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- 21. Trailer Manufacturer Invests in SP Load Cells
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- Trail-Eze Inc., a Mitchell, South Dakota-based manufacturer of heavy equipment trailers, has put two 13-ton capacity Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink plus load cells at the heart of material handling operations ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 22. Know the Load in Wind Energy
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- ... to end users through SP’s extensive distributor network that delivers state-of-the-art load cells to offshore, wind power, and other job sites across the world. SP, recently acquired by lifting and rigging ...
- Created on 10 April 2019
- 23. SP Launches Bluetooth Alternative to Mechanical Load Cells
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- Straightpoint (SP) has unveiled its new single capacity Bluelink load cell that introduces Bluetooth technology to existing and prospective customers still utilising outdated mechanical force measurement ...
- Created on 20 March 2019
- 24. Crane Inspector Lauds SP Bluetooth Load Cell
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- A Bedfordshire, UK-based crane inspector utilised a Bluetooth-enabled, 6.5t capacity Radiolink plus load cell from Straightpoint (SP) to complete periodic inspection of an all-terrain crane recently. It ...
- Created on 12 November 2018
- 25. 24-Year-Old SP Load Cell Continues Reliable Service
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- Polish marine electronics integration specialist Navinord has installed a state-of-the-art software package that includes four Straightpoint (SP) load cells on a 440t capacity floating crane, which is ...
- Created on 15 October 2018
- 26. Lifting Gear Hire Upgrades Load Cell Fleet with Straightpoint
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- U.S. lifting equipment rental specialist Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has initiated a major overhaul of its load cell fleet and placed a landmark order for manufacturer Straightpoint’s (SP) Radiolink plus ...
- Created on 19 September 2018
- 27. Reasons SP wireless load cells do not have integral displays
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- Crosby Straightpoint’s (SP) world-renowned range of load links, used for load monitoring, is split into three distinct categories: Wireless tension load link (Radiolink plus) used with Crosby ...
- Created on 12 July 2018
- 28. Straightpoint Load Cells Integral to Safe Lift of Refinery Modules
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- A dozen wireless Straightpoint (SP) load cells were added to a custom-built lifting frame that utilized 12 pick points to raise a pair of non-identical refinery modules at a major brownfield project ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 29. Straightpoint Load Cell in Tree Felling Application
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- A Straightpoint load cell was used during the felling of nine hulking loblolly pine trees at a residential property in Chesapeake, Virginia, recently—one of which had been struck by lightning. The ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 30. SP Load Cells Integral to Floating Crane Software Package
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- Polish marine electronics integration specialist Navinord has installed a state-of-the-art software package that includes four Straightpoint (SP) load cells on a 440t capacity floating crane, which ...
- Created on 20 March 2018
- 31. LGH Expands Load Cell Fleet with SP Products
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- Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has added to its fleet of load cells with a landmark order for Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink plus units, ranging in capacity from 5t to 500t. LGH will now be able to offer the highest ...
- Created on 20 February 2018
- 32. SP Load Cell Helps School STEM Club Attempt to Break Sound Barrier
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- SP Load Cell Helps School STEM Club Attempt to Break Sound Barrier Straightpoint (SP) has donated a 5t capacity Radiolink plus wireless load cell, which is being used as a key component in a Nottinghamshire, ...
- Created on 11 January 2018
- 33. Load Cell Measures Dredging Line Tension
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- Load Cell Measures Dredging Line Tension A 2.5-ton capacity SP Radiolink plus load cell measures tension on a line stretching across a lagoon, upon which a dredge travels at a biosolids management ...
- Created on 06 September 2017
- 34. How much does a load cell cost
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- ... cost for a specific solution. Firstly, do you want to measure load or force in tension or compression? If you want to measure in tension how do you want to attach the load to the load cell? Often, ...
- Created on 01 September 2017
- 35. Loadshackle Monitors Sewer Pump Station Cylinder Removal
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- Loadshackle Monitors Sewer Pump Station Cylinder Removal Dynamic Rigging Hire (DRH) supplied a 25t Wireless Loadshackle from Straightpoint and other rigging gear for removal of a large hydraulic cylinder ...
- Created on 30 August 2017
- 36. What is a load cell
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- All SP loadcells are strain gauged based and use the Wheatstone bridge principle. This article explores the science involved and how a load cell really works. History A load cell (or loadcell) is a ...
- Created on 25 August 2017
- 37. What are the differences between Loadshackles and Dynamometers
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- Why would you choose one over the other? Getting the right tool for the job is essential At the simplest level, we could summarise that Loadlinks are for load measurement and Loadshackles are ...
- Created on 24 August 2017
- 38. Load Cells Keep Offshore Mooring Project Afloat
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- French maritime engineering specialist Iroise Mer, based in Brest on the country’s northwestern coast, used a 50t Straightpoint Radiolink plus (RLP) load cell during a refit of a tanker mooring system ...
- Created on 12 July 2017
- 39. Straightpoint Load Cells Available Through GSA Schedule
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- Straightpoint Inc.’s force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment is available through a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contract held by Newport News, ...
- Created on 18 April 2017
- 40. Straightpoint Load Cells Integral to Onboard Crane Load Tests
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- Anchor Industries used water bags in addition to a variety of force measurement and rigging equipment to complete load tests on a Liebherr crane aboard a vessel in Cape Town Harbour, South Africa recently. ...
- Created on 06 April 2017