Scheduled Data Log Emails

The weighing data collected by industrial scales plays an essential role in many business operations. As technology has advanced, so have the ways you can record and log this data. You no longer need to have someone manually handwrite or type every weight measured by your scales. With options like the Arlyn UpScale Indicator, you … Continued

Load Cell Mounting and Installation Tips and Best Practices

In common terminology, a load cell is a device which converts a weight into an electrical signal. A more technical term would be a type of force transducer. In the broadest sense, a transducer converts energy from one format into another. Ideally, the transfer happens through the base of the load cell as force is … Continued

How to Use Load Cells for Weight Measurement

Weight measurement is critical in many areas of industry, health care, and research. Within the manufacturing industry, the product is often purchased by weight. The manufacturer needs to make sure that they are providing the correct amount of material. They also need to make sure that they know the shipping weight, both in terms of … Continued

Where to Purchase Load Cells Online

Weighing applications are present in almost every industry. Load cells and scales are the predominant solution for these applications. What is a Load Cell? The term “load cell” is often used in the discussion of industrial scales or similar weighing devices. In the simplest sense, a load cell is a force transducer. A transducer is … Continued

Digital Load Cells

What are Digital Load Cells? Let’s start with Analog Load Cells Traditionally, most industrial scales are equipped with analog strain gauge load cells. Analog strain gauge load cells are simple, passive devices that are generally robust and easy to use. Besides the small resistor bridge on the load cell surface, and a number of temperature … Continued

3 Types of Load Cells

Industrial scales use load cells to convert various forces from weighing objects into measurable electrical signals. Placing an object on a platform can generate tension, compression, bending, shear, torque, or pressure. These are mechanical forces. The cell then converts them into electrical signals. Various load cells can serve particular applications, depending on the environment and … Continued

What Is Load Cell Creep?

Load cell creep is perfectly natural in load cells. It is the change of the cell’s output in real-time while it is weighing an object. This happens under constant load conditions and assuming the time period is long. These refer to when a weight does not change during a period of time. If the weight … Continued

Compression Load Cells

Compression load cells use a specific force that converts into output signals for measurement. They are essentially a block that feel a push rather than a pull. Many load cells have strain gauges that react to tension, compression, torque, and other forces applied to them. Tension is a force that pulls on the strain gauge … Continued

What Causes Load Cell Drift?

Load cell drift can prove to be a potential setback for measuring. It is often hard to detect if a person lacks the means to test for significant voltage changes. With that said, we know potential causes for load cell drift and how a person can identify them. Drift can cause your load cell to … Continued