The Test & Measurement force measuring system TMS5 as a calibrated measuring unit is suitable for measuring and displaying tension and compression forces in laboratories, machines and plants. Due to the very compact design of the flat profile (pancake) force transducer FPK, tension and compression forces up to 500 kN can be measured reliably even in confined spaces. The mobile handheld display unit DHZ21, which is permanently connected to the force transducer by cable, supplies the force transducer with energy and displays the applied force directly in N or kN.