Food & Beverage Industry

Our pneumatic pressure transducers are employed for measuring static and dynamic relative pressures in the psi and bar unit spectrum. These products, which are also available with wireless radio data transmission, are especially popular in automotive testing technology.

HKM-Messtechnik produces torque transducers for measuring non-rotating reaction torques in the Nm range. Torque transducers are available with analog or digital output levels.

Strain transducers are ideal for the measurement of extremely high loads and deformations. In contrast to force transducers which measure in the power flow, strain transducers work in the force shunt. They are fitted parallel to the power flow and measure even immense forces through the finest strains recorded on the transducer. Our strain transducers operate in the measuring range up to 750με. They are available with analog or digital output levels.

We have a diverse selection of force transducers and load cells in the load ranges N to kN, kg to t or in lb for the measurement of forces and weights. The components are integrated directly in the power flow to be measured and can be supplied with analog or digital output levels.

Signal conditioning is an important component of our measurement system. We use either measuring amplifiers integrated in the sensors or located externally in their own housing for this purpose. Measurement amplifiers are used to transform sensitive strain gauge bridge signals into standardised analog or digital output levels. Wireless radio transmission of measurement data is also possible.

The result of a measurement cannot be seen without a display. Our displays are part of our measurement system and are connected to the force transducers. Visualisation is realised numerically in the appropriate units for forces and weights. They are a component part of our force measurement systems and can be found in instruments such as force gauges or the different hanging scales.

Our portable pedal force meters are specially designed for determining brake pedal forces on two-wheelers, cars or trucks. The maximum force is measured and checked in each case in this respect. Workshops, testing and inspecting organisations and automotive manufacturers use this system.

Closing forces which occur during closing of automatically powered car windows are measured with our SKM 1.0 closing force meters. The correct safety shutdown of the windows is also inspected in this context. This system is used by workshops, testing and inspecting organisations and automotive manufacturers.

We design and produce digital force gauges for the most varied applications, including medical engineering and industrial production, and in agriculture or the monitoring of plant, cable or chain tensions, contact pressures, etc. Force sensors are combined with portable hand or large displays in this context. The type of signal output, data transfer and maximum data logging is selected to suit customer requirements.

Our portable scales are used to weigh tension loads (particularly suspended loads) ranging from a few kg to 10 t. The battery-powered systems are easy to operate and are employed in the most varied industrial areas. The hanging scales consist of a force transducer and display unit.

From gliders and ultralights to executive and large commercial aircraft: our portable aircraft scales are to be found everywhere. A combination of several scales in different load ranges is also possible in this respect. The aircraft weighing scales are utilised in clubs, authorised inspectors, aviation engineering companies or by manufacturers of aircraft.

Our wheel load scales are the ideal measuring instrument for portable and extremely accurate wheel, axle or vehicle weighing ranging from two-wheelers and cars to heavy-duty vehicles. Our product range also encompasses portable wheel scales for verification applications. Areas of use are extremely varied. In addition to vehicle weighing alone, centres of gravity and load distributions can be determined with weighing data. Vehicle scales are used in automotive production, motor racing, vehicle modification or export control.

These very flat, extremely accurate and maintenance-free vehicle scales can be combined with each other in practically any configuration. The scales need merely be set up on a level and firm subsurface and combined with each other, depending on the version involved. All the wheels of a vehicle should also be at the same height level for exact determination of the load distribution. Our non-verified wheel scales are supplied with a factory calibration certificate traceable to the national standards at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, German Metrology Institute). The verified wheel scales receive a calibration certificate.