression forms · confirm the model drawing

Miniature button load cells

Press-fit tooling & industrial fixtures

Diameter
Ø12.7 / Ø19 / Ø25.4 mm
Capacity
50–10,000 N
MT-BLC-THD03
Stepped cylindrical housing small raised front button black upper left cable.
Retention references · confirm loading and fixing interfaces separately

Threaded button load cells

Switch, stop & ejector-pin testing

Diameter
Drawing-specific
Capacity
10–5,000 N
MT-BLC-MED04
Small cylindrical metal button flat center post molded black left cable.
Compression-package reference; medical retention and PCB packaging require a separate design review.

Medical OEM force sensors

Infusion pumps & medical device development

Diameter
OEM envelope review
Capacity
5–100 N
MT-AMP-KIT05
Teal and gray narrow handheld force readout; one top metal connector, rectangular screen with blue interface blocks, circular directional keys and blue center, three lower keys with red power key.
Readout reference; interface and paired calibration depend on configuration.

Readouts & USB kits

Laboratory acquisition & PLC integration

Diameter
Sensor selected separately
Capacity
Paired to sensor
Application & release review

Design around the actual measurement.

From envelope to measurement

A few millimetres.
A better force measurement.

Send OD × height, peak force and output. We’ll start with the fit.

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