Latest News

The latest news stories relating to our range of load cell and instrumentation products can be viewed below. This section will be updated regularly with application stories, articles, product updates and other interesting information relating to LCM Systems.

8te Submersible Load Link with Data Logger
Submersible Load Link With Data Logging
21st Apr 2022

This stainless steel 8 tonne load link has been manufactured for a fish farm company in New Zealand, and will be used to monitor the tension in the mooring lines of large offshore floating fish tanks.

1000te shackle load pins
1000 Tonne Shackle Load Pins
14th Apr 2022

Despatched this week and on their way to the USA are these two 1000 tonne rated load shackle pins.

1500te tension & compression load cell
1500te Tension & Compression Load Cell
1st Apr 2022

Recently shipped to a research institute in Germany that specialises in subsurface energy systems was this rather hefty 1500 tonne rated tension and compression load cell.

300kN Triple Bridge ATEX Load Cells
300kN ATEX/IECEx Triple Bridge Load Cells
22nd Mar 2022

Six of these 300kN rated ATEX/IECEx Ex'd tension and compression load cells have been manufactured for a US customer, and will be installed on an actuator for structural static and fatigue testing purposes.

new machines being delivered
LCM Systems expands internal machine shop
11th Mar 2022

LCM System expands internal machine shop with a new CNC lathe and mill.

166kN Load Pin for Yachting Application
Load Pin for Monitoring Tension in Rigging
25th Feb 2022

This small 166kN load measuring pin will be used to measure the tension in yacht rigging to make sure it stays within safe limits.

1750 Tonne Load Pins
1750 Tonne Load Pins for Heavy Lift Application
7th Feb 2022

Designed and manufactured for one of our regular customers that specialises in crane rental and heavy lifting applications were these 1750 tonne rated load pins.

750te and 200te Compression Load Cells
High Accuracy Compression Load Cells
31st Jan 2022

These high accuracy compression load cells have been ordered by a well renowned heavy lifting company, and will be installed in a test frame that they have designed.

30te Load Pin
30 Tonne Load Pin For Wire Rope Tension Monitoring
21st Jan 2022

hese load pins have been ordered by one of our regular customers in the US and will be installed in vertical guide sheaves on an offshore vessel to provide wire rope line tension monitoring.

950kN Load Pins
950kN Load Monitoring Pins
14th Jan 2022

These 950kN rated load monitoring pins are about to be shipped to our distributor in Singapore, Scigate Automation. A total of 25 have been manufactured for one of their customers who orders these load pins on a regular basis.

SHK-B Load Shackles with Integral Amplifiers
9.5 Tonne Cabled Bow Load Shackles with Integral Amplifiers
17th Dec 2021

Shipped to a customer in Germany recently were these two SHK-B cabled 'Bow' load shackles rated to 9.5 tonnes.

Y Load Monitoring Links
Y Load Links for Ship Deck Crane
26th Nov 2021

Designed and manufactured for a customer in the USA, these Y stainless steel load links will be used to provide load monitoring on a ship deck crane.