Load Cell

A load cell is an electro-mechanical sensor used to measure force or weight. It has a simple yet effective design which relies upon the well-known transference between an applied force, material deformation and the flow of electricity.Applications include truck scales, railway scales, supermarket scales, bench scales, heavy duty scales or any type of standard scale. Applications include machinery for bag filling, bottle filing, high speed checkweighers, multi-head packing machines, silo/tank weighing systems and conveyor scales.Beam load cells operate as simple cantilevers that flex slightly when subjected to a force or weight. They are typically fixed at one end and free at the other, behaving much like a diving board, although there are also double-ended designs which are mounted at each end and loaded in the centre, more akin to a hammock.