Molecular bonds, such as O-H in water and C-H in organics, absorb infrared light (NIR) at specific wavelengths. The amount of NIR reflected energy at a given wavelength is inversely proportional to the quantity of absorbing molecules within a molecular bond. The NIR technique is non-destructive, non-contacting and provides instant measurements. 

The IR-3000 utilizes several wavelengths of Near Infrared Light (NIR), which are projected on the product at a very high frequency. The reflective light is then measured using a digitally enhanced detection system, which analyzes the data several thousand times per second. A powerful embedded PC is used to process, store and display the required data with accuracy ten times more stable than other conventional sensors. The result is a measurement far more accurate than any sensors currently available.