Hard Pet Food Moisture
Maintaining Quality
Hard pet foods, including top-selling products like dry dog food, contain animal, plant proteins, fat, fiber sources, grains, and more. Maintaining the proper hard pet food moisture levels throughout the production process minimizes waste and maximizes product quality. A product that is too moist can result in unwanted bacteria growth; a product that’s too dry creates a loss of nutrients. This could also have an adverse effect on the health of your pet. Your pet may not eat due to the hard pet food/ dry pet food having unideal levels of moisture.
These scenarios result in a sub-par product and potential losses for the manufacturer. Ensuring the optimal moisture content in pet food during production ensures the safety of pets. The drier the food, the better it is for pets.
Calculate Potential ROI
Moisture meters play a vital role in ensuring the moisture content of hard pet food is within the optimal levels. Advanced near-infrared moisture control devices from MoistTech provide accurate and reliable measurements, allowing pet food manufacturers to closely monitor and control the moisture content during the production process. Maintaining the proper moisture content is essential for the quality, texture, and shelf life of hard pet food. By investing in MoistTech’s moisture meters, pet food manufacturers can achieve consistent and high-quality products that meet the nutritional needs of pets while maximizing shelf life and reducing the risk of spoilage. This ensures that pet owners can provide their beloved companions with safe and nutritious hard pet food.
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- Ideal Kibble moisture is 10% (most widely used)
- Semi-moist 60-65% (most expensive typically)
- Wet pet food 75-78% (usually for older pets)
non-contact
Our equipment never comes into contact with the product, allowing for less waste
zero drift
Our sensors are guaranteed not to drift over time – which saves time and money
closed loop
Create a closed-loop process by tying a moisture sensor into your PLC. Full control over the line!
no recalibrations
We’ve mastered the art of moisture sensors – your unit will never need to be recalibrated for the same product twice!
Our Moisture Meters Present the Solution You Need
Being reliable and accurate, our moisture meters enable manufacturers to control moisture levels in the production process. With accurate readings, you can remove excess moisture to reduce the chances of bacteria developing in the hard pet food.
Our on-line meters can also be used to monitor protein and fat levels contained in the food. This allows for the creation of healthy and high-quality food products for your pet so that your pet gets to eat food with low hard pet food moisture levels and great nutritional value.
MoistTech has studied moisture and its applications in manufacturing for over 40 years. That’s why we’re confident our moisture analyzers are a step above the rest. We’re constantly working to develop the latest, most advanced moisture testing technology—which is how the IR-3000 came about.
Installation Points
Efficiency is a top-of-the-line priority for manufacturers, and the dryer can drain a lot of efficiency. Measuring the moisture before and after the dryer allows the user to optimize the dryer settings to save time and money. Efficiently controlling the dryer within the facility can drastically change productivity levels.
Contact
MoistTech offers service and support worldwide for our moisture measurement sensors. We’d be delighted to connect you with a representative in your area – just contact us today for more information
Understand the Process
Once the sensor is in place, you can use an external display or PC to display real-time moisture levels. Because our NIR technology can store up to 50 calibration readings in a single sensor, it can conveniently be used on many types of applications.