Also known as load cells, these sensors measure and track the forces of your equipment by converting them into electrical signals. Send these signals to your computer or programmable logic controller (PLC) to monitor, document, and trigger actions in your machinery.

When choosing a sensor, consider whether you’ll be measuring tension, compression, or both; what shape would fit your application best; and how you’ll mount them. Select sensors with a capacity rating higher than the greatest load you expect them to receive. They’re designed to briefly handle forces 1.5 times greater than their load capacity to protect them from unexpected overload.

To connect your sensor to a computer, PLC, or both, choose a sensor with a connection kit. Kits include everything you need to relay data.

Threaded hole and threaded through-hole sensors are often used to weigh items in packaging machine bins, conveyors, and chutes. Use two or more to accurately measure uneven loads.

S-shaped sensors are a common choice for monitoring and testing tension in wires, cords, ropes, and harnesses.

PC connection kits link sensors to a computer or tablet via USB cord and can be used with an LCD display. The included software plots and analyzes measurements, letting you track high, low, and average values over time. The software can set off connected alarms or notify you by email or text message when measurements fall outside a certain range. Data can also be exported to Microsoft Excel and other analytical software such as MATLAB and LabVIEW.

PLC connection kits send an analog signal (not for use with an LCD display) from sensors to your PLC to trigger actions in your system, such as diverting items on a conveyor that exceed a certain weight.

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