November 19, 2013 – Red Lion Controls released the Large Display Strain Gage (LDSG). Available in both a 2-1/4-inch and 4-inch display size, LDSG accepts most load cell and strain gage inputs and communicates real-time weight information to a database or management system for accurate monitoring, storage and reporting. This type of information is important for applications such as food processing, where weight monitoring and controlling of each ingredient is essential to accurately following recipes in batch production. By using alarming setpoints and a display that is readable from distances up to 180 feet away, operators are automatically alerted and can easily see when weight limits are being approached or exceeded.
With easy, push-button setup and NEMA4X/IP64 sealed enclosure design, LDSG implementation is simple. Once installed, weight values can be collected in real time and used later via its RS232/RS485 serial communication ports. This is especially significant for the crane industry, where insurance mandates are starting to require operators to verify that cranes are not picking up more weight than designed to hold.
The LDSG is supported by Red Lion’s Crimson 3.0 software. Crimson makes it fast and easy to configure the display, enable setpoints and more.
