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Currently, FUTEK provides 13 diffrent designs in its Load Cell product line. These products are mostly used in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Automated Industry where endurance and safety testing are critical. FUTEK also designs and develops applications that are suited for OEM based functions, where low-cost becomes a priority, as well as customized jobs for lab testing.


Load Cell Application Diagrams

Load Cell Application 103 - Tank Dispensing

In this application FUTEK load cells are used to control material distribution while monitoring the tank level. The load cell with in-line amplifier can be directly connected to a plc or computer for feedback control or one of the FUTEK instruments ...

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Tank Dispensing

Load Cell Application 101 - Dual Tank Level Controller

As illustrated in this application the volume of a single or multiple container of any shape or form can be monitored and controlled during an automated process using load cells and instrumentations to display the values while activating or deactivating ...

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Dual Tank Level Controller

Load Cell Application 104 - Wind Tower

Utilizing a single or multiple load cells, you may monitor all stresses induced due to high wind activities on the towers located in remote areas. The load cells via a junction box are connected to inline amplifier and data acquisition computer system ...

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Wind Tower

Load Cell Application 102 - Bag Filling Machine

FUTEK load cell system can be used in an automated assembly-line bag filling application. As shown the upper conveyor loads parts into a hanging container. The container is connected to a load cell. The load cell monitors the weight of the container, once ...

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Bag Filling Machine

Load Cell Application 105 - Suspension Bridge

FUTEK load cell and instruments can be used in suspension bridges. Our load cells can be installed on the cables to measure the tension and stress applied to the cables under various traffic conditions. They can also be installed under the post of the bridge to ...

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Suspension Bridge

Load Cell Application 106 - Tank / Silo

Load cells can be placed on the legs of a silo or tank in order to monitor how full it is. When more than one load cell is used, a junction box is needed to average the load of all the load cells and provide one output which can then be connected to a computer or ...

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Tank Silo

Load Cell Application 110 - Closed Loop Feedback

The diagram below is a good example of closed loop feed back operation. It shows how donut / thru hole load cells and pancake load cells can be used in insertion / press applications for precision assembly during the manufacturing process. The donut / thru hole ...

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Closed Loop Feedback

Load Cell Application 113 - Wireless Shoe Sensor

Wire and wireless force sensors / load cells can now be used as an everyday accessory for consumer use. They are used in shoes in combination with an MP3 player to measure your activity and transfer data to a receiver which then displays the ...

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Wireless Shoe Sensor

Load Cell Application 107 - Viscosity / Liquid Separation

This particular application is used in batching or mixing of multiple chemicals. By measuring the viscosity, you can determine when to stop adding a liquid to the mix. As shown here, the table can be lifted so that the probe reaches the liquid in the tank. The probe can ...

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Viscosity / Liquid Separation

Load Cell Application 108 - Assembly line / Automation

Below is a common assembly line lineup. It is a conveyor based assembly line where a piece of sheet metal is traveling through several operations. The first step is the stamping / punching station in which the specified load is being monitored. When ...

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Assembly line / Automation

Load Cell Application 109 - Car Door Test

In this particular application, a car door is being tested. This test can be used to determine whether or not the door could function for a certain time period, or how long it will last before it fails. It works by using the hydraulic / pneumatic actuator to open ...

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Car Door Test

Load Cell Application - Medical Bag

FUTEK products are widely used in Medical Instrumentation devices and equipment to further automate and minimize human error and provide extended features for smarter interface. Some common applications are automated drug delivery or ...

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Medical Bag

Load Cell Application 116 - Stamping

Different types of sensors / transducers can be used simultaneously in order to improve quality during manufacturing or production processes. Below, a torque sensor attached to a motor at the top of a stamping operation monitors the amount of ...

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Stamping

Load Cell Application - Pedal Force Testing

As common test among major automotive manufacturers, brake testing isn't only required by government regulation, it is also a safety measure that any consumer would definitely want undertaken before putting a vehicle into use. Brake system testing is normally ...

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Pedal Force Testing

Load Cell Press Applications

Sensors may be used to monitor forces in an arbor press ...

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Press Applications

OTHER LOAD CELL APPLICATIONS

Design Type LOAD CELL Application
In Line Load Cell Hydraulic Jacks in Pull and Push applications
Pancake Load Cell Hydraulic, Pneumatic Presses, Tanks & Silo Weight Control
Canister Load Cell Press Application
Load Button Load Cell Tight Space Insertion Application
In-Line Male / Female Hydraulic, Linkages
Rod End Load Cell Hydraulic, Linkages
Load Pin Load Cell Clevis Pin Application
S-Beam Load Cell Replacing Spring in Mechanical Systems for Digitizing the Application
Load Washer Load Cell Measuring in Tension in bolts
Bending Beam Load Cell Automation Control, Smart Switches
Cylindrical Female / Female Linkages
Thru Hole / Donut Low Platform Support
Side Mount Hand Held Material Testing Devices