LOAD CELLS & DYNAMOMETERS
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THE WEIGHT, FORCE OR MASS MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ARE DIMENSIONED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS:
HOW TO USE
How will you use the load cell?
for traction, compression or both?
RATED LOAD
What is the maximum capacity of the cell?
What will be the maximum load it will be subjected to?
APPLICATION
Is it a measure of strength or a weighing? Does the measurement take place, for example, in a silo?
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PRODUCTS: LOAD CELLS AND DYNAMOMETERS.
SINCE THE CONDITIONS OF USE ARE VERY VARIABLE, THE WORLD OF LOAD CELLS IS EQUALLY ASSORTED.
The operation of both the Load Cells and the Dynamometers is based on a single concept:
the force applied on the device determines tensions on the structure proportional to the stress itself
the force applied on the device determines tensions on the structure proportional to the stress itself
which are transformed into an electrical signal through the use of strain gauges.
Wanting to make a brief classification we can divide the cells into:
Compression Cells, Tensile Cells, Bidirectional Cells, off-center.
LASER welding is very important for all these types of cells and dynamometers
which guarantees high protection of the internal electronics and therefore long life of the device.
Compression Load Cells are those subjected to the load only in the compression direction and are for example used in applications such as silo weighing, automotive weighing platforms, but also in many others in the most disparate environments. Bending Cells, widely used in industrial environments, are also monodirectional.
Traction devices, on the contrary, are those subject to traction only: dynamometers or load cells for overhead cranes or hoppers are widely used.
Bidirectional Load Cells are instead used where the applied force can be both tensional and compressive. Example: moving mechanical parts, such as pistons or, for dynamometers, presses, material testing machines etc... Sometimes the application suggests the purchase of a Bidirectional Cell also for use in one direction only.
The off-center cells have the property of guaranteeing the insensitivity of the measurement to the application of the off-center load within a certain dimension, which represents the "flat".
Within the dimensions of the plate it is therefore possible to carry out the measurement with only one off-center cell. They are cells widely used for the construction of scales.
In some cases the application of the Load Cells is in environments at risk of explosion: in this circumstance it is mandatory to refer to the cells explicitly approved for this use, i.e. the Atex certified Load Cells.
The use of these cells, together with the necessary external protection devices, allows the measurement to be carried out in complete safety even in such environmental conditions.