Load Cells for Hazardous Areas
Equipment and products operating in hazardous areas are required to meet stringent criteria. They must be 'protected' to avoid the possibility that they could become a source of ignition. Weighing systems are often an integral part of a process within the hazardous area and therefore must have suitable protection.
Thames Side Sensors, as a manufacturer and supplier of weighing equipment, complies with the ATEX equipment directive 2014/34/EU and and IEC 60079 Parts 0, 11 and 31.
We are a market leader in the design and manufacture of load cells for weighing in hazardous areas, having developed a range of load cells specifically designed for such demanding applications, for example chemical weighing.
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All our ATEX and IECEx approved load cells are certified to Ex ia (requiring safety barriers) for all gas zones 0, 1, 2 and all dust zones 20, 21, 22.
- All our ATEX and IECEx approved load cells are also certified to Ex ta (not requiring safety barriers for all dust zones 20, 21 and 22) - see the EX certificates for more details.
- Some load cells have IECEx certification to Ex ec, allowing use in gas zone 2 without safety barriers - see the EX certificates for more details.
We also offer a standard range of weighing assemblies that include ATEX and IECEx approved load cells, as well as ATEX approved weight indicators/controllers.
Load Cells with Hazardous Area Approval:
T12 (15kg - 400kg)
- Stainless steel
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68/IP69K
- OIML C3 approval
- Durable polyurethane cable
- 2 body sizes
T66 (5-500kg)
- Stainless steel
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68 and IP69K
- OIML C3 or C6 approval
- ATEX and IECEx certified
- Durable polyurethane cable
- 6-wire cable (with sense wires) as standard
T85 (300kg - 10,000kg)
- Stainless steel
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68 and IP69K
- OIML C3 approval
- Durable polyurethane cable
- ATEX and IECEx certified
T85-T (300kg - 2,000kg)
- Stainless steel
- Blind loading hole for platform scales
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68 and IP69K
- OIML C3 approval
- Durable polyurethane cable
- ATEX and IECEx certified
T68 (250kg - 7,500kg)
- Stainless steel tension load cell
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68 and IP69K
- OIML C3 approval
- Durable polyurethane cable
- ATEX and IECEx certified
T95 (2,000-20,000kg)
- For mixer/agitator, weigh-in-motion (WIM) and axle weighing applications
- Stainless steel load cell
- OIML C3 up to 10,000kg
- IP68 and IP69K
- ATEX and IECEx certified
- Durable polyurethane cable
VC3500 (2,000-200,000kg)
- Stainless steel sensor
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68 and IP69K
- High accuracy
- ATEX and IECEx certified
- Durable polyurethane cable
T34 Rocker Column (10,000-1,000,000kg)
- Stainless steel load cell, for weighbridges/truck scales and silo weighing
- Fully welded and hermetically sealed
- IP68 and IP69K
- Calibrated in mV/V/Ohm
- OIML C4 approval to 60,000kg
- ATEX and IECEx certified
- Durable polyurethane cable
Further information
Contact Thames Side to discuss your requirements for load cells to be used in hazardous areas. We have significant experience and applications knowledge and we can provide expert guidance on the optimum solution for you.
