An Interview with Kevin Copleston on vibrating wire gauges. They were the very first strain gauges, take a wire, pull it across and pluck it. Vibes at a frequency. If pull the ends apart and do the […]
The different methods for measuring various force types. An Interview with Kevin Copleston, one of the founders of Sensor Solutions Ltd. Lets just look at modes in a load cell, can use axial, have a straight forward column, put strain gauges on, so […]
Kevin on Crack detection and crack propagation sensors, and the differences between them. Crack detection and crack propagation sensors are two different things So crack detection Say you’ve got an aircraft structure and you’ve […]
An Interview with Kevin Copleston, one of the founders of Sensor Solutions Ltd. ‘So tell me about cryogenic load cells, is just the bonding problems that you have?’ No with cryogenic, there’s a couple of things, down at cryogenic temperatures you get […]
The difficulties involved in high temperature installations. An Interview with Kevin Copleston, one of the founders of Sensor Solutions Ltd. ‘So what’s the difference between cryogenic and very high temperature work?’ At high temperatures everything becomes like chewing gum. Above about 460 degrees C, all […]
The relationship between sting balances and multi-axis transducers An Interview with Kevin Copleston, one of the founders of Sensor Solutions Ltd Sensor Solutions: ‘So a multi-axis load cell is really?’ Right well, it depends. I’ll make a simple 3 axis to show what you want. Here’s a […]
What is signal conditioning? Why is it used in data acquisition and data logging? A strain gauge on its own does not transmit any form of signal, it that merely has a resistance in its circuit, which varies as the gauge is distorted when the object to which it is bonded is placed under stress […]
We have won a new contract from a leading marine rescue service to measure the stress and strains endured by their rescue craft while at sea. Strain Gauge Installation We will be completely instrumenting a service rescue craft with strain gauges, sensors and accelerometers, […]
We were recently approached by a Harbour authority worried that the harbour berth unloading ramps were reaching the end of their projected 20 year life. The replacement cost was going to run into millions and they were interested in finding […]
We were recently contacted by a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer to see if we could help them solve a problem. This vehicle manufacturer had been contacted by their customers, who wanted to understand the working environment of their employees who were driving […]