The Richmond Industries 600 Series of folded shear-beam load cells offer compact and robust solutions to a wide range of industrial weighing applications. Their high-quality construction and high precision make these bidirectional devices ideal for use in vehicle and axle weigh platforms as well as in overhead crane weighing.
Available in standard ranges from 0-1 to 0-25kN, the 600 Series load cells are made from alloy and stainless steel, and the space-saving folded shear-beam design means that all devices share the same compact outline of 75 x 70 x 25mm. M12 threads are provided at the top and bottom for load connection, and all electrical signals are carried via an integral 2m-long screened cable. Longer cables can be supplied by special request, as can accessories such as load buttons, rod ends and eye rings to enable a full range of tension and compression measurement applications.
The 600 Series are highly accurate, with nonlinearity and hysteresis each quoted at better than 0.05% of full scale, and zero balance at 0.50% of full scale. They are also highly tolerant of rough treatment, accepting 150% overload with no loss of calibration and 200% overload without physical damage. All this is achieved over an operating temperature range of -20 to +70C, with full temperature compensation between +20 and +70C.
Engineers tasked with commissioning and checking of weighing equipment and systems based on the 600 Series will appreciate the provision of onboard calibration circuitry, which removes the need to carry physical weights to verify the accuracy of the load cells.
