Pearlite Moisture

The Essentials of Quality

Perlite is mainly utilized for aerating compost, although it does aid in retaining some water. It is ideal for producing a well-draining potting mix suitable for plants that require excellent drainage, like cacti and succulents. Additionally, it can assist in creating a light and airy compost mix for seedlings.

In the horticultural industry, perlite used in fertilizer application is much more coarse in size, allowing each particle’s larger surface area to carry greater amounts of fertilizer product into the field. Perlite moisture must be controlled throughout the refinement process of all mesh grades to ensure consistency and to meet end-use application requirements.

Perlite also has end uses for building construction products, horticultural aggregate, filtering, and other applications. Each application usually requires perlite of a specific particle size and/or density. For example in the construction industry, some plasters require finely meshed perlite particles for a flawless finish.

The IR-3000 near infrared (NIR) online moisture transmitter provides instant, non-contact measurement of moisture during the refinement of perlite in any industrial setting. What makes the IR-3000 well suited to the perlite refinement process is its insensitivity to particle size. From the finest of fines to extremely coarse grades of perlite, the IR-3000 is unsurpassed in accurate moisture measurement, making it the ideal solution for controlling perlite moisture in your process. 

Installing Success

The IR-3000 can be installed at any point along the refinement process, from bed dryers to screw and drag conveyors or down chutes. The online moisture transmitter can be in a stand-alone or multi-sensor configuration.

Because communication with the sensor can be accomplished with Ethernet TCP/IP, plant-wide network, touch screen interface, or laptop, the IR-3000 can be installed in nearly every industrial environment. Its rugged design is impervious to ambient or other light effects, dust, temperature, and environmental humidity. The unit itself is very low maintenance and does not require recalibration.

Support

MoistTech’s experts will assess your specific application with lab tests, calibrations and accuracy results to ensure our equipment will perform for you. All of our sensors are pre-calibrated prior to being shipped to create a plug-and-play operation for the end-user.

Contact

Contact a mineral expert at MoistTech for additional information about the IR-3000 NIR online moisture transmitter. We would be pleased to learn about your peat moss application’s production process and to discuss how the IR-3000 will help you improve overall product quality while reducing production costs. Contact us today!