Latest News

The latest news stories relating to our range of load cell and instrumentation products can be viewed below. This section will be updated regularly with application stories, articles, product updates and other interesting information relating to LCM Systems.

CALM Buoy Load Pin
200te Load Pin for CALM Buoy Mooring Line Monitoring
2nd Jun 2023

This 200 tonne load pin, manufactured for a leading UK supplier of CALM buoy remote monitoring and control equipment, will be fitted into a load shackle and used for mooring line load monitoring on a single point mooring buoy. 

120kN Load Pins
120kN Load Pins for Reel Winch
19th May 2023

These tiny 120kN load measuring pins will be used to measure the tension in a reel winch to make sure line tension stays within safe limits. 

100te CDIT-3 Low Profile Compression Load Cell
100te CDIT-3 Low Profile Compression Load Cell
12th May 2023

Due to be despatched very shortly to a UK customer that supplies force testing machines is this 100te low profile compression load cell.

25klbf Dual Bridge Load Pin
25klbf Dual Bridge Load Pins
14th Apr 2023

Load pins come in all shapes and sizes as they have to dimensionally replicate existing load bearing pins. We have recently manufactured these 25klbf (11.3 tonne) load pins for a company that manufactures bulk material handling systems.

21 Tonne Wireless Load Pin
50klbf Wireless Load Pin
31st Mar 2023

Recently despatched to our US distributor, Interface Inc, was this 50klbf (20.7 tonne) wireless load pin. The load pin has a wireless transmission range of up to 800 metres.

12te Telemetry Load Shackles
12 Tonne Wireless Load Shackles
17th Mar 2023

We have recently delivered fourteen 12 tonne rated load shackles to a customer that provide solutions for offshore, renewables and subsea industries.

500N DCE Tension & Compression Load Cell
500N DCE Tension & Compression Load Cell
10th Mar 2023

This tiny DCE tension and compression load cell has been purchased by a customer in France via our e-commerce website. Available ex-stock, our DCE load cells come in load ratings from 100N to 50kN.

65kN dual bridge load pins
Dual Bridge Load Pins for Offshore Davit Cranes
24th Feb 2023

Ready for delivery to an industry leading designer and manufacturer of onshore an offshore cranes are these 65kN rated load pins.

3000lb ATEX/IECEx Load Pins
3000lbf ATEX/IECEx Dual Bridge Load Pins
17th Feb 2023

These ATEX/IECEx certified dual bridge load pins were manufactured for a customer that supplies crane monitoring and overload systems.

16,800kN load pins
16,800kN Dual Bridge/Bi-Directional Load Pins
27th Jan 2023

Manufactured for one of our regular customers in The Netherlands were these four 16,800kN rated load pins. With a diameter of 340mm and 900mm long, each one weighs in at a hefty 620kgs.

85te ATEX/IECEx Load Shackle
85te ATEX/IECEx Load Shackles for Mooring Application
20th Jan 2023

Packed and ready for despatch are these 85te ATEX/IECEx certified load shackles, which will be used to monitor the loads in the mooring lines of an FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit).

Despatch
Happy Christmas!
21st Dec 2022

Due to a huge effort from our production and despatch staff, we have been able to despatch lots of orders ahead of the Christmas break. Well done LCM team!