Straightpoint, leaders in load monitoring technology, engineer their products with safety and accuracy in mind – so you don’t have to take your mind off the job at hand. An ISO 9001 : 2000 certified company, Straightpoint has a 28 year history of exemplary testing and safe working load ratings.  All products are made in the UK and range from a safety factor of 25:1 to no less than 4:1.  Each product is tested three times to verify ratings. A unique audible setpoint alarm on the Mini Weigher plus and the Loadlink plus products alerts you to unsafe overloads while an overload counter records a history of lifts to monitor unsafe and improper use.   The ability to monitor abuse makes these ideal rental devices.  Each Straightpoint load and tension monitoring device has an accuracy rating of ± 0.3 % of applied load.  The load cells are made of anodized aerospace aluminum for greater accuracy and use standard Crosby fittings, universally accepted as the highest industry standard. The shackles fit into a radiused steel bushing for greater accuracy and less wear.

Founded in 1978 by on Oxford University engineering graduate, Straightpoint Ltd. became the first company to offer the lifting industry a robust, reliable electronic force measurement device, replacing the cumbersome and obsolete mechanical units that had been in use for decades.The Load Link soon became the world leader in its field with sales on all continents. New products soon followed using the same basic principle of strain gauges combined with high quality but easy to use electronics. For nearly thirty years Straightpoint has manufactured Loadlinks, crane scales, tension/compression load cells, wireless load cells and bespoke load monitoring packages.  The Straightpoint customer list includes some of the most prestigious names in all aspects of trade and engineering worldwide. They include major oil and shipping companies, race car teams, national airlines and nuclear power providers as well as numerous lifting and rigging companies worldwide. Customers in the automotive industry range from Rolls Royce to refuse truck manufacturers and in aviation from British Airways and its modern fleet to Atlantic Airways with its fleet of vintage aircraft.  All relying on the Straightpoint reputation for quality and accuracy, gained in 28 years of continuous production and development.

Intelligent Weighing Technology, Inc. has been chosen as the exclusive distributor for Straightpoint products in North America, Mexico and the Caribbean.  Intelligent Weighing Technology, Inc. has more than 50 years experience in the weighing and measurement business, both in the USA and worldwide.