APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cell

Bending Beam Ideal For On Belt Scales, Small Hoppers, Tanks,

Scales or Harsh Environments

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APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cell

The APE-7 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam load cell has been designed for long-term
performance in harsh environments. Part of a wide range of high quality IP68 load cell
environment rating, the AWE APE-7 Bending Beam is ruggedly built from the finest stainless steel
used for load cell construction.

It allows the use of strong fastening bolts and ruggedly built attachments for secured mounts with
its generously sized attachments and finely-bored through holes.

Compliant with Australian & International Standards of measurement, the APE-7 dimensions and
mountings enable the easy replacement of other brands in most cases direct hole centres and
outputs. Its laser-welded stainless steel construction provides an armor and shield to internal
parts ensuring a hermetically sealed unit. It carries an IP68 environment protection rating with its
welded seal construct.

The APE-7 load cell is adapted for long-term use and extremely durable to outlast any other
competitor in the market today. Its versatility is in demand for weighing now and in the
foreseeable future in Australia and across the globe.

A wide selection of accessories is available for our range of load cells. Accessories render your
application more cost effective while meeting your requirements for strength and durability.

APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cell

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APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cells Applications

Any Indoor or Outdoor application requiring a Strong Fully

Constrained all Stainless Steel, Galvanised or Nickel Plated Load
Cell Mounts. Use in Chemical, Food, Beverage & Pharmaceutical
Industries where industrial Construction is essential Hopper, Tank
and Silo Weighing in Hostile Environments. Use in applications
requiring the Ultimate in Accuracy from a Constrained Mount.

 All Floor Scales, especially Washdown and Marine

Environments
Gedge Indicator
 Batch weighing in Hostile Environments
 Hopper Filling and Level Control
 Food and Chemical Industry
 Bagging and Filling Machines
 Inventory Control, by weight
 Shipping Scales
 Non-Trade Scale Conversions
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Ordering Your APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cell

Description & Product Ordering

Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam
PRODUCT CODE CAPACITY
APE – 7010 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 10KG
APE – 7020 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 20KG
APE – 7030 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 30KG
APE – 7050 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 50KG
APE – 70100 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 100KG
APE – 70200 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 200KG
APE – 70300 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 300KG
APE – 70500 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 500KG
APE – 701000 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam 1000KG

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APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cell Specification

APE-7 Stainless Steel IP68 Bending Beam Load Cell

Technical Specifications
Capacity 10Kg-1000Kg
Safe Service Overload 100% Capacity
Safe Overload 150% Capacity
Ultimate Load 300% Capacity
Safe Side Load 150% Capacity
Full Load Output 2m V/V ±0.10%
Combined Error <0.02% of Full Scale
Non Repeatability <0.01% of Full Scale
Creep/Zero Return (30 minutes) <0.02% of Full Scale
Zero Balance <2.00% of Full Scale
Span Temperature Effect <20ppm/˚C
Zero Temperature Effect <20ppm/˚C
Compensated Range -10˚C ~ +50˚C
Operating Range -20˚C ~ +60˚C
Environmental Protection Rating IP68
Material Stainless Steel
Material Grade Load Cell Part 17-4PH
Material Grade Protective Bellows 316
Construction Laser Welded Steel
Input Resistance 385Ω ± 10Ω
Output Resistance 385Ω ± 3Ω
Isulation Resistance >2000MΩ
Excitation, Recommended 5-volt DC to 15-volt DC
Excitation, Maximum 20-volt DC
Cable Type 5mm OD 4 core-screened
Cable Length 3 metres

+ Excitation - Signal

- Excitation Shield

+ Signal

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How Loadcells Work

Your Weighing System Is Only As Reliable As The Load Cell, Which Is The Heart Of Any
Weighbridge. The load cells are highly accurate transducers, designed to sense force or weight
under a wide range of adverse conditions. They’re the most essential part of an electronic
weighing system, but also the most vulnerable.

The sensing or spring element is designed in such a way it develops a strain, directly proportional
to the load applied. The strain gages, are usually connected in a multiple of four, called a
Wheatstone bridge configuration. This converts the very small change in resistance into a usable
electrical signal. Load cells may be damaged because of (shock) overloading, lightning strikes or
heavy surges in current, chemical or moisture ingress, mis-handling (dropping, lifting on cable,
etc.), vibration, seismic events or internal component malfunctioning. The load cell needs to be
properly sealed against the environment.

Our
  Hermetically sealed, load cells are made from 17-4PH steel - which offers the best
performance qualities of any alloy. Hermetically sealed, load cells are more expensive than
other load cells due to the additional costs of sealing the load cell

Hermetic
  sealing will ensure the integrity of your strain gauge section of the cell in corrosive
or wash down applications. A true hermetically sealed load cell incorporates a welded header
cover over the gauge cavity where the cable is attached. The welded header is the key to
preventing moisture enetrating the inner load cell

If
  you choose to use a non-hermetic cell to save some dollars, in a washdown application, and
you have to keep changing the loadcell due to failure from moisture,then the cost is much
greater than using a hermetically sealed load cell in the first place.

A load cell is a force sensor which receives a voltage (excitation) from a regulated power source
(usually a digital indicator or signal conditioner) and sends back a low voltage signal (signal)
when force is applied. The load cell signal is converted to a visual or numeric value by a “digital
indicator”. When there is no load on the cell the two signal lines are at equal voltage. As a load
is applied to the cell, the voltage on one signal line increases very slightly and the voltage on the
other signal line decreases very slightly. The difference in voltage between the two signals is read
by the indicator in mV.

The load cell core is usually made of good quality steel or aluminium. The circuit consists of
precision foil resistors called strain gauges connected in a configuration called a Wheatstone
bridge. The gauges are bonded very securely to the metal where they sense very small deflections
in the metal caused by the load being applied to the cell. Because the signal levels are very small,
the circuit must be protected from all outside influences such as moisture, physical damage or
electrical interference.
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Dimensions APE-7 Bending Beam Load Cells

Capacity Size mm
kg AB CD EF GH 1 2 3 4
10-200 123.0 13.0 18.0 82.0 45.0 59.0 22.0 20.0 45.08 .5 26.0 35.08 .5
300-1000 210.0 15.0 40.0 133.0 93.06 4.03 4.0 25.06 0.0 13.03 6.0 50.01 4.0

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APE-7-000 ( Loadcell Mount Assy.- PE-7 ( 10 - 1000 kg )

Table For Dimensions And Capacity In kg

Dimension 10-200 kg 300-1000 kg
A 180 255
B 148 215
C 104 175
D1 62 0
E9 8 110
F 130 150
G 114 141
H1 62 0
J7 18 4
K1 22 0
L 42.5 42.5
M8 58 5
N 120 120
P 130 130

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APE-7-003 ( Base Plate Assy.- PE-7 ( 10 - 1000 kg )

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 Loadcell Type Application Capacity EP Material Sealing Full Load Input OutPut
& Model Range Rating Output Resistance Resistance
Most commonly used in harsh
manufacturing environments 10kg- 17-4PH Stainless Hermetically 2.0mV/V 400 Ω ± 352 Ω ±
on belt scales and small IP68
1000kg Steel Sealed ± 0.10% 10 Ω 2Ω
hoppers.
Compression Widely used in truck scales, Steel Stainless Hermetically 4.0mV/V 765 Ω ± 700 Ω ±
GSGY-1 Bending 0.5 t - 100 t IP68
railroad scale, crane scale 17-4PH Sealed ± 0.15% 15 Ω 5Ω
Beam GSPE-7
Widely used in truck scales, Steel Stainless Hermetically 4.0mV/V 765 Ω ± 700 Ω ±
GSGY-3 railroad scales, hopper scales 0.5 t - 100 t IP68 17-4PH Sealed ± 0.15% 15 Ω 5Ω
and various other special scales
Double Shear Widely used in truck scales, Steel Stainless 2.0mV/V 770 Ω ± 700 Ω ±
Beam 10 t - 50 t
hopper scales 17-4PH ± 0.10% 10 Ω 3Ω
GSGF-1
Steel Stainless 3.0mV/V 770 Ω ± 700 Ω ±
GSGF-2 Suitable for hopper scale 17-4PH ± 0.01% 10 Ω 3Ω
Typical applications include
replacement for shackle pins,
clevis pins & pulley shafts
Load Pins Steel Stainless 1.0mV/V 385 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
available in any size cranes ,
GSLP 17-4PH ± 0.10% 10 Ω 3Ω
specialised applications where
standard loadcells cannot be
used.
Pressure Suitable for Forklifts, Loader, -1,000PSI Steel Stainless 2.0mV/V 385 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
Transducers Trucks, or typical hydraulic -10,000PSI 17-4PH ± 0.10% 10 Ω 3Ω
GSPT applications
Suitable for scales, crane
S Type Steel Stainless 2.0mV/V 485 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
scales, hopper scales and 5 kg - 20 t
GSMS-1 17-4PH ± 0.10% 10 Ω 3Ω
various special scales

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Shear Beam 50kg Steel Stainless Hermetically 2.0mV/V 385 Ω ± 385 Ω ±
Suitable for hopper scale IP68
GS-AGX-1 –20,000kg 17-4PH Sealed ± 0.1% 10 Ω 10 Ω
25kg - Steel Stainless Hermetically 2.0mV/V 385 Ω ±
GS2107 IP68
5,000kg 17-4PH Sealed ± 0.1% 10 Ω
Steel Stainless

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Which Is The Best Load Cell For My Application?

Suitable for electronic scales, 1.0mV/V

Single Point table top scales, Platform 0.3 kg - 250 Aircraft Grade 410 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
± 0.10%
GSPE-1 scales and other small capacity kg Aluminium 10 Ω 3Ω
(1.3kg)
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Aircraft Grade 2.0mV/V 410 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
GSPE-2 Suitable for electronic platform 3 kg -100 kg
scale Aluminium ± 0.20% 10 Ω 3Ω
Suitable for electronic platform 50 kg - 1000 Aircraft Grade 2.0mV/V 410 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
GSPE-5 scale kg Aluminium ± 0.20% 10 Ω 3Ω
Tension 1.5mv/V 765 Ω ± 700 Ω ±
Special load cell for crane scale 1 t - 30 t Alloy Steel
GSET-1 ± 0.01 15 Ω 5Ω
Specifically designed for 1.5mv/V 385 Ω ± 350 Ω ±
GSET-4 weighing heavy duty products 1T - 10T IP67 Alloy Steel Potted Welded ± 0.015 10 Ω 3Ω
while lifting
Ideal for multiple load cell
compression applications
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Weighbridge such as Weighbridges, IP68 17-4PH Hermetically 2.0mV/V 1150 Ω ± 1050 Ω ±

GSCA railroad track scales & Stainless Steel Sealed ± 0.10% 12 Ω 10 Ω
heavy duty tank weighing
systems
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