your guide to the load cell field guide
TRANSCRIPT
The Load Cell Primer
• A brief history of load cells• How the technology has evolved over time• Different types of load cells and flexure
configurations• Extraneous load sensitivity• Input/Output characteristics
and errors
General Procedures for the Use of Load Cells
• Excitation Voltage• Mounting
Load Cell Characteristics & Applications
• Other Application Considerations
• Natural Frequency• Contact Resonance• Calibration Loads• On-Axis Loading• Overload Capacity with Extraneous
Loading• Impact Loads
Weighing and Testing Industry Application Details
• Multi-Static or Weighing Applications
• Multiple-Cell Systems• Moment Compensated
Platform• One-Cell Systems• Two-Cell Systems• Parallel Paths: Pipes, Conduit, & Check Rods• Paralleling Two or More Cells
Materials & Process Control Testing
• Force vs. Deflection• Shear Force vs.
Compaction• Peel Force• Adhesive or Bonding
Shear Force• Safety: Proof Testing and
the Compression Cage• Finding Center of Gravity• Fatigue
Q&A