Wednesday 4 September 2013

Avoid lifting of extreme heavy loads by use of sensing limit switch

Weighing equipments have traditionally been used in all kind of industries starting from the lowest level right to the top notch industries. From measuring few grams to tons, scale cranes are used. Earlier all the scale cranes were all mechanical in nature but with modernization now the scale cranes are more of digitized. And with their heavy outdoor usage nowadays LCD displays are used because they are easily seen even under bright sunlight. They are made of very high grade material to withstand load and sustain under adverse conditions. Scale cranes are not just used for the measuring purposes but also for shifting material from once place to another. electronic crane scale is a device that is used to convert the weight of the material into the electrical output that displays the weight of the material into the display unit of the scale crane. Load cell works on a very simple principle. It measures the strain due to the load at one end and it converts the strain into electrical signal which hence represents the weight of the material. Load cell come in various different sizes and shapes and used in the scale crane according to its usage and the material to be weighed. Scale crane Load cell have to be very tensile in nature yet very sturdy so that it can outstand weight and deliver précised results.

Display unit is powered by a small battery because of the low consumption of electricity by the LCD and the battery hence lasts longer. In some scale cranes the display unit is even remotely held and the weight is displayed on the remote unit instead of the scale crane. The use of scale cranes have been vastly modified according to the respective fields. Crane load cell is also used in this field.

Working with heavy machinery like cranes is not very safe. Certain safety rules have to be ensured for the proper safety of the people working around cranes. Keeping the safety in mind therefore many cranes come with certain features that ensure safety of the people working around. One such device used is limit switcher in cranes. It ensures that all the components in the crane are working properly and prevents overloading. In case of any of the failure of the component inside the machinery it senses the component or breakage of the cables and shuts down the cranes and limits the movement of the crane bringing it to standstill position thus making sure no accident happens. Position sensing is a device that takes information from the pre feeded data and thus stops the crane at a particular position. It is used in cranes where the material is to be placed at an accurate position of without any failure.

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