LoadSense™ is an intelligent load sensor that can
be integrated with a crane hook, fork lift or other handling device for
intelligent feedback of loading events. It has an on-board single-chip computer
for recording, analyzing and archiving readings, and wireless communications to
transfer data in real time to a host computer. LoadSense provides
the real-time information needed to optimize efficiency and increase profitability
in a wide range of industrial operations, allowing weight
measurement processes to be easily integrated with handling operations. All
live data is captured in real time and can be transferred to a database,
stored, totaled and analyzed on-the-spot.
Internal
battery-power makes LoadSense's operation completely
autonomous, so it can be deployed with minimal disruption to operations – and
with no trailing, dangerous wires. LoadSense automatically
begins transmitting data when used, and no special training is required to
install or operate the unit.
The LoadSense system
consists of an intelligent load sensor, a hand-held display and a receiver. The
load sensor, with a standard calibration range 1-10 tonnes, is based on proven
strain gauge technology (other ranges available on request). The
transmitter operates on globally-accepted 2.4GHz - it does not require a
license to operate - and uses advanced data-secure technologies to enable information
to be sent and received error free. Accurate load data is thus sent to the
handheld display, providing instant and accurate load measurement information.
The load cell also provides data logging and storage capabilities for
subsequent downloading into a PC. Alternatively the load cell can communicate
directly to a PC via the handheld receiver interface.
Applications
include: materials handling and warehouse operations, where the intelligence
will convert raw data into instant stock counts; raising nuclear fuels rods;
monitoring window cleaning cradles on high rise buildings; and winching and
weighing building materials; assessing helicopter loads, etc. How
much material has been transported? How to weigh and dispense two or more materials
simultaneously which need to be accounted individually? All these
problems and more can be solved with LoadSense.
Using LoadSense with
a tractor-mounted winch enables an accurate assessment of roadside trees for
susceptibility to catastrophic wind damage. LoadSense can be
configured to monitor and control flow of liquids too. It can be wirelessly
integrated into a SCADA or manufacturing control system, enabling instant
operating reports and even customer billing. Operating safety is also
improved by removing operators from dangerous locations.
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