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Load cells are used across a wide range of industries and applications and are the most critical component found in every digital scale made today. They are used in laboratory balances, bench scales, floor scales, truck scales, custom weighing systems and beyond. In this article, we cover everything there is to know about load cells including the different types, where they are used, how to troubleshoot them and the technical specifications that outline their capabilities.  Don't

Whether you're stepping onto a bathroom scale or placing food items on a price-computing scale at your local grocery store, have you ever stopped to wonder how the scale you're using actually calculates the weight of the item you're weighing?Believe it or not, the secret to how a scale works lies in a small, internally located device known as a load cell. What is a load cell?A load cell, also known as a force transducer, is a small, mostly metal object that scales use to determine the weigh