Custom Tension Load Cell Transducers

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 cell for crane, winching, lifting, and hanging scale applications.
  • Made from quality alloy steel from USA and/or European mills only.
  • Our Custom Tension Links are tested and calibrated to standards traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST), USA.
  • All Massload Custom Tension Links are heat treated in an ISO9001 registered facility.
  • All Massload Custom Tension Links are surface coated using high phosphorous, corrosion and chip resistant, industrial grade electroless nickel in an ISO9001 registered facility.
  • Massload is the only Canadian load cell manufacturer to achieve VCAP (Verified Conformity Assessment Program) certification.

All Massload’s Custom tension load cells are made with the highest quality materials and manufactured in-house 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 cell transducers 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 SF 10:1 for overload protection. Output options include mV/V, 4-20 mA, 0-10V, and wireless for PLC interface or direct to Hand-held displays or PC interface.

At Massload, we pride ourselves on engineering top-of-the-line Custom Tension Load Cell Transducers, especially for the mining industry, meticulously crafted from premium-grade materials through our specialized in-house Quality Management System.

Our dedicated engineering team collaborates closely with clients to ensure the development of tension links precisely tailored to meet the unique demands of crane, winching, lifting, and hanging scale applications.

Custom tension links 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. Output options include mV/V, 4-20 mA, 0-10V, and wireless for PLC interface or direct to Hand-held displays or PC interface.

Capacities

Available in any capacity (custom)

Accuracy

<0.5% FS or better typical, 0.1% to 0.2%FS may be achieved with multi-point calibration

Safe Overload

150% to 250% safe overload standard, customizable

Ultimate Overload

400% ultimate overload standard, customizable to SF 10:1

Bridge Full Scale Output

0.5 mV/V to 2 mV/V +/- 0.25%, depending on safety factor, signal conditioning available

Maximum Excitation

10 volts DC @ 350 Ohm, 28 volts with 4-20mA

Operating Temp

-40°C to +80°C

Compensated Temp

-10°C to +40°C

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

4140 / 4340 : Electro-less nickel – industrial high phosphorous, corrosion and chip resistant
Stainless Steel: Electro-finish

Bridge Resistance

350 Ohm standard
4500 Ohm optional

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