The Challenge
Excessive Downtime: Consistent issues with the current sensor resulted in long repair times and repeated production outages.
Multiple Failed Attempts: By the current sensor manufacturer with no solutions. Repair costs were close to replacement costs and continuous failures made it impossible to utilize.
No Vortex Cooling System: Due to temperature failure issues, a cooling system would have been the solution but the current sensor supplier was unable to accommodate.
High Replacement Cost: The competitive sensor used in their production line had continuous failure issues and cost to replace was $30k+
The Solution
IR-3000 Sensor
MoistTech supplied the IR-3000 series moisture gauge with a vortex cooling panel: purpose-built to handle the heat of their production environment without affecting the reading accuracy.
The Results
100% Reliable Operation: Production operation running without any problems due to heat
+/- 0.1% Proven Accuracy: Online NIR moisture measurement correlates with lab test results within 0.1%.
Lower Cost of Ownership: Eliminated repeated repair and replacement costs.
Maximized Uptime: Excessive downtime and production delays have been eliminated due to moisture sensor overheating.
