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Tensitron Tension Meter Selector

Find the Right Tension Meter for Your Application

Looking for a tension meter for fabric, film, paper, wire, yarn, filament, or another tensioned material? Answer a few quick questions and the selector will guide you toward the Tensitron meter family and measurement range that best fits your application.

Find the Right Meter Type Determine whether your application calls for a web or strand tension meter.
Match the Right Range Narrow the options based on your normal operating tension.
Receive Your Result Get your recommendation by email for easy reference.
Preview of the Tensitron Tension Meter Selector
Preview of the Tension Meter Selector

What Type of Material Are You Measuring?

Tensitron Offers Different Meters for Webs and Strands

The selector is designed to guide you between two Tensitron tension meter families based primarily on the shape and type of material you need to measure.

WX Tension Meters

For Wide, Flat Materials

WX meters are designed for measuring tension in wider, flat materials where tension is carried across the width of the material.

Typical materials include:
Fabric, paper, film, plastic sheet, metal foil, nonwovens, conveyor belts, and similar web materials.
TX Tension Meters

For Wire, Yarn & Narrow Materials

TX meters are designed for narrower materials that run as individual strands, wires, filaments, or narrow bands.

Typical materials include:
Wire, yarn, thread, fiber optics, monofilament, tape, narrow fabrics, and similar strand materials.
Not sure which category fits your material? That is exactly what the selector is designed to determine. You do not need to know which Tensitron model you need before you begin.

Access the Selector

Get Your Tension Meter Recommendation

Tell us a little about yourself to access the selector. After answering a few application questions, you will see your recommended meter and can receive the result by email.

How it works

The selector takes about a minute and gives you a practical starting recommendation based on the material and tension you need to measure.

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Register Enter your contact information to access the selector.
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Tell us about your application Answer questions about your material, line conditions, and normal operating tension.
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Get your recommendation See the recommended Tensitron meter and receive your result by email.
Built Around Your Material Guidance for wide webs, fabrics, films, wire, yarn, filament, and other tensioned materials.
Immediate Recommendation See a recommended Tensitron tension meter as soon as you finish the selector.
Specialist Support Available Applications outside standard ranges can be reviewed by a Tensitron specialist.

The Tensitron Tension Meter Selector provides a starting recommendation based on the information entered. Final instrument selection may depend on material characteristics, process conditions, calibration requirements, and other application-specific factors.

Too tight or too loose? Know before it becomes a problem.