Montalvo announces new F-Series load cells for limited space application

GORHAM, ME, Aug. 3, 2009 (Press Release) - If your equipment requires load cells but space is tight, the Montalvo Corporation, international specialists in industrial web control systems, now offers its F-Series load cell made primarily for limited space applications.

The new load cells are ultra slim and come in three sizes (F17, F25, F35), ranging in overall thickness from 38 mm (1.496 inches) to 65 mm (2.559 inches).

Features of the F-Series include:

• new high-tensile aluminum construction

• wide load ranges

• unique adjustable hard stops -- factory set for optimum protection

• overload protection which is 10 times normal loads

• can be mounted inside or outside the machine frame

• measuring range of 1:25

• reliable repeatability

President Ed Montalvo says, "The F-Series is engineered to fit virtually any application where space is limited and can be specified and configured to the customer's needs by our specialists."

The F-Series uses tension and compression strain gauges connected in a full-bridge configuration. As tension forces deflect the beam, the gauge resistances change and this produces an output signal which is proportional to web tension.

The Montalvo Corporation specializes in the analyzing, upgrading and servicing of customer's web control equipment. For 60 years, Montalvo has manufactured and serviced a wide range of web control products for the converting, paper, foil, nonwovens, and plastic film industries. Montalvo products include brakes, clutches, electronic tension control devices, load cells, indicators, web guiding equipment and safety chucks. Montalvo manufactures in the United States and Denmark, and sells worldwide.