{"id":6729,"date":"2025-05-28T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/blog\/integration-of-force-measurement-in-u-bolts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:20:57","slug":"integration-of-force-measurement-in-u-bolts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/en\/integration-of-force-measurement-in-u-bolts\/","title":{"rendered":"Integration of force measurement in U-bolts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section-post has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f6100ffd5d32b7fa72759feeba43fb13\" style=\"color:#009fe3\">Integration of force measurement in U-bolts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section-post-wrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bild_U-Buegel.png\" alt=\"Picture U bracket\" class=\"wp-image-5614\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Precise monitoring of anchor forces in demanding applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LCM develops customized solutions for the integration of force measurements in U-bolts, which enable the monitoring of anchor forces in various applications. By using robust load cells, precise measurements are possible even under extreme conditions. These solutions are used in areas such as the construction of retaining walls, tunnel construction and the erection of wind turbines, where reliable force measurements are of crucial importance.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section  class=\"section-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"section-desc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Task &amp; requirements<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Goal: Smartification of the product<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Strain gauge selection and positioning for maximum measuring accuracy  <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Wiring, cabling, evaluation electronics<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Robustness and coating for outdoor use<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Technology &amp; results<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Analysis of load situations using FEM<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Prototypes suitable for use in the field  <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Wireless data access  <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Customized solution optimized for defined application area<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div id=kontakt class=\"section-card-person bg-gray-300-30\">\n        \t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-person\">\n                <div class=\"card-person-img\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail_229x229 size-thumbnail_229x229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13.png 222w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-119x119.png 119w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-83x83.png 83w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-55x55.png 55w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-16x16.png 16w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-182x182.png 182w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel13-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>                                                                <div class=\"logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/logo-short.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-person-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"note\">Contact Person<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">Dipl.-Ing. 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