速得测力环在路易斯安那州的新奥尔良港用于辅助从大型货轮上卸载重达718吨的工业用吸收塔和闪蒸器设备。
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.

图片中的工业吸收塔在平放状态下长51.8米，宽7.3米，高2.1米。闪蒸器虽然体型较小，但却是设备安装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.

载有这两套重型工业设备的货轮在离开上海港以后经过45天以后才于1月中旬到达新奥尔良港。为装载和卸载这些大型设备，船上配备有两台450吨级的大型起重机以及另外两台35吨级的小型辅助起重机。
    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.

负责这一工程项目实施的项目经理Charles Duprey先生解释说，这些大型设备都很贵重，通过驳船将其从海上转移到陆上并进一步转运到指定项目安装地点的过程十分复杂，且需要事先经过细致和缜密的计划，尤其是其重量不能出现一点偏差，所以，你可以看到我们的运输文件上都准确记录了这些设备的准确重量信息。在设备转运过程中，速得测力环因而起到了很关键的作用。
    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先生说，这两套设备在中国进行装载作业时所掌握的驳船负载重量信息非常不准确。因此，为了安全起见，我们在设备抵达目的港后，想再次对设备的重量进行一次准确的测量。仅就保障项目作业安全的方面而言，速得测力环显示了其突出的重要性。更重要的是，当我们用速得测力环经过实际测重后，确认了我们实际测得的设备重量数据和制造商文件上提供的数据信息是一致的，这也就说明驳船起重机上监测到的仪器数据是不准确的。
    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. Importantly, when we used the load cells to weigh the items at the port, the weight matched the documents of the manufacturer which told us that the measurements recorded by the barge crane instruments were incorrect.” 

Duprey和他的团队负责类似这样的大型项目实施已有超过18个月的时间了，停靠新奥尔良港的各种货船上载有来自全世界各地的大型设备，这也给他们团队的工作带来了更大的考验。因此，吊装索具行业的技术进步，是这些项目作业安全升级的内在需要。
    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.

速得测力环，包括同品牌其他形式的力值监测系统设备，在目前全球的工业应用环境中处于技术领先的地位，这也为其使用者提供了满足其各种作业需求的系统性可靠解决方案。

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先生说，速得测力环可以实现数据信号的无线传输和记录，而且还可以实现同一数据多种单位制式的切换显示，这对于我们的项目作业有着巨大的益处，更保障了作业的安全性。

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先生说，我们这个作业团队都非常专业，对于速得测力环的项目应用很满意。它的自身品质非常高，也帮助保证了我们所提供服务的高质量交付。
    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先生最后总结道，速得测力环目前在这些大型的重要的工程项目中越来越多地被投入使用，促进了吊装索具行业的安全升级。现在，在美国，很多大公司都在使用速得测力环，他们都是本行业未来发展的风向标。

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.”