Automation Inside Awards 2018
Nominated for Best Sensors
PT Limited Accupoint Weigh Module
The Accupoint epitomizes quality in weighing measurement devices. Incorporating top-level protection while maintaining performance specifications, the Accupoint improves safety whilst reducing load cell damage and plant downtime.
Manufactured of stainless steel with special long life hardened contact points, the Accupoint Weigh Module® includes a high precision stainless steel mini disk load cell sealed to IP68. Well suited for outdoor and harsh environment operations, these units provide years of high precision weighing with minimal maintenance.
Popular installations include vessel weighing in food processing plants such as dairies as well as chemical and bottling plants. Also ideal for use on tanks and silos in the agricultural industry; the Accupoint is a versatile weigh module.
Available in nine capacities from 100kg to 25t, with typical weighing options up to 200 tonnes in a standard four support vessel.
Ametek Gemco 958A Compact Housing, Linear Displacement Transducer
This summer AMETEK Factory Automation released a new linear displacement transducer, Gemco 958A Compact Housing, designed based on feedback from industrial users. Gemco 958A Compact Housing meets and exceeds the demands regardless of the application or environment. Today the Gemco 958A Compact Housing is considered best in class when it comes to linear displacement transducers.
Gemco 958A Compact Housing features a variety of truly unique features such as its wide power range of 7 to 30 VDC at 1 watt, the auto-tuning capability that enables the Gemco 958A Compact Housing to sense a magnet different from the standard ring magnet and automatically adjust its signal strength accordingly. Allowing simple installation to update worn out, old linear displacement transducers.
The highly versatile, non-contact sensor offers high resolution and a stable position feedback. The Gemco 958A Compact Housing is rated for 1,000 Gs shock and 30Gs vibration. The stainless-steel construction is resistant to contaminants and environmental conditions and is IP68 rated. The linear displacement transducer is typically found in the hydraulics industry. It withstands operating pressures associated with hydraulic cylinders with outstanding ruggedness, constant operating pressures up to 5,000 PSI (345 bar), and spikes to 10,000 PSI (689 bar). The Gemco 958A Compact Housing sensor features a rugged and durable mill duty construction along with the best durability and reliability on the market.
The Gemco 958A Compact Housing offers the latest generation of magnetostrictive position-sensing technology with automatic gain circuitry.
The sensor is easy to install and set up. The same unit can be used on mobile or stationary machinery, meaning it suits heavy duty, wood works and even mining. Due to the stainless-steel construction this linear displacement transducer is also ideal for food or caustic applications, in fact all sorts of industrial applications that will suffer in case of a technical breakdown will work safer with the Gemco 958A Compact Housing.
Minebea Intec Load Cell Inteco® with converter Connexx®
Analogue and digital: the new load cell Inteco comes with an upgrade
The load cell Inteco, a new, innovative enhancement to its successful predecessor, the PR 6201 load cell, provides customers from various industries with a significantly extended range of possibilities – from simple fill quantity control to high-precision weighing of even the heaviest silos and containers.
- The analogue output signal of 2 mV/V sets a standard on the market and ensures flexibility when selecting weighing electronics
- Higher load levels of up to 75 t allow even the heaviest silos and containers to be weighed safely and ensures a more economic weighing solution, for example with three load cells instead of four
- Expanded accuracy classes and increased precision are documented by C6 approval
- A new type of stainless steel makes the load cell Inteco resistant to corrosion and prolongs the service life in challenging environments, such as the chemical industry
Analogue or digital? The load cell Inteco can do both
- Fitted with the converter Connexx, the Inteco can be installed easily and economically without the need for a cable junction box
- Fast signalling times ensure reliable, precise dosing processes and optimal transparency. Weight values can also be generated individually – per load cell – meaning that defective load cells can easily be identified and replaced
- The standard interface CANopen ensures straightforward commissioning and calibration via PC. It is also possible to use cables up to 200 m in length
UTILCELL Model 350 - Shear Bean Load Cell
UTILCELL (Spain) – The load cell Model 350 (300…10.000 kg), together its mounting kits, have been designed for robust and accurate weighing in industrial processes of tanks and hoppers, with multiple advantages:
- Model 350i version: Fully stainlesssteel construction. Hermetically sealed with the highest protection degree IP 68 and IP 69K.
- Model 350a/n version: Stainless steel or nickelplated alloy steel construction. Silicone sealed with IP 66 protection degree.
- Globally used in legal weighing systems. OIML R60 Class C 3.000 divisions and NTEP Class III & IIIL 5.000 and 10.000 multiple cell.
- Highly recommended load cell for any type of tanks and hoppers in industrial weighing applications.
- High repeatability and high accuracy of the weighing values.
- Accessories available in several versions:
- Improved force transmission to the load cell due to a ball-based joint, giving the best accommodation in cases of thermal expansions, structural torsions and deflections.
- Rubber silent-block for higher impact and vibration protection.
- Load foot for industrial 4-load cell platform scales.
- Superior safety systems for the utmost reliability:
- Easy installation in the tank and hopper supports, with or without the load cell.
- Blockage bolts for transport protection of the load cells.
- Upper plate with conical holes for self-centering.
- Integrated lift-off prevention system.
Strain Measurement Devices S251 Thin-Film Strain Gauge Load Cell
The S251 Load Cell is a low profile, single point sensor that offers high accuracy for force measurements. These miniature load cells are only 0.71″ high, with a 3,000 Ω thin film strain gage bridge for extremely low power consumption. Capacities range from 200 g to 10 kg-force, full scale, the S251 also has a high range option that has the capacity for up to 50 kg-force.
The thin-film manufacturing process allows the creation of a high resistance full bridge without the use of glues or organic materials between the flexure and the metal sensing film. These sensors will last forever as long as they are protected, meaning the base metal flexure is never plastically deformed. When stresses below the yield point of the host flexure are maintained these sensors will perform for many million cycles faithfully retaining their initial zero offset. This means that your measurements will always be accurate and there won’t be any need for zero re-calibration either before or after an extended test.
Datum Electronics RS425 Contactless Torque Sensor
Unlike traditional inline torque sensors, Datum Electronics’ RS425 range of torque transducers offer a unique advantage, as they are completely contactless, not limited by operational speeds and have no wear and tear. Additionally, they provide a variety of analogue and digital outputs for all eventualities.
The RS425 torque sensors utilise high-accuracy strain gauge technology and cutting-edge rotating on-shaft electronics, providing precise and reliable torque measurement in many practical applications, such as: transmissions, powertrains, wind generators, gas turbines, and many more. With the option to choose the sample rate from 1 up to 4,000 sps, they provide a wide torque measurement range from 0-3Nm up to 30kNm (as standard). Datum has also successfully applied the same modular elements to our large OEM torque sensors up to 14MNm and above.
Initially, the RS425 contactless torque sensor is easily integrated into an existing system or drive line, where the space envelope is too small to fit a standard inline torque sensor. To facilitate this, the standard model RS425 torque sensor has a completely separate rotor and stator, where the rotor can be specifically designed to fit in a limited shaft space, from as little as 105 mm (which can be reduced upon request).
Secondly, due to its unique design, the RS425 contactless torque sensor can compensate for minor mechanical misalignment issues in test rigs, allowing for even easier integration.
Penultimately, having a separate rotor and stator with a 2-5 mm gap, the RS425 contactless torque sensor is ideal for higher speed applications, ensuring no long-term wear of bearings, or frictional loads affecting rig performance. It also makes the torque sensors compatible with very harsh and difficult environments, submersible and fully sealed underwater torque applications.
Finally, when connected to the Datum Universal Interface (DUI), the RS425 torque sensor provides a full range of digital and analogue outputs, as well as a digital display of torque, speed, and power in real time. Additionally, the torque output data can be simultaneously transferred to a memory stick, or a PC for subsequent torque data analysis, as well as performance monitoring and control.
Applied Measurments DBBSMM Miniature S-Beam Load Cell
Compact, Accurate and Customisable, Only 35mm High!
- Tension and Compression Measurements
- Miniature Only 35mm High
- Capacities: 0-1kg up to 0-50kg
- Output: 2mV/V nominal
- Accuracy: <±0.03%/RC
- Custom Versions Available
At only 35mm in height, Applied Measurements' miniature s-beam load cell is ideal to fit into the smallest of spaces. It can be used in tension and compression and for both force and load measurement applications.
With an accuracy of less than ±0.03% of the rated capacity along with its dual bending beam design, high performance is guaranteed.
Specially designed rod end bearings are available. Plus, installation is fast and simple with our standard or customised mounting bases and fixtures.
This versatile load cell can be customised to suit your exact application including IP67 gel-filling and submersible versions for underwater applications.
Zemic Europe Ring Torsion BM24R Load Cell
Our BM24R stainless steel, IP 68 (hermetically sealed) load cell is suitable for high accuracy hoppers, platforms and pallet scales. It has an Integrated static overload protection up to 13t. Due to its design and protection this is extremely suitable for the food industry.
With the IECEx and ATEX certification our customers will also be able to use our loadcell in workplaces, in explosive environments, where flammable substances are stored or used, for example, factories where flammable liquids are present or where flammable dusts are produced in the process.
Applications where our IECEx / ATEX BM24R can be applied:
- Process control
- Bulk handling applications
- Food weighing machines
- Platform applications
- Hoppers
- Batch weighing
- Silo applications
- Belt scale applications
HBM C6B Force Transducer
The C6B force sensor is outstanding for its particularly attractive price-to-performance ratio. The sensor design draws from the principle used in compression bars. The C6B enjoys very small displacements, which is ideal for the rapid measurement of large forces, for instance, in impact tests or fast fitting processes. Other typical fields of application include the harsh environments found in the construction, heavy, and metal processing industries. Additionally, the sensor can be utilized for dynamic measurements in research and development. The C6B is much more robust and flexible than its predecessor model, the C6A. Different types of connection can be used and the C6B is optionally available with a customized force application part. The versions up to 2 MN come with an internal bore that enables the use of a fold-back arm. This has proven particularly useful in anchor monitoring or the measurement of rope tension.
- HBM accuracy class: 0.5
- Nominal (rated) measuring ranges: 200 kN to 10 MN
- Degree of protection: IP68
