The determination of moisture is often a critical component in manufacturing processes and quality assurance. Moisture analysis is applicable across a variety of industrial applications where precise moisture in percentage amounts is monitored as a specification, or the moisture content is highly controlled for product or material integrity. Moisture analysis is commonly used in:

• Agricultural and soil research
• Seed and grain research
• Biomass
• Chemical analysis
• Pharmaceuticals
• Cosmetics and beauty products
• Food and beverage
• Geological sciences
• Natural products and dietary supplements
• Petroleum products
• Pharmaceutical packaging
• Plastics and films
• Production mining
• Pulp and paper products

 
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, sometimes called NIRS, can detect the water content and activity in a wide range of materials, and over a large range of concentrations. ASD’s portable and at-line Vis/NIR systems are ideally suited for the real-time measurement of moisture with easy-to-use, non-destructive testing in just about any environment. Concentrations ranging from 0.01% and up can be accommodated by selection of the appropriate wavelength range, thus making ASD’s technology the ideal tool for accurate and flexible moisture analysis in raw and in-process materials, as well as finished product.

Save significant time and money!

• No sample prep
• Accurate results are real-time
• Rapid, non-destructive
• Measure where and when you need it
• Decrease out-of-spec product
• Improve overall product quality

Traditional laboratory methods such as loss on drying (LOD) require time consuming steps such as oven heating and dry time in a desiccator to determine the loss of weight. Even newer automated moisture analysis equipment still requires a few minutes of drying time to determine the drying curve. All of these techniques require sample prep, and upon completion of the procedure, the sample is destroyed.

Select one of the links below for more information about the ASD instrumentation used for non-destructive in-situ moisture analysis.