How to Request a Free Contact Pressure Mapping Sensor Sample from Sensor Products Inc

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Sensor Products Inc offers a free contact pressure mapping sensor sample through a single-step request on its website. The sample is intended for evaluating tactile pressure indicating film against your own contacting surfaces before you commit to a product. Before submitting, confirm your expected pressure range and application so the sample you receive matches your test conditions.

What the Free Sample Is For

The sample is a piece of tactile pressure indicating sensor film — the same category of product Sensor Products Inc has supplied since 1990. When placed between two contacting surfaces, the film reveals the pressure distribution across that interface, showing where contact is heavy, light, or uneven.

The site highlights a recent addition to the Fujifilm Prescale line that measures surface pressure down to 0.9 PSI, which is relevant if your application involves very low contact pressures. If your surfaces press together at higher loads, ask about the appropriate Prescale grade instead of assuming the lowest-range film fits.

Before You Request: Two Things to Nail Down

The request form is short, but a useful sample depends on matching it to your test. Prepare these first:

  • Your pressure range. Estimate the contact pressure in PSI between your surfaces. The film you receive must bracket that value — too low a range saturates, too high a range shows nothing.
  • Your application and surface pair. Nip impressions (roller-to-roller contact) are a named use case on the site, but the film also applies to press platens, clamped joints, and other mating surfaces. Knowing your surfaces helps interpret the color change you'll see.

How to Request the Sample

  1. Go to sensorprod.com.
  2. Use the "Request a Free Sensor Sample" call to action, which appears throughout the homepage.
  3. Complete the single-step submission — the site frames the process as "Just One Step Away From Your FREE Sensor Sample."
  4. Submit and wait for the sample to arrive.

The site does not publish a detailed form field list or a stated turnaround time, so treat the submission as the start of a conversation rather than a guaranteed instant shipment.

Verifying the Sample Works for You

Once the sample arrives, run a controlled test:

  1. Place the film between your actual contacting surfaces.
  2. Apply your normal operating load.
  3. Remove the film and read the color intensity — darker areas indicate higher pressure.
  4. Compare the pattern against what you expect from your setup. Uneven color usually means uneven contact, not a faulty sample.

If the color is uniformly saturated or uniformly faint, your pressure range is mismatched — note the result and ask Sensor Products Inc for a different grade.

Common Sticking Points

  • No published price or checkout detail for samples. The site's checkout page shows a $0.00 indicator, but do not read that as confirmation that all products or services are free — the free offer is specifically the sample.
  • Range selection. The most common evaluation failure is requesting a film outside your actual pressure band. State your PSI estimate in your request if the form allows.
  • Interpreting results without a reference. The film shows relative distribution well; converting color to an exact PSI value may require the matching Prescale grade and its reference chart.

When This Is the Right Move

Request the sample if you have a defined contact interface, a rough pressure estimate, and a reason to see distribution rather than a single point reading. If you need continuous electronic pressure data instead of a one-time impression, the indicating film is the wrong tool — look at the site's sensor product line for electronic options instead.