Procter and Chester (Measurements) Ltd - Compression Load Cell

Compression load cell are available from 1Kg to 1000Te.

Procter & Chester (Measurements) Ltd (PCM) was established in 1983 to specialise in design and manufacture of a wide variety of load cells including, compression load cell, tension load cells, bending load cells, double shear beam load cells, load pins and load shackle pins, etc.

PCM also supply a custom load cell service. This allows the customer to have a design that suits their specific application.

To compliment our load cell range, we offer a vast selection of instrumentation and amplifiers which are usually readily available.

We pride ourselves on sometimes achieving the impossible. With our vast experience in custom load cell designs and strain gauge applications, we rarely fail to deliver. However, sometimes you can push physics too far! If you require a single load cell, or multiple quantities, it is not a problem. PCM will deliver quickly and economically.

PCM have been strain gauging free issue items, R&D items, motorsport components, buildings, bridges, boats, etc, since we were established in 1983. We are completely independent and use only most suited consumables for a project. Our experience ranges from cryogenic (-269 DegC) to high temperature (+800DegC), static to fatigue, specialist metals to glass, composite and plastics. Each installation is supplied with a Strain Gauge Installation Sheet for traceability. This document includes strain gauge data, strain gauge readings and photographs.

All this data is documented in PCM’s technical filing system for future projects. This information will aid future projects for continuous improvements in strain gauging and load cell manufacture. This in turn, leads to a quality product that remains reliable, economic to produce and delivered within an agreed time scale - all based on experience!

Amplifiers are electronics that do not have displays. They transform a load cell signal (mV/V) to another type of signal ie: analogue (e.g.: mA, V) or digital output (e.g.: RS232, RS485).

The load cell and amplifier will require calibrating together for the system to work correctly. This is done by applying a known force to the load cell and the amplifier gain to be set.

If you would prefer to discuss your application with an engineer whilst studying the website, please do not hesitate to contact us on +44 (0) 1926 864444.

• Amplifiers
• Indicators - Cased
• Indicators - Panel Mount
• Large Displays
• Junction Box
• Wireless Instrumentation
• Load Cell Simulator

A transducer is a generic name that is a device which is usually electronic that coverts a physical attribute to a measurement signal.

PCM offer three types of transducer:

1. Pressure – measures gas or liquid pressure. Pressure is an expression of the force required to stop a fluid from expanding. The transducer generates a signal from the pressure imposed upon it.
2. Torque – measures the torque (or twisting motion) on a static or rotating system. The static torque element has little movement and therefore more economic to manufacture and purchase. Rotary or dynamic torque is more complicated as the signal needs to be transferred using slip rings, wireless telemetry or rotary transformers / inductance technology so that the strain gauged shaft can continuously rotate.
3. Displacement – measures distance. The dsplacement transducers that PCM offer are slightly different to standard units. They have a strain gauge / wheatstone bridge. The benefit here is that if the customer has existing electronics that uses strain gauge / load cell technology, they can them with these sensors.

If you would prefer to discuss your application with an engineer whilst studying the website, please do not hesitate to contact us on +44 (0) 1926 864444.