The Load Cell Primer

• A brief history of load cells• How the technology has evolved over time• Different types of load cells and flexure

configurations• Extraneous load sensitivity• Input/Output characteristics

and errors

General Procedures for the Use of Load Cells

• Excitation Voltage• Mounting

Load Cell Characteristics & Applications

• Other Application Considerations

• Natural Frequency• Contact Resonance• Calibration Loads• On-Axis Loading• Overload Capacity with Extraneous

Loading• Impact Loads

Weighing and Testing Industry Application Details

• Multi-Static or Weighing Applications

• Multiple-Cell Systems• Moment Compensated

Platform• One-Cell Systems• Two-Cell Systems• Parallel Paths: Pipes, Conduit, & Check Rods• Paralleling Two or More Cells

Materials & Process Control Testing

• Force vs. Deflection• Shear Force vs.

Compaction• Peel Force• Adhesive or Bonding

Shear Force• Safety: Proof Testing and

the Compression Cage• Finding Center of Gravity• Fatigue

Q&A