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Wed Oct 09 13:47:37 EDT 2019 | Author: Omega

How to Dynamically Measure Load and Vibration in Final Product Testing for Bicycle Manufacturing As part of a quality assurance process, a bike manufacturer developed a testing system that could quantify load and vibration forces on the physical parameters.

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Wed Oct 09 13:39:21 EDT 2019 | Author: Omega

How to Test Load Tolerance in Control Cable Product Testing Control cables play a critical role in assuring the safety and operational integrity of a wide variety of mechanical and electromechanical devices, including lawn mowers and bicycles.

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Wed Oct 09 13:32:39 EDT 2019 | Author: Omega

Measuring the Force Applied to a Rocket Parachute Rockets deploy parachutes to aid in rapidly decreasing the rocket’s re-entry or landing speed. However, before use, it’s essential to test the system using s-beam load cells.

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Wed Oct 09 13:27:56 EDT 2019 | Author: Omega

How to Measure the Bending Force of a Sheet Metal Bending Machine Measuring bending stress requires determining the average amount of force exerted on the material that results in a repeatable uniform surface.

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Wed Oct 09 13:20:13 EDT 2019 | Author: Omega

How to Determine the Force Measurement of a Crossbow Crossbows work like a spring. The force and tension applied as you pull the string of the crossbow is what creates the movement and energy to propel the arrow from the bow at high speed.

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Thu May 30 01:52:35 EDT 2019 | Author:

Water Hammer Water hammer effect is an impact load that is the most misunderstood force known to pressure transducers today. A water hammer is created by stopping and/or starting a liquid flow suddenly.

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Wed May 01 10:22:53 EDT 2019 | Author:

How Does a Pressure Transducer Work? A pressure transducer is a device that measures the pressure of a fluid, indicating the force the fluid is exerting on surfaces in contact with it.

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Thu Apr 18 01:43:26 EDT 2019 | Author:

Measurement of pressure Mechanical methods for pressure measurement have been known for centuries. U-tube manometers were among the first pressure indicators.

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Wed Apr 17 10:10:49 EDT 2019 | Author:

Load Cell Applications Gas Turbine Engine/Rocket: High accuracy measurements of the volumetric flow of gas through the pipeline. The turbine rotor turns the rotor blades by gas flow into the meter, measuring gas velocity.

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Wed Apr 17 09:53:26 EDT 2019 | Author:

How to Install a Pressure Tranducer? OMEGA transducers have three main types of electrical outputs; millivolts (mV), volts (V), and current (mA). It is important for the user to know which output suits his application to ensure proper selection of a transducer.

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Wed Apr 17 09:50:29 EDT 2019 | Author:

Wiring a Bridge Type Sensor One of the most common applications is acquiring data from a load cell or a pressure transducer ( or any full-bridge type sensor such as a strain gage bridge) with an A/D board.

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Wed Apr 17 01:43:09 EDT 2019 | Author:

Calibration of load cells in Weighing Applications Inspect the load cell cables, and coil and protect any excess. The load should be equally distributed among multiple load cells of multiple load cell installations.

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Wed Apr 17 01:37:55 EDT 2019 | Author:

Pressure sensor Piezoelectric presssure sensors can further be classified according to whether the crystal's electrostatic charge, its resistivity, or its resonant frequency electrostatic charge is measured.

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Wed Apr 17 01:37:21 EDT 2019 | Author:

Strain Gauge When external forces are applied to a stationary object, stress and strain are the result.

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Wed Apr 17 01:34:10 EDT 2019 | Author:

Wheatstone bridge for strain gauges In order to measure strain with a bonded resistance strain gauge, it must be connected to an electric circuit that is capable of measuring the minute changes in resistance corresponding to strain.

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Tue Apr 16 01:45:59 EDT 2019 | Author:

How to measure pressure with transducers? OMEGA transducers have three main types of electrical outputs; millivolts (mV), volts (V), and current (mA). It is important for the user to know which output suits his application to ensure proper selection of a transducer.

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Mon Apr 01 09:27:07 EDT 2019 | Author:

What is a Load Cell and How Does it Work? Before strain gage-based load cells became the method of choice for industrial weighing applications, mechanical lever scales were widely used.

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Mon Apr 01 09:26:55 EDT 2019 | Author:

Types of Load Cells Hydraulic load cells are force -balance devices, measuring weight as a change in pressure of the internal filling fluid.

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Sun Mar 31 09:26:29 EDT 2019 | Author:

Load Cell Installation Each load cell installation is unique; consult a structural engineer when in need of very high accuracy, long-term stability, custom applications and specifications, and when using varied R&D environments.

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Sun Mar 31 09:24:20 EDT 2019 | Author:

How to Wire a Load Cell? One of the most common applications is acquiring data from a load cell or any full-bridge type sensor such as a strain gauge bridge with an A/D board.

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Fri Nov 16 02:51:44 EST 2018 | Author:

What is a Displacement Transducer? A Displacement Transducer is an electromechanical device used to convert mechanical motion or vibrations, specifically rectilinear motion, into a variable signal.

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Thu Nov 15 09:23:27 EST 2018 | Author:

Preventing Explosions with FM Approved "Intrinsically Safe" Instrumentation Industrial explosions have caused devastating loss of life on many occasions.

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Wed Nov 14 02:34:42 EST 2018 | Author:

Optimizing Strain Gage Performance for Inhomogeneous Materials How to use strain gages and optimize their performance while working with inhomogeneous materials

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Wed Oct 10 05:19:53 EDT 2018 | Author:

Science Team Sets Out to Measure Just How Strong a Python Is, Using a Pressure Transducer Our engineers help design a system that will figure out just how much deadly force a python really has.

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Sun Oct 07 08:50:47 EDT 2018 | Author:

5 Ways the Right Expertise Can Simplify the Customization Process Pressure transducers and load cells play a critical role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and accuracy of products and processes across a wide variety of industries—including aerospace, mining, manufacturing, technology, and more.

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Wed Oct 03 01:45:47 EDT 2018 | Author:

Load Cell Customization A Small, But Critical Component in the World’s Brightest X-Ray Laser By modifying its standard load cells, OMEGA helps keep novel laser project on track for completion in 2018.

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Tue Oct 02 01:22:43 EDT 2018 | Author:

Practical Considerations When Choosing a Pressure Transducer Understand the necessary criteria to select the right type of pressure transducer for your application

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Mon Sep 24 08:14:16 EDT 2018 | Author:

Sensor Theory of Operation Omega is a reliable source for pressure transducers and load cells that provide high quality data in a myriad of processes.

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Fri Sep 21 08:22:06 EDT 2018 | Author:

Custom Pressure Transducers A custom pressure transducer is a transducer that converts pressure into an analog electrical signal, often manufactured with the exact specifications required for an application.

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Wed Sep 12 09:47:29 EDT 2018 | Author:

High Temperature Pressure Transducers vs. Cooling Elements Pressure measurement is often a challenging task due to the harsh environments frequently found in industrial manufacturing.

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Fri Sep 07 04:08:41 EDT 2018 | Author:

Strain Gage Application Requires Quality Control Surface Preparation and Application Steps OMEGA Engineering offers four types of strain gages: The Karma Grid or K-Series, Precision Strain Gages, Pre-Wired Gages, Transducer Quality.

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Tue Sep 04 10:44:02 EDT 2018 | Author:

Types of Load Cells Various load cell types are preferred, relative to the needs of the laboratory or operational environment.

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Tue Sep 04 03:04:11 EDT 2018 | Author:

Using Load Cells to Weigh Trucks, Trains, and Aircraft In the airline industry, weight is money. Every additional pound requires more fuel to lift, so making sure there’s enough gas in the tanks means knowing what the aircraft weighs.

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Sat Sep 01 03:55:33 EDT 2018 | Author:

Installing a Load Cell: Best Practices Each load cell installation is unique. Consult a structural engineer when your application requires very high accuracy, long-term stability, custom specifications, or when using in a varied R&D environment.

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Fri Aug 31 02:34:40 EDT 2018 | Author:

Understanding Deadband for Pressure Switches A pressure switch consists of a sensing component and an electrical switch.

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Wed Aug 29 09:06:40 EDT 2018 | Author:

What is a LVDT (Linear Variable Displacement Transducer)? An LVDT is an electromechanical device used to convert mechanical motion or vibrations, specifically rectilinear motion, into a variable electrical current, voltage or electric signals, and the reverse.

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Tue Aug 28 04:41:39 EDT 2018 | Author:

Pressure Transducers A pressure transducer, often called a pressure transmitter, is a transducer that converts pressure into an analog electrical signal. Although there are various types of pressure transducers, one of the most common is the strain-gage base transducer.

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Tue Aug 28 04:41:03 EDT 2018 | Author:

Load Cells & Force Sensors A load cell is a transducer which converts force into a measurable electrical output.

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Tue Aug 28 04:39:28 EDT 2018 | Author:

Strain Gauges A Strain gage (sometimes referred to as a Strain Gauge) is a sensor whose resistance varies with applied force; It converts force, pressure, tension, weight, etc., into a change in electrical resistance which can then be measured.

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Tue Aug 28 04:39:21 EDT 2018 | Author:

Accelerometers An accelerometer is a device that measures the vibration, or acceleration of motion of a structure.

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Tue Aug 28 04:26:56 EDT 2018 | Author:

Understanding What’s Meant by “Intrinsically Safe” Fire is a hazard in many industries. Sometimes the risk is quite evident, as when flammable gasses...

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Wed Aug 22 02:27:03 EDT 2018 | Author:

Pressure Gauges and Switches Pressure gauges and switches are among the most often used instruments in a plant. But because of their great numbers, attention to maintenance--and reliability--can be compromised.

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