The KIM Load Cells

Precision Compression with Movable Load Point - Built for Dynamic Process Environments, 

Most precision compression load cells perform well on the test bench and fail in the field. The reasons are familiar to every process engineer: an agitator generates lateral forces the cell was not designed for; a reactor heats and expands, shifting the vessel laterally; a conveyor belt cycles through millions of dynamic loads; a mixing tank vibrates as the impeller drives. Standard compression cells handle these conditions only with separate rocker pins, pendulum mounts, or sliding plates — adding complexity, cost, and a wear part.

The BLH Nobel KIM load cell solves this differently. As a precision compression load cell with an integrated movable load point and very high lateral force resistance, the KIM measures vertical force accurately even when the vessel above it is moving, vibrating, expanding, or under continuous side loading. The mechanical workaround disappears — the rocker function is engineered into the cell itself.

Combined with robust construction, easy installation without separate mounting hardware, and a 10-metre shielded cable supplied with the cell, the KIM is BLH Nobel's recommended choice for weighing in mixing tanks, blending and dissolution reactors, conveyor belts, force measurement systems, and traditional silo, tank, and bin weighing where measurement precision matters.

• Integrated Movable Load Point: Lateral motion from thermal expansion, agitation, or vessel deflection is absorbed within the cell itself — no separate rocker pins, sliding plates, or pendulum mounts required for standard installations.

• Very High Lateral Force Resistance: Engineered to reject horizontal forces from agitators, mixers, impellers, vibration, and dynamic process conditions — measurement accuracy is preserved even when the vessel above the cell is in continuous motion.

• High Accuracy & Precision: A true precision compression load cell. Delivers the linearity, repeatability, and long-term stability required for recipe control, inventory accuracy, and process automation — not just for indicative weight readings.

• Easy Installation: Installs directly between the vessel foot and the structural base without additional mounting accessories. Greenfield projects commission faster; retrofits proceed with less structural rework.

• Robust Industrial Construction: Built to survive industrial reality: continuous duty, vibration, dust, moisture, and shock loading. Mechanical design protects the sensing element from the routine abuse of process equipment.

• Integrated 10-Metre Shielded Cable: Supplied complete with a 10-metre shielded four-conductor cable already installed at the cell — no field termination required, no separate cable assembly to source, and no risk of measurement noise from a poorly executed connection.

• Versatile Application Range: Specified by BLH Nobel for static silo, tank, and bin weighing AND for dynamic applications including mixing tanks, blending reactors, dissolution reactors, conveyor belt scales, and force measurement systems.

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• Compatible with BLH Nobel G5/G6 Instruments: Standard output integrates directly with BLH Nobel's process control instruments and OEM weighing electronics, supporting DCS, PLC, and SCADA integration.

Mixing Tanks & Agitated Vessels

As a precision mixing tank load cell, the KIM measures the weight of vessel contents accurately even when an agitator is driving lateral forces into the structure. Used for ingredient measurement, recipe control, and batch verification in food, chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical mixing applications.

• Agitated process tanks and mixers
• Batch ingredient measurement and recipe control
• Mixing vessels with impellers, propellers, or paddle agitators

Chemical Blending & Dissolution Reactors

The KIM-1 is specifically suited to blending reactors and dissolution reactors where chemical processes generate continuous vibration, thermal motion, and lateral forces. Provides the precision needed for accurate raw material accounting, reaction completion verification, and process control in chemical and biotech production.

• Blending reactors and dissolution reactors
• Batch and continuous process reactors
• Chemical and biotech production

Conveyor Belts & Bulk Material Handling

As a conveyor belt load cell and belt scale load cell, the KIM withstands the cyclic loading, vibration, and material impact of continuous conveying systems. Delivers stable, precise tonnage measurement for inventory control, material accounting, and process throughput verification.

• Belt scale weighing on bulk conveyors
• Belt tension measurement systems
• Material throughput and inventory tracking

Silo, Tank & Bin Weighing

As a precision silo weighing load cell, tank weighing load cell, and bin weighing load cell, the KIM is well suited to applications where measurement precision matters as much as capacity. Used for inventory management, batch dosing from storage, and process feed control across industries.

• Process silo and tank weighing
• Ingredient bin and dosing hopper weighing
• Storage inventory and batch dosing systems

Force Measurement Systems

Beyond weighing, the KIM is used as a force measurement transducer in industrial systems where precision compression measurement is required — testing equipment, structural force monitoring, and engineered process control systems.

• Industrial force monitoring
• Process control feedback loops
• Test and measurement applications

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