Anderson-Negele Microcell®
Bolt-on Load Cell | Food, Beverage and Dairy
Weighing Systems, Level Sensors
Bolt-on strain gauge sensors for vessels with metal substructures and skirted silos.
Microcell® load cells are extremely durable, reliable and compact sensors for cost-effective and fail-safe quantity measurement in all types of vessels with metal base structures and skirted silos. Measurement inaccuracies due to angles of repose, accumulations or compaction are reliably avoided.
Depending on the type of container, the sensors are simply bolted onto the metal substructure. Integrated strain gauges register stress variations in the metal, which are caused by even the slightest changes in the container contents, and transmit them as a measurement signal to the control system.
- Extremely durable: virtually “indestructible” due to material fatigue life >20 million measuring cycles, high shock resistance and weather insensitivity.
- Easy mounting: also for posterior bolt-on. Emptying or lifting the vessel is not necessary.
- Easy calibration:An empty vessel is not required, precise calibration can take place at any fill level.
- Always accurate: Unlike other continuous level meters, thermal or density change does not affect the measurement result.
- Can be relied upon: Kistler-Morse pioneered load cell technology. This is still the standard for load and content measurement.
Microcell® and L-Cell® are extremely long-lasting, reliable, and compact sensors for cost-efficient inventory measurement in all types of vessels with a leg support structure and skirted silos. This avoids measurement inaccuracies reliably due to material characteristics like the angle of repose, rat-holing, bridging, moisture content, compaction.
Depending on the vessel type, the sensors are mounted with bolt-on technology on the structural support members and shear beams support or structural skirt.
Integrated strain gauges transmit stress changes in the metal caused by any fluctuations in the container contents, as a measuring signal to the control system.
Simple inventory control for all vessels
- Durable, reliable measurement: Kistler-Morse pioneered bolt-on technology for storage vessels and silos. This method is still the standard way of measuring load-induced strain for precise quantity measurement in bulk vessels in many markets.
- Extremely robust: With a fatigue life of >20 million measuring cycles, high shock resistance, and weather insensitivity, Microcell® and L-Cell® are virtually “indestructible” for almost all applications.
- Simple installation, even for retrofitting: Using the installation set and drilling template, the sensors are simply bolted to the structural supports or skirts and connected to the controller via a junction box.
There is no need to empty, lift or modify the vessel. - Easy calibration: An empty vessel is not required. Precise calibration can take place at any fill level.
- Easy to replace: If damaged due to, e.g., mechanical impact, sensors can be easily replaced on-site.
- Ideal for all substructures with vertical supports.
- For almost all profile types and cross-sections.
- For carbon steel, aluminum and stainless-steel profiles.
- Measurement accuracy 3-5 %, depending on PSI value (load by profile cross section – calculation tool for exact determination of PSI value is available).
- Extremely compact: 2″ (5 cm) or 3″ (7.5 cm), approx. 90 g, cable length 1.5 to 150 m (5 to 500 ft).
- Junction box: plastic or stainless steel, for up to 4 sensors each (use in pairs recommended).
- Controllers: available for 1 to 120 vessels.
