HBM aims high with Sensors on Hydraulic Platform for Translink International

When Translink International needed a reliable and robust system to measure weight on a range of hydraulic platforms, it turned to HBM – a market leader in the field of test and measurement – to provide a comprehensive and effective solution.

Based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, Translink International manufactures hydraulic platforms and insulator washing applications. Experts in supplying a wide range of specialised products and services to Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and within the UK, Translink International has a growing reputation for quality products.

Through an intermediary company called SKF Fire, and as part of its long-standing relationship with a Hong Kong Fire & Rescue Service, Translink International recently approached HBM when it was asked to update its customers’ existing hydraulic platforms.

Chanllenge 

A hydraulic platform with no load sensing needed a system to know or sense of how many individuals were on the existing platforms at any one time.

Solution 

Load cells are a device used to convert energy from one form into another. Then connected to a VKK1-4 junction box to send excitation voltage to all four load cells to sum up the signal voltages for a total weight signal.

Results

The sensors were successfully applied the hydraulic platform now has a 300KG capacity which sounds an alert when capacity on the platform exceeds 110% of the related load.