Thread engagement
Confirm thread pitch, engagement depth and installation torque from the released drawing. Do not transmit installation torque through the fine cable.
MT-BLC-THD / SERIES
Threaded-Mount Button Compression Load Cell
A stud or flange locates the sensor in repetitive switch, stop and mould ejector measurements. The mounting feature retains the body while force enters through the central convex button.
- Outer diameter
- Drawing-specific
- Installed height
- Drawing-specific
- Mounting
- M3 / M4 / M6 stud or custom flange
- Accuracy envelope
- ±0.1–0.25% FS non-linearity
OD × height × compression capacity.
| Outer diameter (OD) | Height (H) | Series / fit | Button radius | Capacity (N / kgf / lbf) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing-specific | Drawing-specific | MT-BLC-THD ↗Switch, stop & ejector-pin testing | Spherical; drawing-specific | 10 N / 1.02 kgf / 2.248 lbfto 5,000 N / 509.858 kgf / 1,124.045 lbf |
10 N1.02 kgf / 2.248 lbf
20 N2.039 kgf / 4.496 lbf
50 N5.099 kgf / 11.24 lbf
100 N10.197 kgf / 22.481 lbf
250 N25.493 kgf / 56.202 lbf
500 N50.986 kgf / 112.404 lbf
1,000 N101.972 kgf / 224.809 lbf
2,000 N203.943 kgf / 449.618 lbf
5,000 N509.858 kgf / 1,124.045 lbf
Series options are not a full cross-product of every dimension and capacity. Button radius, tolerances, overload and model-specific performance are confirmed on the released drawing and quotation.
Locate the sensor securely through repeated cycles.
Tactile testing
Control the actuator alignment, contact tip geometry and travel rate. An excessively large capacity can conceal the force changes you want to measure.
Hot tooling
Specify sensor body, cable, connector and amplifier temperatures separately. A high-temperature cable is not a high-temperature sensor approval.
17-4PH structure. A bridge signal built around your range.
- Elastic element / button
- Heat-treated 17-4PH stainless steel; 42–45 HRC loading surface target, configuration dependent
- Nominal output / bridge
- 1–2 mV/V; 350 Ω / 700 Ω full bridge options
- Hysteresis / repeatability
- ±0.1% RO design target; model-specific confirmation
- Standard operating temperature
- −20°C to +80°C; compensated range specified separately
- Ingress protection
- IP65 / IP67 configurations by model; confirm cable exit and sealing
- High-temperature configurations
- +150°C / +200°C options subject to body, cable and thermal validation
The load path mattersLoad the convex button.
Load the convex button.
Give the cable room to move.
A compact sensor only measures correctly when the surrounding fixture supports it correctly.
Support the intended base surface
Machine a rigid, flat seat from the exact outline. Locate the sensor without squeezing the case or bypassing the sensing load path.
Keep contact on the central button
Align compression with the sensing axis. Keep the tool clear of the cover and outer case; a spherical top helps accommodate small alignment differences.
Relieve the fine shielded cable
Provide a dedicated exit channel and jacket retention. Specify flexing, bend space and a strain-relief spring or sleeve with the configuration.
Engineering RFQ / samplesTell us the space.
Tell us the space.
We’ll help size the sensor.
Share the maximum diameter, installed height and compression range. We’ll review the force path, propose a series and confirm the drawing and output configuration.
What happens next
- Mechanical & electrical fit review
- Configuration and calibration proposal
- Sample quotation with confirmed lead time
Prefer email? Contact sales@magatom.com. Inquiries are received by our dedicated button load cell mailbox.