Project Process
As an ISO9001:2015 company, we have a clear process for custom transducer projects:
1. Enquiry
2. Qualification of requirement
3. Quotation
4. Design & FEA
5. Customer review & sign off
6. Materials procurement
7. Manufacture and testing
8. Despatch
Overview
However, some applications require specialist solutions with our team of in-house engineers we provide a fully customised solutions package to assist and project manage any job for which a standard Crosby Straightpoint product can not be used.
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Project Engineers
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Recent load monitoring projects include:
* Custom loadcells for Safety of Lives at Sea (SOLAS) project
* Bespoke 500te wireless compression loadcells for the heavy-lift industry
* Structural health monitoring project including 40 wireless loadcells in the construction industry
* Stainless steel subsea load pins or shear pins manufactured for the marine industry
* Custom wireless, multiple loadcell load monitoring packages for large entertainment venues
* Approval of wireless custom shear pins to ATEX / IECEx for use in Gas Zones 0, 1 & 2
* Load shackles with digital outputs for topside projects
* Development of ATEX / IECEx Gas Zones 0,1 and 2 Radiolink plus
* Custom load cell amplifier design to include 4-20mA output for PLC integration
* In-house strain gauging of client lifting tools
* Wireless load cells linked to a live SMS messaging system to alert nominated users globally of load events
* Dual bridged load cells and load pins for redundancy purposes
Custom Load Cell We can produce bespoke load cells to suit any application with our in-house CNC milling and turning machines |
Load Pins We can produce bespoke load pins to suit any application with our in-house CNC milling and turning machines |
Software Our Proof Test Plus software can be customised to display your branding |
Transducer Electronics Choose which transducer componentry to convert load signal to readable information |
Pictured: Straightpoint engineer building a bespoke load monitoring system |
Overview
Need a Price for a standard Loadpin? Click here
Important: To order an SP Loadpin to a particular size and design visit our custom load cell page
The Straightpoint range of Loadpins (LMP’s) or shear pins are designed for use in applications where an end of line load cell cannot be used or when an integrated solution is required in applications such as pulley or sheave axles, moorings, supports, winches or support blocks.
Three versions standard loadpin are available:
- Long range 2.4GHz version providing industry leading wireless range of 1000m or 3280ft to SP's SW-HHP handheld or software options.
- Bluetooth output and can be connected to any smart phone running our free HHP app on iOS or Android at ranges up to 100m or 328ft.
- Cabled version with mV/V or analogue or digital output. Subsea option also available.
Often a customised design they are manufactured in-house from 17-4PH stainless steel and are normally supplied complete with an anti-rotation plate as a cabled or wireless solution.
Built to withstand the harshest environments in industries such as marine, offshore oil and gas or construction they are suitable for use in exposed situations and can be supplied as a subsea product with SubConn connectors to withstand immersion in seawater to extreme depths.
Straightpoint cabled Loadpins are typically connected to Straightpoint’s range of handheld displays or may be supplied with a vast array of output formats to include mV/V, RS-422, RS-485, utilising the ASCII, MODBUS TRU and CAN-BUS protocols or an analogue output such as 4-20mA for PLC integration.
Note: Please advise cable configuration on order - Radial or Axial Pin exit.
Typical displacement of a loadpin under full load is around 0.04mm: | Typical lifespan of a 1mv/v loadpin is in excess of 10 billion cycles: |
The SA700C transmitter connects to strain gauge transducers such as load cells, torque sensors and pressure transducers allowing them to form part of a Straightpoint wireless system.
Load data from the SA700C can be received by multiple receivers that include SW-HHP handheld, SW-MWLC software or our range of wireless accessories.
The load data transmitted by the SA700C has been designed for battery operation and supports an ultra low-power sleep mode whilst offering class leading wireless coverage and range.
Configurable transmission rates from once per day to 200 per second cope with a wide range of measurement and monitoring applications.
Housed in an aerospace grade aluminium enclosure and sealed to IP67 / NEMA6 with no external antennae the SA700C provide a flexible solution to your wireless load cell requirements.
Specifications
Wireless Approvals
Federal Communications Commission
FCC: W70MRF24J40MDME
Industry Canada
IC: 7693A-24J40MDME
Japan Certification
ID: 204-52-1
SA700C specifications
Part | SA700C |
Battery Type | 4 x AA |
Battery Life | 1200Hrs continuous |
Operating Temp | -10 to +50 °C / 14˚ to 122˚F |
Protection | IP67 / NEMA6 |
Frequency | 2.4GHz |
Range | 700 metres / 2300 feet (if bluetooth 100m/328ft) |
Data Rate | 3Hz - up to 200Hz can be ordered for dynamic load monitoring applications |
Max Sensitivity | 3.2mv/v |
Minimum gauge resistance | 85Ω |
Transmit Power | 10mW |
L x W x H | 102x89x45 mm /4.02x3.5x 1.77 inches |
Connector | Binder 423 series, 6 pole female socket |