AquScan is designed to be a simple installation.

It uses a robust sensor head - manufactured from 6 mm solid steel plate. No electronics is located in the sensor head. The sensor head is mounted 30 mm below the moving board.

A key feature of AquScan is the design where the electronics is mounted safely away from the path of moving boards travelling at high speed.

 

Electronic Measuring Unit

This unit converts the moisture reading to a data signal. Low frequencies are employed to minimise the effect of density variation on moisture content.

Individual moisture measurements are taken extremely fast, allowing for greater accuracy. The data is send from the Measuring unit to a computer via RS 422 digital communication.

Transversal or longitinal installations are available.  With transversal  configuration boards move crosswise over the sensor heads.

A maximum of six measuring heads can be installed. With longitudinal configuration boards move lengthwise over the sensor head.

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Sorting

Typically two or three in-jets are used.
Boards not conforming to specification are marked.

Moisture content data files (typically indexed per charge no) is saved on the PC where the moisture content distribution, average moisture content and standard deviation is calculated.

 

Key features

  • Robust sensor head
  • Very accurate, typically within 1%
  • Simplified installation
  • Low maintenance
  • Reporting and sorting capabilities
  • Can be Integrated with Dryzone in-kiln system
  • Tested by NZ research organization

Reporting

AquScan Software has powerful reporting capabilities.

The following features are available:

 

Batch Reporting

The statistical information is presented per batch (defined by the user).

Average, Standard deviation, % wets, % overdried are calculated.

Reporting of all boards processed between  two dates
eg. from 19/02/2010 to 28/02/2010

In this mode all the data integrated and the final moisture statistics calculated.

Running Average Reports

The moisture data  ( Average, Standard deviation, % wets, % overdried) is calculated over time window of 30 minutes (or user defined).

This information is specifically valuable to track the dry kilns ability to achieve consistency and controlling the end point of drying. Because the data is broken down into a smaller window we can track how the average MC, STD % overdry  is changing.

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