No matter what material you’re cutting, getting the blade tension right is one of the keys to quality cuts on the bandsaw. Unfortunately, most bandsaws come with only a rudimentary tension ga… ...

If that physical property is weight, you can use what is known as a load cell. [DegrawSt] uses four 50 kg load cells to create a bathroom scale using an Arduino.

Best method: Load cells are used along with controllers and actuators to automatically measure and adjust web tension. In this setup, load cells are added to the rollers (or sheaves and pulleys ...

ABB’s Pressductor ® Radial Tensiometer Load Cells Ensure Accurate Web Tension Measurement. TSG discovered ABB’s load cell ...

Coupling the PHM-100 portable handheld transducer indicator and TLL tension load cell yields a system for industrial and OEM force measurement and weighing applications. A peak ...

There are several ways to measure and control tension; as we discovered in the last installment of this series (see the February 2007 issue at motionsystemdesign.com) load cells are the most accurate.