{"id":12253,"date":"2019-08-29T16:04:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/\/?p=12253"},"modified":"2025-05-19T08:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:43:19","slug":"load-pins-for-booms-cranes-hoists-lifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/products\/force-products\/load-pins-for-booms-cranes-hoists-lifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Load Pins in Mobile Working Machines To Prevent Overload"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In mobile working machines, overload conditions \u2013 especially on the booms of cranes, hoists, and lifts \u2013 can result in serious safety and operational problems.\u00a0Force measuring instruments, such as WIKA\u2019s F53 series of thin-film load pins, can help save time, money, and lives. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overloading the machine can cause serious structural issues in all types of off-road machinery, from dump trucks and excavators to aerial work platforms and material handling equipment. The extra weight not only can tip the machine over, but will also stress structural components, causing them to fatigue or, worse, break during operation. All these conditions pose a serious safety threat to the machine operator and to people working in the vicinity of the machine.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent these issues,\u00a0machine owners and manufacturers of <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-us\/mobile_working_machines.WIKA?tab=2\" rel=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mobile working machines <\/strong><\/a><\/span>are incorporating load pins into standard pin-and-bushings designs <span>to accurately measure the load at critical junctions of the machine\u2019s articulation. When combined with other sensors, this force measuring instrument can also provide additional capabilities \u2013 load weighing, optimal load positioning, load moment indication \u2013 thereby increasing the machine\u2019s functionality and safety<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Load Pins for Booms, an Important Force Measuring Instrument<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Load pins are sensors with strain gauges embedded in their center. These gauges detect changes in load by measuring compression and tension forces, both static and dynamic. Protected inside the body of the pin, this force measuring instrument is virtually unaffected by moisture and dust \u2013 an operational requirement for applications in mobile working machines.<\/p>\n<p>Load pins for booms are found in a variety of applications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winches<\/li>\n<li>Elevators<\/li>\n<li>Hoisting gear<\/li>\n<li>Sheaves<\/li>\n<li>Shackles<\/li>\n<li>Bearing blocks<\/li>\n<li>Pivots<\/li>\n<li>Rotating drums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>Thin-Film Load Pins for Cranes, Hoists, and Lifts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WIKA manufactures the <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-us\/f5301_f53c1.WIKA\" rel=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">F53 series<\/a><\/span>, a complete line of extremely robust thin-film load pins. Thin-film technology ensures good reproducibility and high linearity. Made of stainless steel for corrosion resistance, the F5301, F53C1, F53S1 are designed and manufactured with long-term stability in mind. WIKA uses a sputtering process instead of just an adhesive to connect the measuring bridge to the thin-film cell body. This advanced process of depositing thin film makes this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-us\/lp_force_sensor.WIKA\" rel=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">force sensor<\/a> highly resistant to shock and vibration.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width:358px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/\/files\/2019\/08\/load-pins-388x105.png\" alt=\"WIKA Model F53 Load Pin\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">WIKA&#8217;s F53 load pin with thin-film technology<\/p><\/div>\n    \n<p>The F53 load pins are small, even with the integrated amplifier. They can provide a current, a voltage, or a\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">digital (CANopen<\/span><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"> or J1939) output. Measuring ranges go from 0\u20265kN (1,124 lbs) to 0\u2026200kN (44,962 lbs). Options include temperature compensation up to 400\u00b0F (204\u00b0C) and redundant output signals.\u00a0These sensors are the ideal solution for force measurement in just about any solid bearing and bushing design. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>Customized Force Solutions for Lifting Machines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Customization \u2013 a basic feature of almost all products from WIKA USA \u2013 allows measuring instruments to perfectly fit your system requirements. Certified and highly efficient production processes, along with high-quality materials, result in durability and reliability. A secure delivery chain and dedicated customer service ensure that you receive the sensors and transmitters you need, when and where you need them.<\/p>\n<p>Let WIKA\u2019s experts help you find the optimal <span>force measuring instruments <\/span>to protect your mobile working machine from overloads.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;float: left\"><a class=\"button white\" style=\"float: right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-us\/contact.WIKA\" rel=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In mobile working machines, overload conditions \u2013 especially on the booms of cranes, hoists, and lifts \u2013 can result in serious safety and operational problems.\u00a0Force measuring instruments, such as WIKA\u2019s F53 series of thin-film load pins, can help save time, money, and lives. Overloading the machine can cause serious structural issues in all types of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":12265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[969,704,581],"class_list":["post-12253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-force-products","tag-customizable","tag-force-measurement","tag-mobile-working-machines"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Load Pins for Booms on Cranes, Hoists, and Lifts - WIKA blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Load pins prevent overloads and thus improve safety in mobile working machines such as cranes, hoists, and lifts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/products\/force-products\/load-pins-for-booms-cranes-hoists-lifts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Load Pins for Booms on Cranes, Hoists, and Lifts - 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