The instrument measures moisture and temperature of minerals and building materials at depths up to 2 meters - simply by insertion. Digital readings are shown instantly.
The Microlance is flexible and can handle a wide range of materials and water contents.
Request InformationThe Microlance allows the user to rapidly and accurately measure the moisture content of hundreds of tons of material.
The Microlance’s robust and accurate “warhead” sensor can penetrate into large loads, which is particularly important as water usually settles in the most inaccessible lower parts of the bulk. The reading is made instantaneously, allowing large quantities of material to be rapidly tested.
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Tarmac used the Microlance as a cost-effective way of accurately determining moisture content in their older plants where moisture probes are not fitted.
There is always some moisture in quarried bulk materials. Tarmac’s plants have moisture probes built into the storage hopper that read the moisture directly. Tarmac used the Microlance as a cost-effective way of accurately determining moisture content in their older plants where moisture probes are not fitted.
User feedback was positive from the start. Tarmac technical supervisor Henry G Williams commented: "I have found Hydramotion to be most helpful, providing technical info as and when requested. The units themselves appear to be very robust, and we have not had one fail to date. They are simple and straightforward to use, and provided they are set up correctly give accurate results.”
The Microlance portable moisture meter is proving its worth for Australian quarrying firm Daracon Quarries.
Daracon Quarries needed a quick and accurate way of measuring the moisture content of bound pavement material (a blend of quarried aggregate and cement-like binding agents such as fly ash and lime).measuring moisture in quarry. The Microlance provided the solution.
“It saves us a lot of time,” commented Bob Murphy, Systems Coordinator for Daracon. “Prior to using the Microlance we had to use an oven or hotplate on site at the pugmill, or use a nuclear density/moisture gauge and then carry out confirmatory tests back at the laboratory. With the Microlance, we are able to ascertain immediately what the moisture content is of a particular product type.”
The Microlance played a vital part in the laying of basecourse materials for a 90-kilometre stretch of sealed, high-standard road in Western Australia.
The Microlance played a vital part in the laying of basecourse materials for a 90-kilometre stretch of sealed, high-standard road in Western Australia, linking the mining town of Karratha to the heart of the Millstream Chichester National Park. The Microlance was used to measure the moisture content of materials in the field, avoiding the need for time-consuming laboratory work.
The supply of base course materials presented a significant challenge for the project. Lateritic gravel had to be brought in from an area about 20 kilometres south of the project (outside the National Park), crushed rock had to be bought from a Karratha quarry and a crusher established at the Karratha end. The Microlance greatly sped up the checking of moisture levels in all these materials.
Team Leader Geoff Cocks said that as far as he knew it was the first time the technology has been used in road construction in Western Australia.
“It’s a big plus, because the moisture level has to be correct to ensure the efficient compaction of the road base, “Geoff commented. “Our on-site laboratory would normally take 24 hours to turn around the samples, but this device allows us to do that on the run so we can adjust the water being added by our stabilising machine and get on with the job.”
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