Cereal Moisture Sensor

Have questions about our Moisture Sensors?

Highly accurate cereal moisture levels have become critical components during the various stages of cereal manufacturing process. Cereal can easily become either too wet or dry wasting manufacturer's time and money as well as impacting the quality of the end product.

With the help of industry partners and 30 years of knowledge, MoistTech has proudly developed the IR-3000 Moisture Sensor that is ideally suited to measure the cereal moisture levels in all stages of your cereal manufacturing process.

The sensor is coated in a food grade material with a polymer optical window allowing manufacturers to improve product quality and monitor cereal moisture continuously.

Installation
By installing the MoistTech cereal moisture sensor at the exit of the ovens, a manufacturer can continuously monitor the process and can control the cereal moisture content either manually or automatically in the finished product.

However, by also installing them after cookers, milling locations and/or cooling tunnels, the quality of the product and efficiency of the process can significantly be increased.

To accurately measure the cereal moisture levels, the sensor should be installed over the conveyor transporting the cereal. The sensor should be mounted several inches above the belt, screw conveyor or any area where the material can be viewed.

Benefits

improved product quality
lower energy costs
reduced start-up times
less waste
100% product inspection
less downtime

MoistTech's professional staff is very experienced with the requirements in the production of cereal. Our sensor calibrations, measurement wavelengths, algorithms and sensor optical requirements are pre-set at the factory. Typical accuracy is about ±0.1% moisture. Typical analog range is 0-10% moisture and up to as much as 40%, subject to application. The outputs can be adjusted to optimize PLC or recording requirements.