Application 119

Batch Weighing

Application Summary

Known for their endurance testing capabilities, FUTEK's Load Button Series can be utilized in manufacturing batch weighing applications.

Products in Use

One load button (LLB Series) used per each supporting joint paired with Instrumentation (USB Solutions, IAA Series, IHH500, and IPM650).

How it Works

Utilizing Load Buttons, the contents of a small-scale silo/industrial container can be monitored.
Installed at the base of each leg of the container, these compression-based Load Buttons will measure the contents of the container as it increases and decreases.
As an in-line based load cell, FUTEK's LLB Series requires direct vertical loading on it's loading surface - the button - for precise measurements.
The data from each load cell can be collected and streamed through a Summing Junction Box, such as FUTEK's IAC200 2–4 Channel Summing Junction Box, to a digital display. Both FUTEK's IPM650 Panel Mount Display and IHH500 Intelligent Digital Hand Held Display are compatible with this testing platform.
When equipping the platform with either FUTEK's IPM650 or IHH500, Alarms and/or Relays may be utilized to automate the process.
Operators may also utilize FUTEK's USB Solutions - one USB Module per load cell - to stream the data directly onto a PC.
FUTEK's SENSIT™ Test and Measurement Software can further the testing platform, allowing the operator the ability to collect and live graph all data.