Temperature and Moisture Monitors

Universal Wireless Monitoring System
Lignomat LMS-KM

Multi-purpose monitoring and data logging system. Wireless sensors are available for Wood Moisture Content (MC), Wood Core Temperature, Air Temperature, EMC, Relative Humidity (RH) and Weight Scale.

Most Lumber operations use an open air area where lumber is stored on stickers to get dried while exposed to the elements. Several hundred bundles could be stored at such an Air Drying Yard.

From there those bundles are being selected to go in the kiln for drying to the desired final Moisture Content (MC).

It would be very desirable to know of the approximate MC of each Bundle when selecting a Load for the kiln, in order to select bundles that have approximately the same MC. With a wide range of MC in the kiln, the drying time for the bundles with low moisture content is increased due to the longer time required to dry the bundles with high moisture content. Efficiency can be increased by a large amount by having a narrow range of MC distribution within a Kiln Charge.

This can be accomplished by using the Wireless Probe System to measure the actual MC of the Bundles in the Air Drying Yard. Transmitters with Probes are placed in the bundles. The MC readings are picked up by receivers connected to a PC system with software to display and log MC readings. Operator can very easy select bundles for a kiln charge.

Wireless Monitoring System offers very economical monitoring and data logging of Air and Wood Core Temperatures for the purpose of Heat Treating lumber in places where kiln drying control systems are absent or incompatible with Lignomat controls.