Longbow jet hydroplane

  Novatech are proud to announce being a product sponsor for the Longbow jet hydroplane project, to build and run on UK lakes and lochs, as they work towards making a credible British attempt upon the outright world water speed record of 317.58 mph set in 1978 by the Spirit of Australia. We have supplied […]

Seven Post Rig Wheel Pan Loadcell

A customer operating within Formula 1 required a set of load cells for a vehicle chassis dynamics testing rig. The Specification The specifications supplied were for measurement of a dynamic vertical load (Fz) in the order of 15kN whilst being insensitive to moments caused by off-centre load (Mx and My). Lateral resonance of the structure […]

Collaboration with NASA

Prototype Low Profile Load Cells As part of Novatech’s continued collaboration with the NASA Ames Research Centre, we have a pair of prototype, low profile, load cells for measuring strap anchor point loadings during ground testing of the LOFTID device. Calibrated in tension at 5 increments up to a total of 5500lbf using a free-issued […]