{"id":7758,"date":"2013-03-01T10:40:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T09:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/?p=7758"},"modified":"2013-02-27T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T15:41:13","slug":"pancake-load-cell-flintec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/pancake-load-cell-flintec\/","title":{"rendered":"New pancake load cells for the food and pharmaceutical industry by Flintec"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flintec has launched a new range of load cells and a weigh module designed specifically for vessel and silo weighing in the food and pharmaceutical industries.<\/p>\n

The new Model Q50 pancake load cells and associated Model 66-20 weigh module are constructed in electro-polished stainless steel in compliance with the best practice in the food and pharma industry.<\/p>\n

Importantly for plant managers and system integrators, the load cells and weigh modules are designed to be hygienic. Q50 are fully laser welded, stainless steel and \u2013 due to their circular design \u2013 they will not form traps for dirt and dust.<\/p>\n

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Model Q50 pancake load cells
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The concept has been extended to the 66-20 weigh module family which is constructed of few parts and has a smooth surface for exceptional ease of cleaning.The Q50 and 66-20 are ideal for CIP (Clean-in-Place) and SIP (Sterilisation-in-Place) processes. The superior environmental protection offered by the Q50 load cell family ensures IP69K and IP68 levels of performance.<\/p>\n

The combination of both load cell and weigh module offer an exceptional range of weighing capacities within one standardised family \u2013 ranging from 500kg for low capacity vessels through to 30,000kg for high capacity storage silos.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the Q50 are Flintec\u2019s in-house standard features such as the company\u2019s own manufactured strain gauge technology and robust glass-to-metal and dry nitrogen sealing technology.<\/p>\n

Flintec Group Managing Director David Weeks said: \u201cUntil now plant engineers have used our RC3 compression load cells for weighing silos and vessels \u2013 and they\u2019re great load cells. They are robust, accurate and extremely dependable.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the Q50 is the next generation for food and pharma applications. They are low profile \u2013 which is very important \u2013 easy to install and have been designed specifically for hygiene-critical applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new pancake load cells were complemented by the alloy steel, plated 66-20 weigh modules where lower costs were a consideration, he added.
\nThe Q50 and 66-20 are important additions to Flintec\u2019s other process weighing solutions such as the:<\/p>\n