Thru-Hole Load Cells
Load Cell Central’s thru-hole load cells, often referred to as donut load cells or load washers, are typically used to measure the force acting on a fastener or shaft, such as a bolt or in a hydraulic press. Constructed of stainless steel, our thru-hole load cells are ideal for quality control in industrial production applications.
For example, suppose a specific bolt in your manufacturing process must be torqued with a consistent force. Using a donut load cell as a load washer fits this application very well without resorting to low-availability torque load cells. Thru-hole load cells also work well for applications where a shaft or wire rope is suspended through a surface. This allows a tension force to be measured in compression by our donut load cells.
Standard capacities for thru-hole load cells begin as low as 100 lbs and reach as high as 100,000 lbs. Custom versions can reach well over 1 million lbs in capacity.
Pairing our donut load cells with our indicators, signal conditioners, or load cell amplifiers gives you a complete setup ready to interface with an existing or standalone system capable of controlling your manufacturing process.
With Load Cell Central’s 24/7 technical support, attentive sales technicians are always ready to help you out of a jam.
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Thru Hole Load Cell - VCD
3" O.D. and capacities from 2,000 to 50,000 lb the model VCD Donut Shaped Load Cell features a smooth thru-hole design perfect for applications which require the load structure to pass directly through the cell.
Load Washer Load Cell - RCD
1" O.D. and capacities from 50 to 500 lb the RCD miniature donut shaped load cell features a through-hole design perfect for applications which require the bolt / fastener to pass directly through the load washer load cell.
Through Hole Load Cell - TCD
2" O.D. and capacities from 250 to 10,000 lb the TCD through hole load cell features a thru-hole design perfect for applications such as fastener testing, or measuring clamping forces
Donut Load Cell - PCD
1.5" O.D. and capacities from 100 to 2,000 lb the PCD donut load cell features a smooth thru-hole design perfect for applications which require the fasteners to pass directly through the load cell.
