Latest News

The latest news stories relating to our range of load cell and instrumentation products can be viewed below. This section will be updated regularly with application stories, articles, product updates and other interesting information relating to LCM Systems.

1700te Load Pin
1,700 Tonne Load Pin
25th Jul 2025

On its way to America is this whopping Ø400mm x 1075mm dual bridge load monitoring pin rated to 17,000kN with 2 x cable exits.

8 off 150te load shackles
150te Load Shackles for Offshore Windfarm
11th Jul 2025

We have just dispatched 8 x 150 tonne load monitoring shackles which we designed and manufactured using Royal Van Beest (Green Pin®) sling shackles. They will be installed within a North Sea Offshore Windfarm.

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Precision Aquaculture: How Advanced Load Cells Enhance Fish Farm Productivity
3rd Jul 2025

Load CellsPrecision aquaculture is the future of fish farming. See how advanced load cells help operators reduce waste, cut costs, and create healthier, more efficient farms.

22klbf wireless load pins
Load Pins for Crane Overload Protection
20th Jun 2025

These wireless load pins have been manufactured to fit a Derrick (crane) upper sheave to provide load monitoring during lifting/lowering operations.

300kN load cell
300kN WAS Force Washer Load Cell
13th Jun 2025

This 300kN force washer load cell has been supplied to a UK subsea oil and gas pipe manufacturuer which will be used as part of the manufacturing process.

3000kN Spelter Pin
3000kN Open Spelter Socket Pin
23rd May 2025

LCM Systems have designed hundreds of load pins for retrofitting into wedge and spelter sockets, shackles and clevises, like this load pin rated at 3000kN

310te load pins Exi
Intrinsically Safe (EX i) Load Shackle Pins
16th May 2025

These 310 tonne rated shackle load pins are a repeat order from a company based in Monaco that specialise in the design and manufacture of calm buoys.

Althen
LCM Systems Announce Formal Distribution Agreement with Althen Group
9th May 2025

LCM Systems Ltd is delighted to announce that a formal distribution agreement has been signed with Althen Sensors & Controls and Metesco.

50kN intrinsically safe load cell
50kN Intrinsically Safe ATEX/IECEx Load Cells
25th Apr 2025

These tiny WAS stainless steel washer/through hole compression load cells have been ordered by one of our Netherlands customers. Predominantly used for bolt tension monitoring, these 50kN load cells have an external diameter of just 38mm and height of 15mm.

400te load shackle
400te Load Shackles for FSO Mooring Line Monitoring
11th Apr 2025

We have recently shipped two 400te load shackles to a UK based customer that specialises in offshore oil and gas mooring systems.

55te Submersible Load Shackles
55te Submersible Load Shackles
4th Apr 2025

These submersible 55 tonne load shackles have been supplied to a UK customer for mooring line load monitoring on a newly designed floating platform for deep sea sub-sea tiebacks.

15klbf wireless load pin
15klbf Wireless Load Pin
28th Mar 2025

This 15klbf (6.8 tonne) rated wireless load pin has been manufactured for a US crane manufacturer. It will replace an existing sheeve pin in a hoist to provide lifting load data for overload protection.