Load Cell Weighing solutions for conveyer belts and belt scales

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Conveyer belts are used in a wide variety of industries including food, logistics, mining, packaging etc. While there primary purpose may be to transport items and raw materials from one location to another they also act as a blood line for the process itself allowing modular processes to be easily incorporated into the system. Quite often it is useful to weigh items that are running along a conveyor belt, either for quality control purposes or as part of the manufacturing process itself. The utlisation of load cells for this purpose is both widespread and accepted as a highly efficient method of automating measurement recording. The Load cells under the conveyer belts themselves are an efficient way of weighing items or the product while the product is still moving between locations. This ensures the process itself does not have to stop for recordings to be taken and hence speeds up the process itself.

Typically beam load cells are used when incorporating load cell weighing systems into a conveyer belt or belt scales. With beam load cells, the frame and upper part of the conveyer belt is fixed.

An Eilersen shockproof conveyer belt scale can be used when high accuracy weighing is required in rugged and tough environments (both outdoor and indoor), where over loads, large vibrations or the atmosphere is wet and corrosion usually occurs. Eilersen load cells are available in OIML approved versions to C6 MI10 and complete solutions are available with OIML R51 certificates for catch weighing applications.

With many manufacturers of load cells that specialize in conveyor and belt scales it is sometimes a guessing game in choosing the right company to trust such an important part of your system. However the unique and patented digital load cells from Eilersen maybe a perfect fit for your process. The Eilersen unique non-contact digital load cell brings a host of benefits that are not available in other products and load cells from other manufacturers. The reason behind this is the non-contact sensor in the digital load cell; by using a non-contact method the load cells have an unparalleled ability to withstand overloads, vibration and the test of time. The patented capacitive measuring principle allows for extreme overloads while at the same giving a much higher level of accuracy. The simple nature of the load cell further adds to the benefits with reduced costs and time spent on installation and on-going maintenance.

Other Special Features of the Beam Load Cells used by Eilersen include:

Stainless steel
Robust capacitive technology
High tolerance of up to 500 % overload
Hermetically sealed to IP68
High accuracy, High resolution
Digital filters
Cable length up to 100 meters
Calibration independent of cable length
Load cell cable replaceable
Easy mechanical and electrical installation
Withstands welding voltages and ESD
ATEX certified
3 years warranty