Custom Tension Load Cell Dynamometer

Support local manufacture with Massload’s Custom Tension Links, made with the highest quality materials and fully manufactured and calibrated in-house through our VCAP certified Quality Management System. They are professionally engineered and stamped based on your exact technical requirements. Options include cabled and wireless, mV/V, 4-20mA, 0-10V, 0-5V, +/- 10V. Common applications include mine workstage galloways, hoist rope attachments and crane modernizations.

Highlights

  • Custom Tension load cells for crane, winching, lifting, and hanging scale applications
  • Typical industries include material handling, mining, oil and gas, OEMs
  • Made from quality alloy steel sourced from USA and/or European mills only
  • Massload Custom Tension Links are heat treated in an ISO9001 registered facility
  • Massload Custom Tension Links are surface coated in an ISO9001 registered facility using high phosphorous, corrosion and chip resistant, industrial grade electroless nickel
  • In-process quality options include ultrasound testing of materials prior to machining, proof load testing and wet magnetic testing after heat treating
  • Popular output option includes 4-20mA for PLC control
  • Massload Custom Tension Links are tested and calibrated to standards traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST), USA
  • Massload is the only Canadian load cell manufacturer to achieve VCAP (Verified Conformity Assessment Program) certification

All Massload’s custom tension load cell dynamometers are made with the highest quality materials and manufactured through our specialized Quality Management System. Our in house engineering team will work with you to guarantee the development of a tension link that meets all your requirements.

Our tension load cells are designed using the latest technology in 3D modeling and FEA analysis.

Custom tension load cells are available in capacities up to, and exceeding, one million pounds and can be designed to meet industrial safety factors of up to 1000% overload protection. Millivolt output or signal conditioning utilizing a 4-20 mA output for PLC interface are available.

Elevate your operations with Massload’s bespoke Custom Tension Load Cell Dynamometers. Designed to cater to a wide spectrum of industrial needs, these load cells are meticulously crafted using the highest quality materials and an innovative Quality Management System, ensuring uncompromising precision and durability in every aspect.

Capacities

Any capacity (custom)

Typical Accuracy

0.5% to 0.9% of Full Scale

Safe Overload

150% to 250% safe overload (standard but customizable)

Ultimate Overload

500% or 1000% (standard but customizable)

Full Scale Output

Typical Bridge Output:
2 mV/V at 4:1 Ultimate SF
0.5-0.75 mV/V at 10:1 Ultimate SF

Maximum Excitation

Bridge : 10 volts DC / 350 Ohm
4-20mA : 24V +/- 10%; 13-28V; 9-30V, depending on amplifier selected.

Operating Temp

-40°C to +80°C (standard)

Compensated Temp

-10°C to +40°C (standard)

Sealing Standard

IP-67 (standard) protected against high pressure jets of water and short periods of emersion
IP-68 (available) protected against high pressure jets of water and long periods of emersion at depths of up to 5m

Material

4140 / 4340 High Strength Alloy Steel (standard)
17-4PH Stainless Steel (optional)

Protective Coating

High phosphorous, corrosion and chip resistant, industrial grade electroless nickel

Bridge Resistance

350 Ohm (standard)
4500 Ohm (optional)

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