Force Sensors
- Force sensors
- Standard FSRs
- Development kits
- Custom force sensing solutions
Custom Sensor Solutions
Custom devices, electronics, and sensing systems built as one program
Interlink supports custom development across sensors, gas sensing, wearables, and printed electronics. We can help design the complete device architecture, including the sensing stack, electronics, enclosure, hardware, firmware, and production-ready manufacturing path.
A full-service technology provider
Since pioneering the Force Sensing Resistor over 40 years ago, Interlink has expanded into gas sensing, printed electronics, digital interfaces, and smart wearables. That breadth lets us work beyond a single component and help customers shape the full product architecture around the right sensing and interface technologies.
Our differentiator is that we can support the whole system: sensing technology selection, electronics, mechanical packaging, industrial design, shell and stack-up decisions, embedded hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing readiness. That gives OEM teams one partner for concept development through transfer to production.
Industrial design and enclosure developmentElectronics and PCB designHardware, firmware, and software integrationMaterials science and sensor integrationPrototype-to-production manufacturing transferValidation and application engineering
Custom programs across the same product categories customers already shop
Each technology group below reflects a part of the Interlink platform that can feed into a custom program. We support application requirements spanning sensing behavior, printed functionality, connectivity, form factor, embedded control, and manufacturing scale-up.
Piezo Film Sensors
- Dynamic strain sensors
- Shield strain sensors
- Laminated strain sensors
- Development kits
Position Sensing Sensors
- Force sensing linear potentiometers
- Ring potentiometers
- Embedded controls
- Development kits
Mouse Pointing Solutions
- MicroModule
- MicroNav Module
- MicroJoystick
- Rugged resistive trackpads
HMI Solutions
- Membrane keypads
- Graphic overlays
- Interface assemblies
- Integrated user controls
Printed Electronics
- Diagnostic electrodes
- Printed heaters
- Functional layers
- Flexible electronic assemblies
Smart Textiles & Wearables
- ElastaTrode
- ElastaSens
- ElastaMoist
- ElastaTherm and related systems
Gas Sensors
- Sensor elements
- Sensor modules
- OEM solutions
- Instruments and development kits
What We Can Build
Source-driven solution depth across the Interlink platform
The sections below reflect capabilities already present across Interlink's operating platforms. Instead of treating each legacy technology area separately, we use that engineering depth to support custom programs that need sensors, electronics, user interfaces, embedded control, mechanical packaging, and manufacturing to work together.
Force Sensors
Custom force sensors solutions
Interlink custom sensor programs begin with the technology the company pioneered: Force Sensing Resistors. We can adapt standard FSR architectures into custom shapes, tuned force curves, modified adhesive stacks, multi-zone arrays, and integrated interface structures that fit the exact mechanics and control behavior of the end product.
Capabilities
- Custom force sensing solutions with tuned actuation ranges, geometry changes, overlays, and adhesive stack-ups
- Standard FSR and development-kit pathways for rapid validation and design refinement
- Sensor-plus-electronics integration for control panels, medical devices, robotics, industrial tools, and connected products
- Force-response tuning for human touch, safety sensing, and embedded analog input workflows
Technology Systems
- Single-zone and multi-zone force sensing interfaces
- Custom pressure-sensing layers and touch-activated surfaces
- Embedded force-sensing assemblies with overlays, adhesives, and interface electronics
- Evaluation and prototyping kits that can transition into production-intent designs
Example Solution Paths
- Touch-activated automotive handles and dashboard controls
- Medical-device interfaces, radiotherapy safety sensing, and patient-contact systems
- Industrial equipment, robotics, and rugged computer input devices
- Proof-of-concept, HDK-based evaluation, and production-intent custom sensor design
Piezo Film Sensors
Custom piezo film sensors solutions
Interlink can support custom piezo film sensor programs where dynamic strain, shielded strain measurement, laminated constructions, or hybrid-sensing architectures are required. These solutions are suited to applications where response to motion, impact, vibration, or flex is as important as package size and manufacturability.
Capabilities
- Dynamic strain sensor development for motion, flex, and vibration-driven applications
- Shielded strain architectures for electrically noisy or challenging integration environments
- Laminated strain sensor constructions tuned for assembly, durability, and repeatability
- Evaluation support and development-kit pathways for early-stage validation
Technology Systems
- Piezo film sensing layers integrated into compact mechanical assemblies
- Hybrid architectures that combine strain sensing with electronics, housings, and control logic
- Signal-conditioning and packaging strategies for dynamic-response applications
- Development platforms for prototyping and performance characterization
Example Solution Paths
- Dynamic sensing for industrial, medical, and smart-product workflows
- Strain-monitoring systems that require tailored geometry or shielding
- Thin-film sensing programs where conventional rigid sensing is not a fit
- Custom sensing assemblies that need both sensor design and system integration support
Position Sensing Sensors
Custom position sensing sensors solutions
Interlink position-sensing solutions extend force-based sensing into linear and circular controls that can be designed directly into the product. These systems are useful when OEM teams need tactile, glove-compatible, or sealed position input without complex moving-part assemblies.
Capabilities
- Force Sensing Linear Potentiometer programs for slider-style control interfaces
- Ring potentiometer solutions for compact circular input and dial-like workflows
- Custom geometry, connector, and stack-up changes for embedded controls
- Development-kit support for position-sensing validation during concept work
Technology Systems
- Linear and circular position controls for industrial, home, and embedded-device interfaces
- Low-profile touch-driven input systems with sealed or ruggedized packaging
- Position sensing sensors combined with overlays, housings, and interface electronics
- Custom controls where mechanics, feel, and sensing behavior must be tuned together
Example Solution Paths
- Compact menu navigation and control interfaces
- User input for sealed consumer, industrial, and medical products
- Designs needing tactile guidance without conventional rotary mechanics
- Position-sensing systems that require both custom form factor and manufacturable integration
Mouse Pointing Solutions
Custom mouse pointing solutions
Interlink's mouse-pointing solutions are built for environments where conventional office-style inputs fail. Custom programs can center on MicroModule, MicroNav, MicroJoystick, or rugged resistive trackpad architectures, with enclosure-fit, sealing, glove use, and harsh-environment requirements designed in from the start.
Capabilities
- Custom integration of MicroModule, MicroNav Module, MicroJoystick, and rugged resistive trackpads
- Glove-compatible, wet-environment, and contamination-tolerant input solutions
- Mechanical and electrical integration support for rugged computers, industrial controls, and medical equipment
- Development-kit support for pointing-solution evaluation and fit testing
Technology Systems
- Rugged cursor-control systems for field and industrial devices
- Sealed HMI inputs for machines, vehicles, portable equipment, and medical systems
- Resistive pointing modules integrated with enclosures, keypads, and electronics
- Durable directional and navigation controls designed around long service life
Example Solution Paths
- Rugged laptops, handhelds, and field computers
- Industrial keyboards, machine interfaces, and CNC controls
- Medical controls, pan/tilt systems, and motion-control equipment
- Any design needing reliable pointing behavior in a non-office environment
HMI Solutions
Custom HMI solutions
Interlink custom HMI solutions combine sensing, graphics, electronics, and user interaction into engineered interfaces that fit the finished product. These programs can range from control panels and sealed operator surfaces to tactile front ends that combine switch logic, illumination, and branding in one assembly.
Capabilities
- Membrane keypad design with tactile or non-tactile switch constructions
- Graphic overlays with windows, embossing, switch access, and durable finishes
- Interface assemblies that combine graphics, sensing, switching, and electronics
- Support for user interaction, enclosure fit, and manufacturable front-panel architecture
Technology Systems
- Sealed control interfaces for industrial, medical, and electronics products
- Integrated front panels with graphics, windows, lighting, and switching logic
- Custom user-interface systems designed around feel, durability, and assembly constraints
- Low-profile HMI assemblies that coordinate with underlying electronics and packaging
Example Solution Paths
- Industrial equipment interfaces and operator panels
- Medical device keypads and membrane-based user controls
- Branded OEM front panels requiring both aesthetics and function
- Custom HMI systems where usability, fit, and reliability must all be engineered together
Printed Electronics
Custom printed electronics solutions
Interlink’s printed-electronics solutions can include diagnostic electrodes, printed heaters, conductive and resistive layers, and low-profile functional assemblies designed directly into the product. These programs are especially useful when teams need more function in less space, or when flexible and additive processes are a better fit than conventional rigid electronics alone.
Capabilities
- Diagnostic electrode and body-contact printed-electronics development
- Printed heater programs for thermal management, wearable warmth, and compact devices
- Conductive, resistive, and insulating printed layers for flexible functional assemblies
- Design-for-manufacture support covering print process, materials, geometry, and system integration
Technology Systems
- Printed thermal systems and functional conductive layers for compact products
- Flexible or low-profile assemblies where bulk, weight, or cost must be controlled
- Printed electronic subsystems integrated with interfaces, garments, or device housings
- Custom programs combining electronics, materials, and manufacturing workflow design
Example Solution Paths
- Medical, defense, industrial, and electronics applications needing functional printed layers
- Diagnostic and body-contact product programs
- Printed-heater systems integrated into wearable or compact assemblies
- Custom printed-electronics projects that need both engineering and production readiness
Smart Textiles & Wearables
Custom smart textiles & wearables solutions
Interlink smart textile and wearable programs bring printed conductors, heaters, electrodes, moisture sensors, and textile-compatible sensing into soft goods where conventional rigid electronics are too bulky or uncomfortable. These solutions are designed around the realities of garments: stretch, washability, comfort, body contact, and repeated movement.
Capabilities
- Stretchable printed electronics integrated directly into fabric and soft materials
- Custom programs based on ElastaTrode, ElastaSens, ElastaMoist, Elasta3D, ElastaTherm, and ElastaBio-type architectures
- Printed heaters, textile sensors, FES electrodes, and wearable conductive pathways
- Garment, washability, comfort, and durability engineering for body-near systems
Technology Systems
- Smart garments with integrated sensing, heating, and printed circuitry
- Wearable medical, rehabilitation, and body-monitoring systems
- Automotive and consumer soft-good systems needing electronics without rigid boards or wire harnesses
- Textile-native electronic systems built for movement, comfort, and repeatability
Example Solution Paths
- Medical wearables, femtech garments, and rehabilitation systems
- Heated apparel, PPE, and automotive seat-heating programs
- Connected soft goods and garment-based monitoring products
- Custom e-textile systems where sensing, comfort, manufacturability, and durability all have to coexist
Gas Sensors
Custom gas sensing solutions
Interlink gas-sensing custom solutions can support the full path from electrochemical sensor element selection through module integration, calibration strategy, instrument packaging, firmware, and deployed monitoring workflows. These programs are suited to OEM teams building air-quality, industrial safety, ozone, health, wellness, and environmental monitoring products that need both sensing chemistry and practical system engineering.
Capabilities
- Electrochemical sensor element and gas-module integration for compact OEM products
- Analog and digital sensor architectures with conditioning, calibration, and temperature compensation
- Portable, fixed, inline, handheld, and connected gas monitoring product architectures
- Application-specific packaging, firmware, compensation, alerting, and deployment planning
Technology Systems
- OEM gas-sensing modules and sensor-element integrations
- Indoor air quality, ozone, and environmental monitoring instruments
- Portable and fixed controllers, analyzers, and alarm workflows
- Connected and wearable gas-sensing systems with app or network visibility
Example Solution Paths
- Industrial safety and environmental monitoring deployments
- Air-quality monitoring for community, health, and home applications
- Ozone monitoring across facilities, utilities, laboratories, and sterilization workflows
- Custom gas-detection systems that require both sensing chemistry and full product engineering
Industry coverage and delivery flexibility
We collaborate with customers to align technical targets, validation requirements, and production constraints. Interlink can support a modified component, a subsystem, or a complete device program with coordinated design, engineering, firmware, and manufacturing support.
Automotive
Programs requiring robust sensing behavior, power efficiency, and reliable operation in demanding environments.
Medical
Application support for pressure and interface control where precision, repeatability, and long-term durability matter.
Industrial and robotics
Ruggedized interface and sensing solutions designed for factory controls, tools, and automated systems.
Consumer and IoT
Low-profile, customizable sensing stacks for connected products and modern human-machine interaction.
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Interlink offers a range of standard products, but our strongest value comes from helping teams create complete, manufacturable product solutions. We support customers that need more than an off-the-shelf part, especially when sensing, electronics, packaging, and user interface decisions all need to work together.
Over the years, we have supported OEM programs across automotive, industrial, medical, and connected-device markets with custom sensing architectures, printed electronics, gas-sensing platforms, and wearable systems. We can step in at the concept stage or help refine an existing design that needs better manufacturability, integration, or system performance.
Contact Us
Discuss your custom solution
Tell us about your application goals, sensing requirements, environment, and program timeline. Our team can support concept, feasibility, design refinement, and deployment planning.
Phone: +1 (510) 244-0424
Email: sales@iesensors.com
Helpful details to include:
- Target form factor and use environment
- Required sensing range and interface behavior
- Expected annual volume and launch timeline
- Any mechanical, regulatory, or integration constraints
Our Areas of Expertise:
- Materials science
- Hardware engineering
- Firmware and software engineering
- Hybrid and sensor fusion platforms
- Industrial design and enclosure packaging
- Manufacturing process optimization
- IoT integration
- Application engineering and validation support
- Printed electronics and interface-system integration
- Garment, wearable, and body-near product engineering
Our Custom Application Capabilities
Interlink Electronics entered the market with Force Sensing Resistor technology in 1985, but the current custom-solutions platform extends well beyond a single sensing modality. Today we combine force sensing, gas sensing, mouse and HMI controls, printed electronics, and wearables into integrated product programs for customers building demanding commercial systems.
Some projects begin as modifications to an existing part. Others require a fully custom enclosure, PCB, embedded controls, firmware, software, and manufacturable assembly strategy. We can support both ends of that spectrum, whether the need is a tuned force sensing solution, a wearable textile system, a gas-monitoring device, or a printed electronic interface assembly.
That end-to-end capability is the real differentiator. From early concept and architecture through electronics, shell design, user interaction, firmware, and manufacturing transfer, Interlink can help shape the whole product instead of simply supplying one isolated component. Please reach out via the form above or call +1.805.484.8855.
FAQ Library
Additional answers for design, purchasing, and sensor implementation
This extended FAQ library mirrors the current topics customers review most often when evaluating standard sensors, custom programs, purchasing, and implementation details.
General Questions
Interlink sensors are used across medical devices, QA and QC equipment, rugged computer equipment, industrial controls, sports and recreational gear, and other force- and interface-driven applications.
Custom Sensors
Yes. Interlink supports custom sensors and varying levels of integration support, including firmware, output technologies such as haptics and illumination, and broader system integration when the application justifies it.
Sales and Returns
Contact Interlink sales at sales@iesensors.com for quotations and general sales support. Depending on the request and region, Interlink may respond directly or route the inquiry to the right partner.
Sensor Implementation
A typical Interlink sensor is operational beyond 1,000,000 actuations, although lifetime depends on load level, interface material, and whether shear is introduced into the application.