Working machines like mobile cranes are designed to hoist and move heavy loads. Despite their sturdiness, cranes do have an upper limit of how much weight they can handle. That’s where force measurement comes in. For cranes without hydraulics, tension links measure …
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Force Measuring Instruments for Preventing Overload, Damage in Mobile Working Machines
Jeff Placek | ForceIn mobile working machines, overload conditions – especially on the booms of cranes, hoists, and lifts – can result in serious safety and operational problems. Force measuring instruments, such as WIKA’s F53 series of thin-film load pins, can help save time, …
Two More Things for a Hydropower Plant To-do List: Force Measurement and Instrument Calibration
Ravi Jethra | Calibration, ForceOf course, hydroelectric power plants need to keep an eye on flow, level, temperature, and pressure. But don't forget about force, a key measurement as reservoirs are surrounded by rock and earth. There's also the matter of instrument calibration, an essential aspect …
Force Measurement in Linear Drives
Chaz Marsinick | ForceA transformation is currently taking place: Linear drives are taking the place of pneumatic and hydraulic drives, and there is no longer any scope for measuring pressure. However, WIKA has another solution: force measurement. Electrical propulsion technology is …
Bending Beams and Shear Beams: Indispensable in Weighing Technology
Chaz Marsinick | Force“Phew, I’ve not gained anything!” Aren’t you relieved when your bathroom scale shows that? But in actuality, your scale doesn’t directly measure your weight. Instead, the load cell built into it converts the weight force into a path. In many industrial …