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Test your load cell and trivia knowledge knowledge in our classic Christmas quiz.

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The Load Cell Shop Christmas Quiz 2021 Test your knowledge of load cells and general trivia with our Christmas 2021 quiz. Our low profile 100 series load cells are designed for a wide range of used including high accuracy load weighing. According to the Guinness Book of Records, how much did the world’s heaviest Christmas pudding weigh...

Insights from Mercedes technical chief James Allison into load cells in F1 testing, and some of our favourite load cells articles on motorsport. Enjoy!
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Load cells and F1 car design: why the driver is “a much better sensor”! It’s not often that anyone in F1 racing actually mention load cells in an interview , let alone top Formula 1 car designers. Lewis Hamilton had been more than happy with the performance of his Mercedes over the last few years, with his car widely recognised as probably the best on the grid. Howeve...

Shopping may never be the same again. As a new fully autonomous store opens in Seoul in response to staff shortages and rising wages, we look at how load cells, 2D cameras and AI are making it happen.
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Take your pick: load cells and autonomous stores A brand new autonomous store in Seoul, South Korea combines load cells with 2D cameras and AI to offer a 24/7 shopping experience with no staff or human-in-the-loop interaction. The autonomous shopping experience was developed in response to staff shortages and the rising minimum wage in South Korea...

Weighing your food: how load cells are helping pet food manufacturers produce a range of foods more easily, and also helping to reduce edible food waste in work cafeterias.

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What's cooking: load cells, pet food and edible food waste in work cafeterias Food glorious food! Two new initiatives reveal how load cells help provide owners of the nation’s 11 million cats and 10 million dogs with a variety of small batch pet food choice. Load cells also played a critical role in researching edible food waste in a busy work canteen. Pet food for pampered...

How load cells are playing a vital role in discovering how new landscapes form, aka terraforming.

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Terraforming: load cells help create a landscape from scratch The recent volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma in the Canaries is a vivid and powerful reminder of the power of nature to sweep aside all in its path, leaving behind a barren landscape devoid of organic life. History has also shown us that over time,

Our blog is so exciting and diverse! We've got a great article on how load cells help baristas brew the perfect espresso at the touch of a button, and another one on how to prevent solar panels from bending under uneven snow loads. Check it out!
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Snow load and expresso shots: load cells in action Two innovative uses of load cells we found for you this month. Grab a coffee and enjoy! Angled solar panels and snow-load tests One of the issues around testing solar panels for their load-bearing capacity is that standard testing involves the panel lying flat. However, when installed or roofs, the....

Test your load cell and trivia knowledge in our classic Christmas quiz.
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The Load Cell Shop Christmas Quiz 2022 Test your knowledge of load cells and general trivia with our Christmas 2022 quiz. Our low profile 100 series load cells are ideal for high accuracy load weighing. According to the Guinness Book of Records, how much did the world’s heaviest mince pie weigh? a. 1.02 tonnes b. 2.01 tonnes c. 0.52

How load cells and ultra high speed digital cameras are helping NASA assess the ability of airliner seats to reduce spine compression and whiplash injuries. Oh, and why that involved dropping a Fokker F-28 150 feet onto a pile of earth.

Lift, camera, action! Dropping aircraft and crash test dummy development Crash testing has come a long way from the early 1940s, when cadavers and volunteers were used in rapid deceleration tests on tracks designed for N**i V-1 rocket testing. The modern Anthropomorphic Test Dummy (ATD) contains multiple load cells that record data on up to six force/torque axes. They ar...

How load cells help exoskeletons to gently apply therapeutic rehabilitation treatments for those with neurological movement impairments./

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The power of movement: exoskeletons and load cells Science fiction is full of robotic exoskeletons, from Iron Man’s snap-on suit to the giant Jaeger fighting machines in the movie “Pacific Rm”. However, present day exoskeletons are much more about enabling those with neurological and musculoskeletal movement impairments to move more freely. Th...

Green energy generation and storage: why load cells are at the heart of cutting edge innovations in zero carbon energy generation projects
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Keeping the lights on: sustainable zero carbon energy generation and load cells The recent extreme climate events have focussed the world's attention on the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions. We've been covering a whole range of green energy solutions that use load cells over the years, from green hydrogen to flying kites. It's an exciting field and we're proud that....

Feeling the magic in the air as we dive into theatre productions. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it”. So, let's keep our faith and trust in the magic of flying with the help of load cells.

Cue the fairy dust: flying performers in Peter Pan With a little bit of fairy dust and magic, audiences across the UK will be enjoying theatre productions of “Peter Pan”, with the obligatory flying sequences of course. J M Barrie’s play “Peter and Wendy” was first produced in London at Christmas 1904, with the book version not published in...

Load cells and horse health, including rein tensions and understanding the stresses and strains involved in a trip in a horse trailer.

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Hold your horses: measuring rein tension for riders and drivers If you learned to ride as a child, changes are you were taught to guide your horse or pony using "aids". These would include steering with the reins, squeezing the flanks left or right, and moving your weight in the saddle, known as changing your seat. The problem was (and still is) that you never k...

Love turtles? Adore robotics? Passionate about load cells? This is the article you've been waiting for! How load cells played a major part in the design of an Amphibious Robotic Turtle with morphing limbs.

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Happy on land and in water: amphibian robots and adaptive morphogenesis OK, we admit this is one geeky blog title, but it’s a great concept. A team of researchers wanted to develop a robot that, like a turtle, could swim and move on land too. And of course, multi-axis load cells played a key role in the development and testing of their Amphibious Robotic Turtle (ART)....

A new bridge monitoring vehicle might help cash-strapped local authorities monitor rural bridge safety more easily and cost effectively.
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Driving forward bridge safety with bridge testing vehicles Bridge collapse is thankfully a very rare occurance, and that’s in no small part due to the rigorous and frequent testing of bridges across the world. We’ve featured various ways that load cells take the lead in bridge monitoring. However, as Dr. Mehridat Makki Alamdari of the School of Civil an...

Which is better in detecting issues with a F1 racing car: an array of load cells or the driver? Check out what Mercedes technical chief James Allison thinks!

Load cells and F1 car design: why the driver is “a much better sensor”! It’s not often that anyone in F1 racing actually mention load cells in an interview , let alone top Formula 1 car designers. Lewis Hamilton had been more than happy with the performance of his Mercedes over the last few years, with his car widely recognised as probably the best on the grid. Howeve...

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Designing a multi-axis load cell system doesn't have to be difficult. Here are some ideas and pointers to get you started.
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Multi-axis load cells: when you need to measure force and torque Load cells are used extensively in our everyday working and home lives, mostly based on measuring force in one direction. So, your bathroom scale load cells measure weight from above, as does the load cell in your car seat that knows when you’re sitting in the driving seat (but not wearing a seat ...

How load cells in intelligent artificial limbs can help to create a more natural gait for above-knee amputees.
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A more natural gait: load cells in intelligent artificial limbs Artificial limb development has made a radical shift in the abilities (and public perception) of amputees, from being disabled to beating able-bodied runners on the running tracks! We’ve covered the use of load cells in testing artificial limbs before, but a new intelligent limb takes this into ne...

Do you enjoy sailing every year like one of the 100,000 Brits? Have you wondered how load cell technology and usage, which was only previously available to elite crews, is now available to help keen club racing crews out on the waves
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Setting sail with accurate data: load cells on racing yachts For those of us brought up on “Swallows and Amazons”, sailing still holds a sense of adventure and excitement. Around 100,000 of us take to the water to enjoy sailing every year, whether in small dinghies or full-scale club racing yachts. Load cells for all sailors According to a fascinating art...

Been stuck on the M25 at the A3 junction 10 recently. Here's what has been going on above you.....

Lifts, lizards and load cells at the M25 Wisley Interchange If you drive around the southern section of the M25, you'll be acutely aware of the major works happening at junction 10, aka the Wisley Interchange. (You've probably had plenty of time to look at the works too, as the tailbacks some days have been horrendous!) All that work is moving towards a bran...

Dutch lifting & rigging company discovered a 5 tonne discrepancy between the declared weight of an MRI machine, and the actual weight. Using compression to weigh the cargo before unloading, they lifted it safely using the correct rig.

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We supply all types of load cells for accurate measurement, testing and monitoring wherever you need a reliable, affordable strain gauge, force gauge or weight sensor.

If our standard range of load cells just won't fit, we can design you one to your exact requirements. We are here to help you solve any load or force related problem you may have.

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All products All Products from Richmond Industries In this section we have listed all our load cell products. Yes, absolutely everything, including load cells, load links, load cell amplifiers, load cell junction boxes, connecting cables, fixing accessories, the lot. There is no filtering so just scroll through....

Rev up your engines we're celebrating all things cars!
From classic beauties to cutting-edge technology, they never cease to amaze. And let's not forget the unsung heroes - load cells, the silent partners that ensure smooth rides and precise measurements. Here's to the powerful combination of automotive innovation and reliable load cells! 🚘

Celebrating all things cars (and the load cells they rely on!) It's a big weekend for motorsport and car enthusiasts, with two main festivals to enjoy this August Bank Holiday weekend. The Silverstone Festival 2023 is a celebration of historic motorsport with a strong family focus. Formula 1 is in pole position, of course, marking 75 years of motorsport at Silv...

How load cells are helping elite swimmers understand their active and passive drag when swimming front crawl.

Load cells work swimmingly in calculating drag (Updated 2023) Back in 2017, we first covered how load cells were assisting in measuring drag for elite swimmers. Six years on, we’re updating this article with results of a new study, to coincide with the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. A team from Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster Un...

A cautionary tale from New Zealand about using unapproved load cells in weighbridges, which has cost one weighing company over $30,000.
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How exoskeletons are helping people with movement impairments move, rehabilitate and even compete in marathons.
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The power of movement: exoskeletons and load cells Science fiction is full of robotic exoskeletons, from Iron Man’s snap-on suit to the giant Jaeger fighting machines in the movie “Pacific Rm”. However, present day exoskeletons are much more about enabling those with neurological and musculoskeletal movement impairments to move more freely. Th...

Almost two years on from its installation, we look at the innovative 3D printed steel bridge over a canal in Amsterdam, and discover the essential role of its digital twin here in the UK.
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A bridge to the future: 3D steel printing and load cells [Updated 2023] Back in July 2021, we wrote about how load cells would help monitor an innovative 3D printed steel bridge over the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in Amsterdam. Now we're revisiting the project two years on, to discover more about the impact of this world-first project, and the role of the "digital tw...

Are you one of the 33% of UK households that owns a dog? Discover how load cells help keep our canine companions safe in the car, and keep track of their weight.
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Dogs in the car: loads cells and pet safety harness testing Pet ownership in the UK is at an all-time high. 59% of households in the UK now own a pet, with a total of 34million domestic animals. Thanks to lockdown, dog ownership grew in the UK in 2021, with 33% of UK households now sharing their lives with a canine companion or six. Cat

Celebrating the role of load cells in major sporting events: cricket, football, cycling and (of course) tennis at Wimbledon.
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Playing their part: load cells and sports events July 2023 There’s a shedload of sport happening this July 2023, and load cells are very much playing a part in training, testing and development of both the sports kit and the competitors.   TENNIS It’s hard to miss the BBC’s coverage of Wimbledon, even if the UK players won’t be featuring in the sin...

Like robots? You'll love our latest robotic news round up, featuring piston-savvy automotive robots, how to make a robotic dog walk better, and why missing screws from flat pack furniture may become a thing of the past.
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Getting a grip: load cells and robotics in 2023 Load cells have always been used in the development of robotic equipment, and we’ve written about lots of different robotic projects in the past. Here’s a new view on automotive robots, how to make a robot dog walk better, and why missing screws in flat pack units may become a thing of the past....

An insight into the latest developments in artificial limb technology, and the role played by load cells in replicating an amputee's natural gait.
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A more natural gait: load cells in intelligent artificial limbs Artificial limb development has made a radical shift in the abilities (and public perception) of amputees, from being disabled to beating able-bodied runners on the running tracks! We’ve covered the use of load cells in testing artificial limbs before, but a new intelligent limb takes this into ne...

From our rather diverse blog, we've got a post on how load cells help baristas brew the perfect espresso at the touch of a button, and another on how to prevent solar panels from bending under uneven snow loads. So many great topics to learn about!
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Snow load and expresso shots: load cells in action Two innovative uses of load cells we found for you this month. Grab a coffee and enjoy! Angled solar panels and snow-load tests One of the issues around testing solar panels for their load-bearing capacity is that standard testing involves the panel lying flat. However, when installed or roofs, the....

Ever wondered how load cells ensure manufacturers know exactly what's in their storage tanks? Our Load Cell Basics blog explains all!

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How load cells are helping settle parent's concerns over rear-facing child seats and their effectiveness during rear-end collisions. (It's good new, by the way!)

Load cells and car safety: why baby is best facing backwards There’s no doubt that child car seats have saved many babies and young children from serious injury in car crashes. Now a new study aims to resolve a vexing question for all parents: which is better in the event of a rear-end collision, front-facing or rear-facing?   The UK

Need to boost the output from your load cells? Want to link them direct to your PC? Our UK-manufactured load cell amplifiers and display adaptors are the answer

Can you hear me at the back? Load cell amplifiers Load cells don’t shout out their data, they whisper it!! Their mV/V signal output, normally in the order of a few millivolts, may therefore need a boost or conversion to another type of signal, whether analogue (mA/V) or digital (RS232, RS485). Load cell amplifiers and displays Our robust and

Load cells and innovations: the clever, the not cost-effective and the underwater accommodation that's out of this world.

Load cells: innovations and treats In our search for innovative uses of load cells, we come across some great ideas to solve problems that, frankly, very few of us actually have!   Tidy up your toys The Tidy Dog toy box potentially solved a problem that almost any dog owner can relate to. Dogs, like