Straightpoint are exhibiting their Clamp On Line Tensionmeter (COLT) NATE UNITE 2019 Conference & Exposition in...

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, UK school STEM club’s outlandish, but entirely plausible, attempt to send a rocket car through the sound barrier next year.
The science, technology, engineering and mathematics group at The Joseph Whitaker School meet for three hours every night. And the dedication to extra curricular studies is paying off. Sending a car hurtling along a wire rope, it already has a Guinness World Record—set at 533.1mph—but has realistic ambitions to smash the sound barrier, which is approximately 765mph, in 2018.
The young engineers rig a 5t electric winch to a 3t Land Rover that is, in turn,...

SP Appoints New Marketing Executive
Straightpoint (SP) has named Phil Roch marketing executive, as the load cell manufacturer looks to leverage his extensive expertise in technical content, videography and events.
Roch, who has an entertainment technology degree, brings a wealth of experience to the company, most recently as marketing and technical content producer in the security technology sector. He has enhanced previous employers’ visibility through written materials, a variety of videos, and events of all types, including those that engaged audiences in the aviation and naval sectors....

SP Launches Multi Operation Survey System
Load cell manufacturer Straightpoint (SP) has teamed up with measurement equipment specialist Tarka-Systems B.V. to add to its extensive range a product that can be left at a jobsite for a period of time and capture data from up to six monitoring devices.
The Multi Operation Survey System (MOSS) features six, 4-20 milliamp (mA) inputs that collect information when multiple types of data are required, captured by load cells, thermometers, anemometers and other technologies. The MOSS, boasting USB data storage capability, is typically applied where...

SP Adds Distance Measurement Tool to Product Range
Construction and other professionals can now measure force, load and distance with Straightpoint (SP) products, as the Hampshire, UK-based manufacturer launches the Wireless Linear Displacement Transducer (WLDT).
SP already boasts a comprehensive range of force measurement and load cell products, which is now complemented by a new tool, available in stroke lengths from 25mm (1 in.) to 200mm (8 in.) that can accurately measure displacement or movement in a variety of applications presented by the construction, civil engineering, aerospace...