While fixed-location, on-line near-IR moisture sensors have been used for some time in several industries, a portable device lets you make spot checks in processes to see where problems are occurring.
There are many places in food and beverage processing where a handheld moisture sensor has distinct advantages over a fixed-mount continuous monitoring device, which is typically located at one point in the process. No doubt, a fixed-location sensor provides a window into the process at that particular monitoring location, but it can’t tell you what’s going on upstream or downstream in the process.