Food Processing
Overview
Moisture content control requirements in food manufacturing dictate many of the product outcomes, including taste, consistency, quality, and shelf life. Accurate measurement of moisture, along with oil, protein, and fat, is essential for maintaining quality standards, maximizing production efficiency, and reducing waste.
MoistTech’s systems are compatible across a wide range of food products and ingredients, including chips, crackers, and biscuits; pretzels, dough, wheat, barley, and oats; cheese, powdered milk, and potatoes; and sugar, bagasse, rice, spices, and more.
Why Measure Moisture
Accurate, real-time moisture monitoring delivers multiple process and product benefits.
Quality Assurance
Energy Efficiency
Reduce Waste
Process Stability
RECOMMENDED MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS
Belt Conveyors / Fluid-Bed Dryers / Fryers / Cooling Belts
Mounted above belt conveyors, fluid-bed dryers, fryers, or cooling belts for continuous inline measurement during processing.
Flavoring Drums / Gravity-Fed Chutes
Installed in flavoring drums or gravity-fed chutes for inline feedback.
Quality Control Stations
Connected to quality control stations for batch verification.
The IR-3000 Near-Infrared (NIR) Moisture and Oil Sensor offers instant, non-contact measurement of both moisture and oil, continuous output for closed-loop process control, and integration with PLC or external displays for real-time monitoring.
MoistTech offers multiple sensor configurations to meet specific process needs, including the IR-3000 Standard Series for general processing environments and the Food-Grade Series with a nickel-plated, corrosion-resistant finish for washdown and sanitary food manufacturing facilities.
Understand the Process
Using the IR-3000, you’ll save money throughout the entire production process, while making the best quality product at the same time. With MoistTech, you don’t need to compromise.