Learning and Soft Computing: a new generation of mOisTracker® sensors is currently taking the world by storm.

Support vector machines (SVM) and neural networks (NN) are the mathematical structures, or models, that underlie learning, while fuzzy logic systems (FLS) enable us to embed structured human knowledge into workable algorithms. We assumes that it is not only useful, but necessary, to treat SVM, NN, and FLS as parts of the industrial production.

This approach enables to develop SVM, NN, and FLS in addition to understanding of the automation industrial process.

Given this, the new class of intelligent sensors should be reaching higher lot sizes much faster than the other sensors did.  Such savings are even part of the figures sales people are expected to reach today. The advantage of the iLD intelligent sensors is absolute.

This helps make the operability of the new our sensing solutions considerably less complicated, and reduces the engineering expense for both users and manufacturers, saving both parties money and time.

When looking at all the challenges that Pellet plant operators are tasked with, moisture control is one of the biggest. In fact, sensing moisture in wood pellets is one of the most important steps, especially after manufacture when pellets are stored.

Those who are proactive in taking steps to monitor moisture in wood pellets understand that they can save money and avoid packaging product that is low in quality or wet. Measuring moisture in wood pellets can also help save energy wasted in over-drying

Terahertz (THz) imaging technology is gaining momentum by offering new innovative ways for non-invasive evaluation and non-destructive testing in many industrial fields. TeraSense  has fine-tuned with iLD support a solution based on this technology for Ceramic Tiles production on-line in-line and off-line.

Terahertz Screening as a Safe and Cost-Saving Alternative to X-Rays in Ceramic Tiles Industry. The TeraSense solution is composed of the Sub-THz source and TeraFAST camera (trasmissione images  @ 100 GHz). Terahertz Screening as a Safe and Cost-Saving Alternative to X-Rays in Ceramic Tiles Industry

Paper moisture measurements are critical throughout most stages of the paper making and converting process as manufacturers are constantly adjusting moisture to maintain the quality of their product. Additionally, online measurements of coating thickness are very important on webs during the manufacturing process allowing users to eliminate waste, reduce energy usage and produce quality products within specification 100% of the time.

Moisture in paper plays an important role in the printing and converting process as it can vary from 1-12% depending on the relative humidity and type of pulp and chemicals used. It is essential to control the moisture content of paper and keep it stable during the converting process as poor moisture control can have a negative effect resulting in curl, poor stability and out of specification product.

Types of coating applications:

Packaging Pressure
Sensitive Paper
Textiles Film
Substrates
Corrugated Copy
Piper Fiberglass
Webs
Water Soluble Films
Remoisturizing
Wax Coating Water / Solvent
Based Glue

Proof-of-concept equipment is under development to tackle the problem of measuring fiber orientation and density on the OSB mat before the press, which is expected to produce significant cost savings to the average OSB plant.

The production of OSB (Oriented Strand Board) involves converting a log into dried wafers, or “flakes”.  Flakes  are aligned on a forming line to generate a mat, which is pressed at high temperature with adhesives and pressure to form the boards themselves.

The structural strength properties are derived from the overall density of the board (the amount of flake used) and the orientation of the flakes in the two directions.

Technologies have been developed to measure density, including X-Ray and mechanical measurement techniques, but these measurement tools do not have the capability to measure the fibre orientation (or direction of the strands).

New and powerful Terahertz technology is expected to play an important role in sensing and imaging within the forest products industry as a result of its inherent safety, the transparency of wood at these frequencies, the resolution that is possible with the technology, and its sensitivity to internal fibre structure.

While there are many applications in the industry that could ultimately benefit from these capabilities, the OSB industry applications are the first target of research efforts presently under way.

Optimizes the cutting-time selection and reduces cost of failure. The coagulation sensor is part of the coagulation control technology that measures the impedance discontinuity in the transmission medium during milk coagulation, by means of submillimeter iLD sensor.

The results of the measurement can be made available in a plant information system, where this information can be used to find the causes of differences in optimum coagulation times.

Advantages: Optimises cutting-time selection; Reduces cost of failure; Safeguards coagulation speed; Decreases weight variation; Lowers moisture variation; Repeatable results; Easy to connect; Frees operator time

Reliable, repeatable and accurate coagulation control technology. Accurate replication of the cheese-maker’s selection of cutting-time. Takes processing effects like pH, milk age, cream content, changes in enzyme type, culture virulence and other parameters into consideration.

This smart device will be fixed onto the wall of the vat.  It gives valuable insight into the coagulation process, provides early warnings of deviations, optimizes the cutting time selection and significantly reduces the risk of failed batches.

By installing the MT snack food moisture sensor at the exit of the ovens, close to packaging, will allow the snack food time to stabilize while cooling. Ideally, a minute after the ovens.

The sensor should be installed several inches above the belt or screw conveyor so that a baker can continuously monitor the process and can control the moisture content either manually or automatically in the finished product.

If the snacks have gone through an oil spray, it is important to install the sensor at an angle to cut down any reflectance from the oil coating.

Our Team is very experienced with the requirements in the production of all types of foods. Our food moisture sensor calibrations, measurement wavelengths, algorithms and sensor optical requirements are pre-set at the factory.

On moisture analysis involving dried products, accuracies can be expected to be 0.1%. On higher moisture applications, accuracies can be expected to be 0.2 and 0.5%. Fat/oil measurement and protein accuracies are subject to application. The outputs can be adjusted to optimize PLC or recording requirements.

The Near-infrared  moisture sensor is considered by many as being the flag ship of MT’s IR Series of sensors. It has resulted in unmatched performance for tobacco moisture measurement and control within all levels of the tobacco industry.

Our long standing relationship with most tobacco processors confirms that our knowledge and experience is second to none. Our professional staff continues to develop products for the tobacco industry showing our commitment to the industry.

An international group manufacturing machines and complete plants for the Ceramics has been chosen a mOisTori sensing solution  to control,  in real-time,  the water percentage  in ceramic tiles,  before and after the Horizontal and the Vertical dries.

The iLD solution  permits a  precise evaluation of Moisture and can realize an adaptive auxiliary system to assist operator decrease  the cracks and breaks risk.

iLD analysis demonstrated that iLD calibration can predict the Moisture percentage  into many levels and the suitable feature selection contributes to increasing correct production rate.