Loadcell Accuracy in Process Weighing – A Confusion of Terms

Strain gauge loadcells have been used for many years to measure the contents weight of tanks, hoppers and the many various specialist processing vessels found in industrial manufacturing processes. Many of these applications have been extremely successful, providing the user with accurate and repeatable measurements with which to monitor and control chemically reactive, sometimes complex, blending operations. The benefits of a non‐contact measurement which is a direct indication of weight are self evident and have brought a reduction in manufacturing costs and improvement of product quality to those companies which have correctly applied the technique.