Miniature Load Cell is available with USB output option.

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Offering plug-and-play operation with basic software, LSB200 S-Beam Jr Strain Gage Based Load Cell features 16-bit USB digital interface. Miniature solution measures 0.75 in. high and utilizes metal foil strain gauge technology. Along with overload protection, load cell comes with female threads, 2024 Aluminum or 17-4 Stainless Steel construction, and 5 ft 29 AWG 4 conductor shielded silicone cable. It exhibits accuracy with nonlinearity of ±0.1% and deflection of 0.005 in.



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FUTEK Offers Load Cell with USB Output



FUTEK's Load Cell S-Beam Jr. becomes available with USB Output Option.

Irvine, CA -- October 21, 2008 -- FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. is pleased to present its LSB200 S-Beam Jr. Load Cell with a brand new USB Digital Interface with 16 bits resolution. With this improvement, FUTEK has once again shown its innovation by becoming one of the first Sensor manufacturers to offer a USB type solution for Strain Gage Based Load Cells. FUTEK's USB Sensor Solution provides an easy "Plug & Play" with basic software making the System Integration even simpler.

USB Load Cell
The Miniature S-Beam Load Cell has become one of the signature products in the FUTEK Load Cell Series. This model is widely used in Medical Bag Weighing Applications as well as automated feed back control and inline processing applications. The perfect mixture of size, accuracy and of course the assurance of an overload protection feature makes this one of our most sought after models. With a height of only 0.75", the LSB200 Miniature S-Beam Load Cell is a great selection where tight environments or space is a challenge. The Standard LSB200 Miniature S-Beam Load Cell model has female threads, comes in 2024 Aluminum construction (10 gram - 10 lb) or 17-4 Stainless Steel (25 lbs - 100lbs), and a 5 ft 29 AWG 4 conductor shielded silicone cable. It is also available in metric threads.

With all of its design features the Miniature S-Beam Load Cell has a high accuracy with a Nonlinearity of ±0.1%, deflection of 0.005" nominal and an operating temperature of -60° F to 200° F. Similar to our entire Load Cell product line this model is manufactured in the U.S. and uses metal foil strain gauge technology.

Product Highlights:

Compact sized S-Beam Load Cell
Available in both Aluminum or Stainless Steel
USB output in 16 bits resolution
External Matched output option available
Built In Overload Protection
Metric Threads Available
In both Tension & Compression
Utilizes Metal Foil Strain Gauge Technology
Weight: 0.3 oz (aluminum) / 0.9 oz (Steel)

FUTEK also offers Donut Load Cells, Pancake Load Cells, and In Line Load Cells as additional solutions in the Load Cell line. In addition to our Load Cells, FUTEK carries over 400 products covering various Pressure Sensors, Torque Sensors, Force Sensors and related Instruments.

If these standards don't match your precise need, please contact us to see how we can customize this model for you. FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology Inc. has an in house engineering and manufacturing team. Hence, we can provide full system solution (Load Cells, Torque Sensors, Force Sensors, Pressure Sensors, and Instruments) with standard product or design a completely new model to meet your custom needs. Our team can help you meet your requirements for any test stand, process control application or low cost OEM requirements no matter what industry you're in.

Contact: John Vargas or John Schnell at info @ futek.com, (P)949-465-0900

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