Bending and shear beams are often used to determine the weight of small and medium-sized vessels. In these measurements, high accuracy, high ingress protection, robustness and low costs play a major role. The bending beam is fixed using two mounting holes at the transducer side with the cable outlet. At the opposite side, the force is applied perpendicularly to the measuring unit, centrically and without any shear force. Since it is manufactured completely from stainless steel, trouble-free operation is possible, even under unfavourable environmental conditions.