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Cable Tension Monitoring
Cables are used in many industries to support and secure many different types of structures, from bridges to stage rigging, sailing yachts to architecture. The life of these cables can be significantly shortened when they are over tensioned, resulting in fatigue and possible failure. Conversely, under tensioning can have severe safety implications, as the stability of the structure can become compromised.
LCM Systems provide a range of products that can monitor cable tension through the use of load cells and digital read outs. This can be achieved using various types of load cells, including load shackles, load links and load pins, the selection of which will depend on several factors including space available, cable configuration and accuracy required. Our sales team and engineers are always on hand to offer advice on the best type of load cell to use for a specific application.
Our cable tension monitoring systems provide real time load data on cable tension and can be set up to include alarms that warn operators and asset owners when cable tensions have either fallen below or exceeded specified levels. This allows preventative action to be taken before any problems and potentially dangerous safety issues occur.
Below is a selection of some of our most popular standard load cell and sensor based products used for Cable Tension Monitoring applications
LPB
- Custom design load pin
- Dimensions to suit application
- From 100 kgs to 1500+ tonnes
LPC
- Shackle/clevis load pin
- Ranges from 1te to 1500te
- Stainless steel construction
SHK-B
- Cabled bow type load shackle
- From 1 tonne to 1000 tonnes
- Environmentally sealed to IP67
TELSHACK-B
- Wireless bow type load shackle
- From 12 tonnes to 120 tonnes
- High tensile carbon steel construction
TLL
- 5te to 100te
- Stainless steel construction
- Environmentally sealed to IP67
WLL
- Wireless load link
- Stainless steel (17-4PH H900)
- Ratings from 5 to 100te
Below is a selection of our most popular standard instrumentation products used for Cable Tension Monitoring applications
LCA20
- Intelligent load cell amplifier
- 4-20mA/0-10V/RS232/RS485 outputs
- Autotare, peakhold and reset
SGA
- Strain gauge amplifier
- Load cell input
- Selectable voltage & current outputs
T24-ACM
- Wireless sensor transmitter
- Regulated external supply
- Powered by batteries for up to 5 years
T24-HA
- Advanced wireless handheld indicator
- Can display up to 12 data inputs
- Sum or item display
T24-HS-LS
- Simple wireless handheld indicator
- Connects to a single acquisition unit
- Gross/Net weight facility
TR150
- Battery powered
- Handheld and portable
- Load cell input
X24-HD
- ATEX/IECEx zone 1 & 2
- Sum or item display
- IP67 Sealed
Below is a selection of some of our custom design product solutions used for Cable Tension Monitoring applications
LCM2207
- Military Vehicle Load Cell
- Measures towing force
- Made from 17-4PH stainless steel
LCM3503
- 250te Bow Load Shackle
- Greenpin Wide Body Shackle
- Existing shackle pin used
LCM3511
- 85te Subsea Load Shackle
- Permanently submersible to 45 metres
- Greenpin G4153 Bow Shackle
LCM3782
- 85te Tonsberg Mooring Link
- Stainless steel load pin
- Mooring tension measurement
LCM4487
- Diving Bell Weight Verification
- 1000kN load pins
- Integral amplifier for 4-20mA output
LCM4503
- Helicopter cargo hook pin
- Extensive independent testing
- Additional lockwire protection
LCM4550
- Pipe Laying Vessel Load Cell
- All load pins dual bridge
- Serial output direct to PC
LCM4570
- 12te Shackle and Data Logger
- Submersible to 4.5m
- 6 weeks unattended operation
LCM4580
- Data logging facility
- Holes sized for G-4159 shackles
- Machined with rounded edges
LCM4643-ATEX
- 12te ATEX Load Shackle
- Audio and visual alarms
- Supplied with ATEX certified display
LCM4670
- 55te Telemetry Load Shackle
- Crosby G2130 bow shackle
- Used for lifting nuclear container dome
LCM4823
- Telescope Tension Monitoring
- 100kN wireless load pin
- 600m transmission distance
What Cable Tension Monitoring Applications have LCM Systems already satisfied?
Please review some of the recent news items relating to Cable Tension Monitoring load cells, load pins and associated instrumentation that we have supplied to our customer base. These will help demonstrate the experience we have in finding solutions for our customers, in a addition to the standard product offering available for this application.
2nd Aug 2024
Wireless Intrinsically Safe Load Pin
Ready for despatch early next week is this hazardous area approved Ex i (Intrinsically Safe) 80,000lb/36 tonne wireless load pin, which will be shipped to a customer that specialises in the manufacture of snubbing equipment and other well servicing products.
17th Mar 2023
12 Tonne Wireless Load Shackles
We have recently delivered fourteen 12 tonne rated load shackles to a customer that provide solutions for offshore, renewables and subsea industries.
23rd Sep 2022
2te Load Shackles for Condition Monitoring
This week we have despatched these tiny 2 tonne rated load shackles for a customer in Australia that specialises in animatronics.
11th Aug 2022
50te Stainless Steel Wireless Load Links
We recently manufactured 15 stainless steel wireless load links, each rated to 50 tonnes, for a leading UK wireless telecoms infrastructure provider.
21st Jan 2022
30 Tonne Load Pin For Wire Rope Tension Monitoring
hese load pins have been ordered by one of our regular customers in the US and will be installed in vertical guide sheaves on an offshore vessel to provide wire rope line tension monitoring.
17th Dec 2021
9.5 Tonne Cabled Bow Load Shackles with Integral Amplifiers
Shipped to a customer in Germany recently were these two SHK-B cabled 'Bow' load shackles rated to 9.5 tonnes.
25th Oct 2021
120kN Load Link with Integral Data Logging
This 120kN stainless steel load link with integral data logging has been designed for use in an underground cable pulling application.
18th Jun 2021
5 Tonne Intrinsically Safe Wireless Load Link
This 5 tonne rated wireless stainless steel load link has been despatched today to a customer in Germany.
1st May 2020
2000kN Annular Load Cells for Bridge Structural Monitoring
Custom design stainless steel 2000kN annular load cells that will be installed on a road bridge to facilitate structural monitoring of the bridge structure.
20th Dec 2019
9.5te Load Link with Data Logging
We have recently manufactured a load link that provides data logging capabilities.
9th Aug 2019
400te Load Pins for Bridge Structural Monitoring
We have recently desptached 35 load pins, each rated to 900klbf (400 tonnes) to our USA distributors, Interface Inc.
14th Jun 2019
850kN Load Pins for Civil Engineering Application
Designed and manufactured for a customer in Poland were these 850kN load pins.
14th Sep 2018
Soon to be despatched to one of our Canadian customers is this 20,000 lbf (9 te) steel load link that has a proof load of 500% and ultimate breaking load of over 1000%.
31st Aug 2018
These 25te rated wireless load pins were despatched to a UK customer this week.
3rd Aug 2018
1000te Telemetry Load Shackle for Offshore Pipelaying Vessel
We have recently despatched a 1000te telemetry load shackle, which is now on its way to a major world leading oil & gas service provider, where it will be utilised on one of their offshore pipelaying vessels.
23rd Mar 2018
2 x 25te Submersible Load Shackles for Bridge Construction Application
On their way to the USA this week are these two 25te submersible load shackles, which have been purchased by a construction company specialising in building bridges.
26th Jan 2018
20te & 50te Tension & Compression Load Cells
On their way to US customer are these tension and compression load cells.
15th Dec 2017
Tension and Compression Load Cells for Renewable Energy Application
Despatched this week were these two 25kN tension and compression load cells that will be used on a renewable energy project.
10th Aug 2017
450te Wireless Load Pins for Siverline 750te Open Spelter Sockets
On their way to the UAE are 2 x 450te wireless load pins designed to fit in Silverline 750te open spelter sockets.
4th May 2017
Annular Load Cells Measure Tension in Wire Ropes
For one of our UK customers we have just completed a batch of 8 custom designed annular compression load cells.