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.

4te Wireless Load Pins
4te Wireless Load Pins for Hydroelectric Power Plant
29th Nov 2024

These 4 tonne rated wireless load pins have been manufactured for use in an underground hydroelectric power plant in Canada.

20te TCA Tension Compression Load Cell
20 Tonne Tension & Compression Load Cells
22nd Nov 2024

Ready for dispatch to America are these 20 Tonne rated stainless steel load tension and compression load cells (TCA). Each has 2 x M36 x 3 female end threads which will be used in tension with male rod end bearings.

100te load pins
100te Load Pins
15th Nov 2024

Ready for dispatch are these 100 Tonne rated Ø80mm stainless steel load monitoring pins with 2 x integral analogue amplifiers each and a SubConn connector.

5te Miniature Load Link
5 Tonne Miniature Load Link
1st Nov 2024

This tiny load link has just been despatched to a customer in the Netherlands. Due to space restrictions the load link needed to be as small as possible, while still achieving a load rating of 5 tonnes

25te Load Link
25 Tonne Load Link for Shiploader Load Monitoring
18th Oct 2024

Ready for delivery to the customer early next week is this 25 tonne rated stainless steel load link. It will be used in a port on a shiploader that transports bulk solid materials onto cargo vessels.

301 tonne IS shackle load pin
Intrinsically Safe 310te Shackle Load Pin
11th Oct 2024

These 310 tonne rated shackle load pins have been manufactured for an Italian company that specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of calm buoys.

10klbf Toggle Load Link
10klfb (4.5 tonne) Toggle Load Links
4th Oct 2024

Manufactured for our USA distributor, Interface Inc, these 10,000lbs (4.5 tonne) rated stainless steel toggle links have been designed for a range of applications where wire/line tension measurements are required.

1000lb bi-directional load pins
1,000lb Bi-Directional Load Pins
27th Sep 2024

These 1,000lb/454kg rated load pins have been designed to exactly fit within an actuator assembly, so have an unusual shaped head to accomodate this.

50te submersible load pins
Load Pins for Fish Farm Application
20th Sep 2024

Designed for a company in Chile specialising in the design and construction of salmon cages, these submersible load pins will be installed in the joints of 80 metre x 80 metre cages.

17te Atex shackles
17 Tonne ATEX/IECEx Wireless Load Shackles
13th Sep 2024

Despatched today and on the way to a customer in Aberdeen are these two 17 tonne rated ATEX/IECEx Intrinsically safe (Ex i) load shackles.

9000kN Load Pin
9000kN Load Pin for Fatigue Testing Application
6th Sep 2024

This 9000kN (900 tonne) rated load pin is currently undergoing final manufacturing, after which it will be shipped to an engineering company in Spain, where it will be used for fatigue testing. 

3800kN Load Cell
3800kN Through Hole Load Cell
30th Aug 2024

This 3800kN stainless steel through hole load cell has been manufactured for a UK customer that provides calibration services.