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Automatic moisture control using microwave moisture sensors accurately measures moisture levels in aggregates to dynamically adjust water and aggregate batching targets. This eliminates guesswork, reduces waste, improves consistency and quality, and maintains proper mix designs. Hydronix is recommended due to their experience and durable probes calibrated for easy replacement and support.

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Why Hydro Nix

Automatic moisture control using microwave moisture sensors accurately measures moisture levels in aggregates to dynamically adjust water and aggregate batching targets. This eliminates guesswork, reduces waste, improves consistency and quality, and maintains proper mix designs. Hydronix is recommended due to their experience and durable probes calibrated for easy replacement and support.

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Batch and Dispatch Automation

for Concrete Plants


www.MPAQ.com (888)672-0349
Info Sheet

Why use automatic moisture control?


Youve worked hard to optimize your mix designs and
your TouchBatch system will take care of weighing up
materials accurately. But if youre still guesstimating
aggregate moisture percentages, you may be seriously
throwing off the proportions in your mixes.
Consider the following facts:
Moisture contained in aggregates can represent as much
as 2/3 of the water target in the mix design. If this moisture is not properly accounted for, it will affect
both the water and the dry aggregate targets. Your original mix design is altered and factors such as
water/cement ratio,
yield and slump
can all be compromised.

Moisture variations in aggregates are difficult to evaluate


because they depend on so many factors. For example,
aggregate moisture tends to accumulate towards the bottom of a bin; as a result, even within the same batch the
moisture in the aggregates may change rapidly as the
material flows from the bin into the scale hopper.
A microwave moisture sensor will accurately measure
the moisture levels in your aggregates. By eliminating
the guesswork, you will be able to:
Automatically adjust the water and the aggregate targets to compensate for water present
in the aggregates.
Reduce material wastage due to dry-up
batches.
Improve the quality and consistency of your
products for increased customer satisfaction.

Hydroprobe-II, for sand


and aggregate bins.

Moisture probes and batch software


The TouchBatch system dynamically adjusts both the aggregates and
water targets to compensate for the moisture in the aggregates
Bin probes measure moisture levels as materials flow
from bins or conveyors. Mixer probes will measure moisture levels directly in the concrete mix. A Hydronix probe
will take 25 readings per second as the material flows
over or around the probe. These measurements (readings) are then fed back to the
TouchBatch control system in real time.
As the aggregates are being weighed during
a batch or as the concrete is being mixed in
a mixer, our software dynamically adjusts
both the water and aggregates targets to
compensate for the moisture in the aggregates. This continuous re-adjustment of the
targets maintains correct proportioning and
accurate weighing of the materials.

The result is consistent concrete at any time of the day


regardless of weather conditions. The TouchBatch will
then log both the water present in the aggregates and
the actual water batched for quality control reporting.
Of all aggregates, sand traps by far the
most water and the sand bin is the first
logical choice for a moisture probe. The
sand's moisture will typically account
for most of the aggregates' water content. However, especially when producing architectural concrete with
aggregates of different colors, your
plant should ideally have moisture
probes in all fine aggregate bins.

Hydro-mix VII, for


concrete mixers

Batch and Dispatch Automation


for Concrete Plants
www.MPAQ.com (888)672-0349

Why Hydronix?
We recommend Hydronix based on our more than 22
years experience with various moisture probe suppliers.
Hydronix was the first company to develop a microwave
moisture sensor for the concrete industry and to this day
remains the world leader in moisture sensing technology.
They are regarded by our clients as the best choice because of the quality and durability of their products.
Manufactured of cast stainless steel and with an alumina
ceramic faceplate, Hydronix sensors are built to last
(over 10 years in many cases). They can be installed in a
variety of locations where there is flow of material and
each sensor is calibrated at the factory with identical parameters, ensuring that sensors can be easily replaced
without the need for re-calibration.
The latest Hydronix probes offer a new digital filtering
feature. When combined with the normal analog filtering,
sophisticated software logic produces a linear and clean
output measurement, even in difficult cases.

Hydro-Probe-II, clamp
ring and mounting

Support
We understand the conditions of concrete production and
the level of urgency when support is needed. Once you
rely on automatic moisture measurement its hard to go
back to guessing the moisture of the aggregates for each
batch. When you call us for support we have knowledgeable technicians to assist you, to troubleshoot the hardware and software involved and if the sensor is
suspected, take care of logistics to provide a quick replacement. We work as a team with Hydronix to provide
you with the training and assistance you need to take full
advantage of you moisture sensor. The combined support of MPAQ and Hydronix is hard to beat!

Hydronix warranty
The two-year standard Hydronix warranty provides for
immediate replacements and can be optionally extended
to four years. All repairs have a minimum 6 month warranty reflecting Hydronix confidence in their products.

Hydro-Probe-II,
typical mounting
locations.

Hydro-Mix-VII, clamp ring


and replaceable ceramic
element.

Hydro-Mix-VII, typical
mounting locations.

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