Load Weighing Equipment - Load Cells

Industrial load cells (also commonly referred to as a load indicator or crane weigher) are a safety product used by all industries to show the weight that the weight of the equipment suspended underneath it, they incorporate a strain gauge to measure the force needed to cause mechanical deformation of the load pin.

Load cells are most commonly attached to a lifting equipment hoist to ensure that the crane is not overloaded. When a crane weigher/load cell is used attached to a hook the operator can clearly see as the load is being applied to the hoist; as the operator begins to lift the weight being taken by the load cell increases until the load is fully suspended. At any point as the load increases, the operator observes an overload they can reverse the lift.

LiftingSafety offer online three main categories; Crane Weighers to a maximum capacity of 35 tonnes which have a master ring and a swivel hook built into the body of the cell, the master ring connects to the hoisting hook and the swivel hook to the load. The Crane weigher permanently displays the load in a large LED or LCD onboard display. These are normally left semi-permanently on the crane hook rather than used as / when needed.

The next category is the eye and eye type digital load cells which can be supplied to 300 tonnes with IP protection to IP66 and are suitable for heavy industrial and offshore use with display options, onboard display, cable with handset and radio remote control.

Finally, we offer special application load cells for example load shackles, load pins, compressive load cells and mechanical load clocks. Technically a load cell is a transducer used to convert a force to an electrical signal by the force deforming a strain gauge which measures the deformation electrically.