Straightpoint load cells were integral to the safe offload of a 718-ton absorption tower and a flash vessel from SAL Heavy Lift’s Type 116 MV Amoenitas vessel at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana.
圖片中的工業吸收塔在平放狀態下長51.8米，寬7.3米，高2.1米。閃蒸器雖然體型較小，但卻是設備安裝工程中的主要一部分。
The absorption unit is an industrial-size tower (it measures 170 feet long; 24 feet wide; and 23 feet, 7 inches high) used to separate out components of rising gas, while the flash vessel, although smaller, will be the main component of the flash recovery system at the major installation project.
載有這兩套重型工業設備的貨輪在離開上海港以后經過45天以后才于1月中旬到達新奧爾良港。為裝載和卸載這些大型設備，船上配備有兩臺450噸級的大型起重機以及另外兩臺35噸級的小型輔助起重機。
The Amoenitas arrived at the port’s Louisiana Avenue Terminal in mid-January after a 45-day trip from Shanghai, China. It boasts a top speed of 17 knots (nearly 20 mph); the ability to carry cargoes weighing upwards of 900 tons; and two cranes, each offering a capacity of 450 tons and two auxiliary hoists of 35 ton capacity apiece.
負責這一工程項目實施的項目經理Charles Duprey先生解釋說，這些大型設備都很貴重，通過駁船將其從海上轉移到陸上并進一步轉運到指定項目安裝地點的過程十分復雜，且需要事先經過細致和縝密的計劃，尤其是其重量不能出現一點偏差，所以，你可以看到我們的運輸文件上都準確記錄了這些設備的準確重量信息。在設備轉運過程中，速得測力環因而起到了很關鍵的作用。
Charles Duprey, projects manager at Fracht FWO, explained that the load cells played a key role in the transfer of the valuable units from sea to barges before continuing their journey on land as there was a discrepancy over the weights of the loads that were recorded in the transportation documents.
Duprey先生說，這兩套設備在中國進行裝載作業時所掌握的駁船負載重量信息非常不準確。因此，為了安全起見，我們在設備抵達目的港后，想再次對設備的重量進行一次準確的測量。僅就保障項目作業安全的方面而言，速得測力環顯示了其突出的重要性。更重要的是，當我們用速得測力環經過實際測重后，確認了我們實際測得的設備重量數據和制造商文件上提供的數據信息是一致的，這也就說明駁船起重機上監測到的儀器數據是不準確的。
Duprey said: “The load cells were crucial given that when we loaded the absorption tower and flash vessel in China the lift weight in the barge was drastically inaccurate so for safety reasons we wanted to weigh them again in New Orleans.
Duprey和他的團隊負責類似這樣的大型項目實施已有超過18個月的時間了，停靠新奧爾良港的各種貨船上載有來自全世界各地的大型設備，這也給他們團隊的工作帶來了更大的考驗。因此，吊裝索具行業的技術進步，是這些項目作業安全升級的內在需要。
Duprey and his team at Fracht FWO have been executing such offloads for the mammoth project for over 18 months and vessels have been arriving in New Orleans with equipment loaded from ports all over the world, adding to the complexity of the freight forwarding operation. Lifting and rigging technologies have been inherent to the safe progression of the project.
速得測力環，包括同品牌其他形式的力值監測系統設備，在目前全球的工業應用環境中處于技術領先的地位，這也為其使用者提供了滿足其各種作業需求的系統性可靠解決方案。
Straightpoint’s force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing products are at the pinnacle of technological advancement, offering users the ability to monitor the pick points of dynamic loads while they are being moved and relay the information 100% wirelessly to a PC.
Duprey先生說，速得測力環可以實現數據信號的無線傳輸和記錄，而且還可以實現同一數據多種單位制式的切換顯示，這對于我們的項目作業有著巨大的益處，更保障了作業的安全性。
Duprey said: “This wireless capability was hugely beneficial to the project, as was the convenience of being able to change the capacity in which the information was displayed from tons to pounds, for example. The Marine & Industrial Supply team were fantastic as was the capability and performance of the Straightpoint load cells.”
Thompson先生說，我們這個作業團隊都非常專業，對于速得測力環的項目應用很滿意。它的自身品質非常高，也幫助保證了我們所提供服務的高質量交付。
Thompson said: “The entire group was very professional and a pleasure to work with. Straightpoint load cells are well known to be the very highest quality, and our team at MIS works hard to provide impeccable service to our customers.”
Molidor先生最后總結道，速得測力環目前在這些大型的重要的工程項目中越來越多地被投入使用，促進了吊裝索具行業的安全升級。現在，在美國，很多大公司都在使用速得測力環，他們都是本行業未來發展的風向標。
Molidor concluded: “It is Straightpoint’s ever increasing involvement in these high profile engineering projects that is allowing us to transform the lifting industry in an accelerated fashion. The use of the Straightpoint product line by giants like Bechtel, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, and Kiewit just to name a few is invaluable as these world leaders are known for setting industry trends.”