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- 21. SP Launches Bluetooth Alternative to Mechanical Load Cells
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- Straightpoint (SP) has unveiled its new single capacity Bluelink load cell that introduces Bluetooth technology to existing and prospective customers still utilising outdated mechanical force measurement ...
- Created on 20 March 2019
- 22. SP Load Cell v Cheaper Alternative
- (Questions)
- ... SP thought, let’s buy one and test it. Due to the number of load cells from Asian manufacturers flooding the market, Crosby SP can surmise that enough lifting operators and/or lifting equipment distributors ...
- Created on 27 November 2018
- 23. Crane Inspector Lauds SP Bluetooth Load Cell
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- A Bedfordshire, UK-based crane inspector utilised a Bluetooth-enabled, 6.5t capacity Radiolink plus load cell from Straightpoint (SP) to complete periodic inspection of an all-terrain crane recently. It ...
- Created on 12 November 2018
- 24. 24-Year-Old SP Load Cell Continues Reliable Service
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- Polish marine electronics integration specialist Navinord has installed a state-of-the-art software package that includes four Straightpoint (SP) load cells on a 440t capacity floating crane, which is ...
- Created on 15 October 2018
- 25. Lifting Gear Hire Upgrades Load Cell Fleet with Straightpoint
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- U.S. lifting equipment rental specialist Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has initiated a major overhaul of its load cell fleet and placed a landmark order for manufacturer Straightpoint’s (SP) Radiolink plus ...
- Created on 19 September 2018
- 26. Reasons SP wireless load cells do not have integral displays
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- Crosby Straightpoint’s (SP) world-renowned range of load links, used for load monitoring, is split into three distinct categories: Wireless tension load link (Radiolink plus) used with Crosby ...
- Created on 12 July 2018
- 27. Straightpoint Load Cells Integral to Safe Lift of Refinery Modules
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- A dozen wireless Straightpoint (SP) load cells were added to a custom-built lifting frame that utilized 12 pick points to raise a pair of non-identical refinery modules at a major brownfield project ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 28. Straightpoint Load Cell in Tree Felling Application
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- A Straightpoint load cell was used during the felling of nine hulking loblolly pine trees at a residential property in Chesapeake, Virginia, recently—one of which had been struck by lightning. The ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 29. SP Load Cells Integral to Floating Crane Software Package
- (Latest)
- Polish marine electronics integration specialist Navinord has installed a state-of-the-art software package that includes four Straightpoint (SP) load cells on a 440t capacity floating crane, which ...
- Created on 20 March 2018
- 30. LGH Expands Load Cell Fleet with SP Products
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- Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has added to its fleet of load cells with a landmark order for Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink plus units, ranging in capacity from 5t to 500t. LGH will now be able to offer the highest ...
- Created on 20 February 2018
- 31. Custom Loadcell Design & Manufacture Process
- (Questions)
- Straightpoint is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom loadcells for lifting, rigging and heavy industry. Since 1977 we have developed data, knowledge and systems to ensure that all SP custom ...
- Created on 15 February 2018
- 32. Straightpoint Pioneers Load Cell Bluetooth Technology
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- A new Bluetooth app for smart devices, named after Straightpoint’s (SP) Handheld plus display unit, is now available for download and easy connection to the manufacturer’s recently launched range of ...
- Created on 01 February 2018
- 33. SP Load Cell Helps School STEM Club Attempt to Break Sound Barrier
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- SP Load Cell Helps School STEM Club Attempt to Break Sound Barrier Straightpoint (SP) has donated a 5t capacity Radiolink plus wireless load cell, which is being used as a key component in a Nottinghamshire, ...
- Created on 11 January 2018
- 34. LGH Supplies SP Load Cells for Turbine Pump Project
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- LGH Supplies SP Load Cells for Turbine Pump Project Construction company Pace Contracting recently completed removal and installation of three vertical turbine pumps, used in emergency flooding situations ...
- Created on 04 December 2017
- 35. SP Compression Load Cell Performs BOP Clamp Load Test
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- The clamp was flat on the ground, above which the four 50t capacity hydraulic cylinders were positioned along a beam. SP Compression Load Cell Performs BOP Clamp Load Test Carl Stahl UAE used four ...
- Created on 06 November 2017
- 36. Compression Load Cells Monitor Weight of Stories Above
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- Compression Load Cells Monitor Weight of Stories Above Eight 150-ton capacity Straightpoint compression load cells, supplied by Lifting Gear Hire (LGH), were integral to completion of a donor-funded, ...
- Created on 07 September 2017
- 37. Load Cell Measures Dredging Line Tension
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- Load Cell Measures Dredging Line Tension A 2.5-ton capacity SP Radiolink plus load cell measures tension on a line stretching across a lagoon, upon which a dredge travels at a biosolids management ...
- Created on 06 September 2017
- 38. SP Load Cells Provide Data for Ship-to-Shore Crane Project
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- SP Load Cells Provide Data for Ship-to-Shore Crane Project Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) provided 16 wireless compression load cells from Straightpoint to perform benchmark weighing as 10 ship-to-shore ...
- Created on 06 September 2017
- 39. How much does a load cell cost
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- ... cost for a specific solution. Firstly, do you want to measure load or force in tension or compression? If you want to measure in tension how do you want to attach the load to the load cell? Often, ...
- Created on 01 September 2017
- 40. Wireless v Cabled Loadcells
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- Most SP loadcells utilise 2.4 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) radio technology which offers high integrity, error free communications that can co-exist with other wireless technologies such ...
- Created on 30 August 2017