feedback control with stepper motor and load cell for screw-driven platform

I have a project where in which i'm creating a screw-driven platform using a stepper motor and a load cell to measure the forces on the platform as it moves. I need to be able to control this load cell and stepper motor using closed loop control feedback, by this i mean using a predetermined force to control how far the stepper motor should turn until this force is achieved. I believe I would need to have some sort of ADQ module that interpreted the analog signal from the load cell, amplify it, and convert it to a digital voltage that would represent the force being applied.What kind of controllers would i need in order to both power and control a stepper motor and load cell? Also, is it possible to have this hardware controlled by LabVIEW? Assuming i already have the load cell and stepper motor, what other components would i need? Thanks.