How it Works

1. 1. Resistance Spot Welding is commonly used in the automotive industry for vehicle body parts.
2. 2. Resistance Welding machines must apply a specific amount of pressing force with the electrodes in order to ensure that the machine will apply a proper weld.
3. 3. Load Cells can be used to measure the pressing force of a Resistance Spot Welding machine.
4. 4. In this application, FUTEK’s LLB300 Miniature Load Button is placed between the electrodes to calibrate the force applied. As force is applied by the machine, the LLB300 will sense the load measurement and can display the value on FUTEK’s IHH500 Intelligent Digital Hand Held display, FUTEK’s IPM650 Panel Mount Display, or a PC via FUTEK’s USB Solutions.
5. 5. Pairing the SENSIT™ Test and Measurement Software with any of FUTEK’s instruments provides the user with the ability to data log and live graph the measurements and store them for calibration history.
6. 6. NOTE: We recommend engineers use caution upon installation of the load cell between the electrodes, so as not to damage the LLB's housing.