Contact Details

Head Office:
789 Oxley Road
Corinda, QLD 4073
Australia

Postal Address:
PO Box 34
Rosewood QLD 4340
Australia

Phone:
+61 75 467 9000

Fax:
+61 75 464 2825

Competitive Benefits of the Microwave Technology

Techniques Available for Moisture Measurement

There are a number of technologies that have been used for the moisture measurement including:

• Microwave Transmission

• Near Infra Red (NIR)

• Capacitance

• Conductivity

Of these, near infra red and microwave transmission techniques have probably been the most widely adopted. This is because the limitations of the other technologies preclude their use in a number of applications. Of these two technologies, the microwave transmission technique has significantly fewer limitations compared to NIR:

Competitive Advantages Compared to Near Infra Red Technology:

Potential Limitation	ultraMOIST	Near Infra Red
Vertical segregation	Unaffected - beam penetrates full bed of material	Reflectance technique from surface molecules only
Sample presentation	Unaffected by position of material	Distance of material surface to receiver important
Colour	Unaffected	Significant effect
Ambient lighting	Unaffected	Requires shielding
Wear	No moving parts	Mechanical filter system
Presence of steam	Unaffected	Can cause interference
Dirty atmosphere	IP65 enclosures	Window requires to be kept clean

Because of these strong competitive advantages the microwave transmission technique has been successfully applied to a wide range of industries including; mining, ports, minerals processing, timber, grain, gold mining, fertiliser, sugar, quarries. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION

Other ultraMOIST™ Applications

ultraMOIST MICROWAVE MOISTURE MONITOR

ON CONVEYOR SYSTEM

HIGH GAIN SYSTEM

IN-BIN SYSTEM

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS