In the 1970s, with the introduction of our Model 778, Wagner Electronics revolutionized the industry with the first generation of electrical field-based in-kiln moisture measurement systems. Ruggedly designed and easy-to-use, Wagner has continued to refine and update this basic and proven design concept with the launch of our current Model MC4000.
The MC4000 can stand alone as a valuable, automatic in-kiln moisture measurement system, or can be interfaced with computerized kiln control system software packages, providing the kiln operator with an accurate moisture measurement and monitoring tool to afford more control over the kiln drying operation.
A typical MC4000 system consists of:
The MC4000 software application offers a real-time view of the MC for each sensing zone and provides an MC trend graph of all of the sensors during the drying schedule. Additionally, the MC4000 software allows the user to set up, for each new charge, an MC average shutdown or alert set point for the charge. When the average MC of a kiln’s Sending Units’ (moisture sensing zones) measurements reaches the set-point, a relay output activation will occur that can trigger an alert notification signal to annunciator panels or a shutdown command to kiln control system hardware.