PCB Piezotronics Announces New Dual Bridge Strain Gage Load Cells

With Moment Compensation for Aircraft Structural, Lifetime and Fatigue Testing

April, 2013, Depew, NY- PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of microphones, vibration, force, torque, load, strain, and pressure sensors, as well as the pioneer of ICP® technology is pleased to announce a new product line of Strain Gage Dual Bridge, Fatigue Rated Load Cells specifically for airframe structural, lifetime and fatigue testing applications on wings, fuselage, landing gear, iron bird and other airframe components. PCB® Series 1400 includes a dual output feature that offers sensor redundancy and the ability to provide control feedback from one bridge while the other is used for data acquisition. These load cells are available in multiple ranges and have an A2LA accredited calibration to ISO 17025 in both tension and compression directions and are include thermal compensation. An additional feature, moment compensation, helps to maintain accurate output from the sensor in the presence of eccentric loading and side loads often experienced during high cycling load testing. A single shunt calibration resistor is provided with each load cell for ease of calibration at the test site.

PCB® Dual Bridge, Fatigue Rated Load Cells are available with standard capacities ranging from 5000 lb to 100,000 lb (22 kN to 445 kN) with combined accuracies from < 0.04 % to < 0.06% using the best fit least squared method linearity, hysteresis and non-repeatability. Many other ranges available and these fatigue rated load cells are guaranteed for 100 million fully-reversed cycles. In addition to dual bridge load cells for airframe structural test, other load cells are available including low profile, rod end and S-beams for applications such as weighing, material testing, press monitoring, process automation, rocket thrust, component testing, and flight control durability. For technical information, please contact Bob Metz, Product Manager, at 866-816-8892 or via e-mail: