US$ 858.00
ex. VAT, ex. delivery costs
PCE-WP24 is a wood moisture meter used to perform noninvasive, nondestructive moisture measurements of wood, timber and other construction or building materials. An ideal tool for assessing everything from lumber to floors and more, this moisture meter uses electromagnetic waves that penetrate approximately 50 mm / 1.96 inches to 60 mm / 2.36 inches deep (depending on substrate) to return a mean-value moisture content percentage.
- Moisture content measuring range: 4% ... 60% wood, 0% ... 10% building
materials
- Resolution: 0.1%
- Accuracy: ±0.7%
Timber industry is one of the leading branches in many countries and wood as material, in different shapes, is widely used for various applications. One of the main conditions for the production of high-quality products is the compliance with all the requirements during the processing and manufacturing process and application of the correct raw material. What is important here, it does not matter, whether it goes about paper or house, since both need wood to be produced. Wood itself is liked by many, since it is a pleasant to work with material, warm, natural and even quite resistant. Nevertheless, those who choose wood need to be ready for some challenges! 
Moisture should be measured in the raw material, since only after that it becomes clear whether it needs additional drying, or on the contrary, needs to be moisturized before the processing – a lot depends on the application. When it goes about industrial sphere, where different technological processes are used, the moisture meters are indispensable devices for the determination of the relative moisture in the material. When the total weight of the wood and the water/moisture part in this weight are known, the ration between these two values will indicate the relative moisture. Sometimes it is often compared with the absolutely dry sample of the same material to determine the level of moisture volume in the present material. Too much moisture is the wood, which is usually detected in the wood after being for a long time in water or immediately after being cut, rarely makes it appropriate for the processing. Even every person who has ever made a fire or tried to start the fire in the fireplace at home knows that wet wood pieces won’t give the desired flames and amount of warmth, but too much smoke. The moisture amount in the freshly-cut wood or wet wood may reach 40, 50 and even 60%. That is why the next stage is usually drying in the open air. Private users say, it should be stored for at least two years to become good material for the fireplace in winter. In the timber industry, wood is usually piled in the open air so that a certain amount of moisture present in the growing trees evaporated naturally. The moisture meter is applied for monitoring the changes in the moisture value and provides the operators with the information when the wood may be moved to another stage, for example, drying chamber, if the application requires absolutely dry wood. When it goes about wood products for heating purposes, then it is necessary in order to achieve the highest energy release level and the highest efficiency. In addition, the excessive moisture in the wood products (saw dust, chopped wood, whole stems) leads to development of many natural bacteria, fungus and insects which may be devastating. If this happens that, for example, the pieces of furniture or wood used in the construction, contain the elements and spores of the harmful substances, the product may decay over some time and lose its optical looks as well as functionality.