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Sono moisture measurement method for cost savings

Considerable cost savings can be achieved in the manufacture of concrete, sand-lime and clay blocks when using a novel moisture measurement method that works. According to the supplier, product quality can be improved significantly if the water content of recipes for block production can be kept stable in the long term, with a variation of only ± 2 l/m³, by using radar-based aggregate moisture probes.

When producing blocks, however, the only parameter that is routinely measured is the moisture content of sand. It should be noted, though, that a basic water content deviation of up to ± 2 l/m³...

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