About Interface
Founded in 1968, Interface is a U.S. based, women-owned technology and manufacturing company of the world’s best load cells, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Interface, The World Leader in Force Measurement Solutions, is in the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona, where you will find our plant, including corporate offices, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, accredited calibration laboratory, and multi-faceted machine shop. We lead the world in force measurement solutions; designing, manufacturing, and we guarantee the highest quality performance load cells, torque transducers, multi-axis sensors, and related instrumentation available.
Our engineering team provides force measurement solutions to the aerospace, automotive, energy, factory automation, and medical, including the test and measurement industries. Interface products can measure from grams to millions of pounds in hundreds of models and physical sizes. By maintaining the entire process, from design, machining, strain gage manufacturing, and assembly, and in our facilities, we can ensure the highest degree of performance possible.
Our reach and influence is global as the preeminent force measurement solutions supplier to Fortune 100 companies worldwide, including Boeing, Airbus, NASA, Ford, GM, Johnson & Johnson, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) and thousands of certified calibration labs. Our in-house calibration labs, certified to ISO-17025 and ANSI Z540.1, support a variety of test standards including ASTM E74, ISO-376, and many others.
When the world’s most respected companies need to perform static and fatigue tests on their products, they use Interface branded force measurement products and solutions.
Highlights of Interface’s pioneering history as innovators in force measurement
1968
Entrepreneur and Engineering Designer Richard F. Caris starts Interface Inc., on June 14 by making load cells in his garage.
1981
Caris invents the Moment Compensation Rig to ensure accurate force measurement readings.
1981
1983
Inventor Richard Caris Patents Weighing Apparatus with Overload Protection for Off Center Loading
1984
Caris Patents Load Cell of Integral Unitary Construction
1984
1991
Interface receives registration no. 1,667,433 for Gold Standard
1995
Interface becomes the preeminent supplier of force measurement solutions to the aerospace industry.
1995
2002
Interface becomes the first company to develop a one-million-pound calibration rig, expanding force measurement capabilities from grams to millions of pounds.
2003
Interface receives registration no 2,738,408 for the trademark of Platinum Standard.
2003
2004
LaVar Clegg Patents Interface Load Cell Having Overload Protection
2007
Interface builds its first Torque Calibration Rig capable of calibrating torque sensors.
2007
2012
Clegg and Burrow Patent Load Cell for Monitoring Torsion and Having Overload Protection
2014
Interface manufacturers its one-millionth load cell.
2014
2015
The University of Arizona dedicates newly-renamed Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab following a $20 million transformational gift to support the UA’s construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
2018
Interface celebrates 50 years of developing innovative force measurement solutions for customers worldwide.
2018
2018
Interface Trademarks World Leader in Force Measurement
2018
Interface launches revolutionary AxialTQ, a fully customizable torque measurement device designed to use simultaneous analog and digital outputs for real-time control and data collection.
2018
2019
Axial Force Pressure Transducer Patented
2019
Interface receives Manufacturer of the Year award from the Arizona Manufacturers Council.
2019
2019
Load Washer (Crockett) Invention Patented
2021
Interface Patents Axial Force Pressure Transducer
A system and method configured to measure applied force and pressure on a load cell. US 10,996,121 B2
2021
2022
Interface, the inventor of ForceLeaders, is assigned a registered trademark. Reg. No. 6,866,680
2022
Wireless Load Cell Monitoring System and Method Patent
2022
2022
Interface Releases SuperSC S-Type Mini
2023
Interface Releases New Pressure Downhole Load Cell IPCD
2023
2023
Interface Acquires LCM Systems
vision, mission, purpose and values
Vision
To provide premium force measurement solutions that are trusted throughout our planet and beyond.
Mission
Go above and beyond to attract and retain customers, invest in our team members, foster innovation, strengthen our brand, and create a partnering and thriving environment.
Purpose
We enable innovation that improves people’s lives and keeps them safe.
Values
Ownership
- No Limits
- No Excuses
- Customer Obsession
Integrity
- Being Real
- Transparency
- Doing the Right Thing
Imagination
- Dream
- Fail Forward
- Art of the Possible
Accountability
- Listen, Learn, Lead
- Operational Excellence
- Empower and Trust
In 2018, Interface celebrated our 50-Year Golden Anniversary as the world leader in force measurement solutions. Continuing our focus on manufacturing innovation, the company is now in what we call our 2nd 50, which represents the future. With an ongoing commitment to our next 50 years, we will lead with passion and vigor to help our customers to do big things.
Our 2nd 50 is evident in our team’s commitment to excellence as The World Leader in Force Measurement Solutions. We continue to provide precision sensor technologies, including our famously blue load cells, Mini Load Cells, and advanced force measurement devices for applications that range from aerospace structural tests to medical device OEM solutions. It’s inherent in our culture, guided by four fundamental principles CBPI: customer, brand, partner, and innovation.
- Customer – Focus on the needs of the customer in everything we do. This comes first.
- Brand – Ensure each employee’s effort and execution upholds the Interface brand – from customer support to product development.
- Partner – Build positive partnerships, both internally and externally.
- Innovation – Keep innovation top of mind, from product development to internal processes. This is the foundation for serving each of the other three principles.
Interface is known for our reliable, accurate and quality products. And it’s what we provide for innovative industry giants in robotics, rockets, automation, energy, automotive and more.
In 1968, Richard F. Caris founded Interface, Inc. To be exact, we were incorporated on June 14, 1968. His legacy continues to represent our brand, as Interface has grown to be one of the most trusted names in the test and measurement industry. Our LowProfile® load cells and revolutionary torque transducers are used in almost every type of industry, from space to biomedical.
You are as good as the company that you keep. It’s why we value our partners, our team members, our representatives and our valued customers. They are all stakeholders in our continued success. Innovation expresses our future, what our team can accomplish, and how we leverage profound expertise to drive momentum, revenue, and growth into 2068.
ForceLeaders
Interface ForceLeaders represent individuals who collectively shape the force measurement industry through their work, experience and expertise. ForceLeaders contribute across all levels of skills and roles. ForceLeaders engineer, build, service, solution, support and lead. And these are their stories.
ForceLeaders is registered trademark of Interface, Inc.
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Your Journey Begins Here – Careers at Interface!
At Interface Inc., you’ll find employees who are on more than a career path, they are on a journey. You’ll find people here are passionate, curious, agile and engaging. They inspire growth, with a focus on customer experience. Our team has taken us from a small family-owned business founded in 1968 to the world leader in force measurement solutions. Join us, and you won’t just be along for the ride, you can help steer our success!
We’re Looking for the Right People
Our business encompasses many different functions and capabilities, allowing you to explore careers in various fields. You can discover engineering, finance, manufacturing, marketing, product development, sales, and more opportunities.
Limitless Possibilities
At Interface, you’ll be part of a diverse, driven team of employees whose experiences and successes are real. We believe that new hires who join our team should be able to immediately immerse themselves in hands-on, challenging exploration and development projects so they can contribute from day one. You want a healthy work-life balance. You want meaningful work and to be trained by experts. You want to advance at a rate that matches your ambition. Good news. We want to offer it to you!
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Interface’s Commitment To Excellence
Performance Guarantee
Our load cells will outperform competitors’ load cells.
The Load Cell Standard
Interface is the standard load cell in the industry. Our LowProfile® load cells are used throughout the world and have been recognized as the leader in accuracy and dependability since 1968 by leading companies in the automotive, aerospace, energy and medical industries as well as most testing labs.
Gold Standard® Calibration System
Our Gold Standard Calibration System is the industry ‘gold standard’. Interface is the only major load cell company offering a comprehensive system for larger customers to calibrate their own load cells. Many calibration labs and competitors calibrate their load cells with Interface Gold Standard Calibration Systems.
Individually Tested and Calibrated
Every load cell we make is individually tested and calibrated. We do not perform random sampling, every load cell is calibrated.
Temperature Compensation
- We manufacture our own self-temperature compensating strain gages from our exclusive proprietary alloy.
- Our strain gage bridges utilize an effective temperature compensation circuit design without adding modulus resistors as do most competitors.
- Zero temperature sensitivity is tested at both cold and hot temperatures for every sensor.
Tighter Creep Specification
Every load cell batch is creep tested to the tightest specification in the industry.
Largest Producer
We are the world’s largest producer of low profile load cells, with the most robust option capacities and capabilities in the market.
Highest Accuracy
Most larger Interface force sensors use eight strain gages to assure delivery of the highest accuracy in the industry. Our competitors use four or less.
Moment Compensation
Every Interface LowProfile load cell is moment compensated to minimize sensitivity to extraneous loads.
Higher Output
Interface provides higher outputs for better signal-to-noise ratio. Our LowProfile load cells provide 4mV/V output above 2.5K lbf capacity (versus competitor’s 2 or 3mV/V).
Proven and Tested
All Interface calibrations are NIST traceable. Our lab has A2LA accreditation for both load cell and torque sensor calibration.
Complete Manufacturing
Our vertical integration means shorter lead times, better quality control and lower costs. Many of our competitors farm out their CNC work, for example, but our machining is programmed directly from the same 3-D software used to design the load cell. Our strain gages are made and assembled in the same buildings as our final sensor testing is performed.
Custom Load Cells
We welcome custom load cell engineered to order requests, delivering the broadest variety of available options in the industry. We will work with you to provide precisely what you need quickly and cost-effectively.
Industry Leadership Carries a Responsibility for Service Leadership
We are experts in force measurement. Our expert team of Application Engineers work every day with our customers who are exploring force or torque solutions that are needed to measure, and understanding under what conditions and constraints. We’ll walk you through the load cell specification process – quickly and efficiently. Our Application Engineers are ready to help.
When Accuracy is Important
We’re proud of our innovation. Our load cells are 100% US-designed and manufactured in Scottsdale, Arizona and Interface is 100% US-owned. But the real answer to the question, “Why Interface?” is the quality and accuracy of the products themselves. Our sensors not only meet our published specifications, but exceed most. Learn more about our proprietary strain gages.
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