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Pressure Gauge Accuracy Compared: What 2.5% vs 0.025% Means in Real Numbers
Pressure gauge accuracy is expressed as a percentage of the gauge’s full range, so the same “2.5%” or “0.25%&rd...
Load Cells for Food and Beverage Washdown: IP Ratings, Stainless Steel and Hygiene
In a food, beverage or dairy plant, load cells get hosed down with hot water and strong cleaning chemicals every day, so they must be s...
Five Real Load Cell Weighing Systems, Step by Step
The easiest way to understand how load cells fit together is to see them in real jobs. This guide walks through five common weighing sy...
Hazardous Area and Explosion-Proof Load Cells: A Plain-English Guide
Some places can explode if a spark appears: grain silos full of dust, fuel depots, chemical plants, paint booths and mills. Equipment u...
Load Cell Amplifiers, Indicators and Transmitters Explained Simply
A load cell on its own produces only a tiny electrical signal, often just a few thousandths of a volt, so you need something to boost i...
Tank, Silo and Hopper Weighing with Load Cells: Worked Examples
To weigh a tank, silo or hopper, you support the vessel on three or four load cells, add up their signals and subtract the weight of th...
Legal for Trade Weighing in Australia: A Plain-English Guide for Load Cell Users
In Australia, if you sell or charge for goods or services by weight, the scale you use must meet trade measurement rules. In practice t...
Load Cell Glossary: Every Term Explained in Plain English
Load cell datasheets are full of short, technical terms such as mV/V, creep, hysteresis and C3. Each one describes something simple tha...
Load Cells in Australia: The Complete Guide for Beginners and Buyers
A load cell is a small metal block that turns weight or force into an electrical signal, and it sits inside almost every industrial sca...
Gas and LPG Pressure Gauges: Low Pressure Capsule and Bourdon Types
For low pressure gas work, the key is a gauge with a very low range and enough sensitivity to read a few kilopascals, such as a capsule...
