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. 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.

• All our ATEX approved load cells have certification to Ex ia IIC T6 for all gas zones 0, 1, 2 and all dust zones 20, 21, 22.
• Several models have certification to Ex ta IIIC, allowing use in all dust zones 20, 21 and 22 without safety barriers.
• Others have certification to Ex nA T6, allowing use in gas zone 2 without safety barriers.

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/IP69K
• OIML C3 or C6 approval
• ATEX
• Durable polyurethane cable
• 6-wire cable (with sense wires) as standard

T85 (300kg - 10,000kg)

• Stainless steel
• Fully welded and hermetically sealed
• IP68/IP69K
• OIML C3 approval
• Durable polyurethane cable
• ATEX approval available

T85-T (300kg - 2,000kg)

• Stainless steel
• Blind loading hole for platform scales
• Fully welded and hermetically sealed
• IP68/IP69K
• OIML C3 approval
• Durable polyurethane cable

T68 (250kg - 7,500kg)

• Stainless steel tension load cell
• Fully welded and hermetically sealed to IP68/IP69K
• OIML C3 approval
• Durable polyurethane cable

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/IP69K
• ATEX and IECEx
• Durable polyurethane cable

VC3500 (2,000-200,000kg)

• Stainless steel sensor
• Fully welded and hermetically sealed - IP68/IP69K
• High accuracy
• ATEX and IECEx
• 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 to IP68/IP69K
• Calibrated in mV/V/Ohm
• OIML C4 approval to 60,000kg
• ATEX
• 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.