Omega In-Line Moisture Measurement System

The new Omega 1100 series has arrived: more powerful, more accurate and more user friendly than any other in-line moisture measurement system in the world.  Ruggedly designed for your mill or wood products manufacturing operation, Omega is an invaluable tool for improving your kiln drying operation and moisture quality control.

Combine an Omega system with Wagner Meters' powerful KATview software to achieve the ultimate in lumber moisture management: ?
 

• Large Display Terminal – easily viewed from across the room, the new large display terminal will allow quick and easy monitoring from multiple vantage points.
• Settings – you will be able to see your settings both at the computer and on the Omega console, such as: avg/peak, chain speed, any alarm setting and MC for marker.
• Run (or batch) reports- these you can also see both at the computer and on the Omega console and can be viewed by anyone tied to the LAN network.
• Unit (or pack) reports coupled with Kiln charge reports- the data in these reports can be sorted by date, kiln, or lumber product.
• Trend reports and Color Graphing- Trend and graph your kiln performance over time to maximize your lumber drying quality control.
• Kiln view screen- shows where wood is not being dried properly in the kiln so adjustments can be made to improve kiln drying performance and decrease time in the kiln.
• Density Compensation – using a proprietary algorithm, Wagner Meters has developed a revolutionary density compensation method that significantly improves the accuracy of measuring moisture in lumber. The Omega 1100 utilizes this sophisticated density compensation method to provide accuracy not found in any other moisture measurement system.

The Omega In-Line Moisture Measurement System features an industrially hardened, touch screen user interface. This LCD design is resistant to moisture, dust and other harsh elements in your demanding environment. An easy to navigate menu not only allows for easy set-up and configuration of your system, but also makes the checking and adjustment of sensor calibration from the Omega console convenient, with just a few simple pushes of a button.

Looking inside Omega weather resistant cabinet, you'll find the rugged, industry standard input/output modules that are convenient for wiring and easy to replace. You'll also find a compact stack board design that is the core of Omega extraordinary flexibility. This PC-104 design has been proven reliable in critical defense and aeronautical applications. Omega features a built-in web server, an interface to your local area network, and a standard dial-up modem.

Omega's powerful built-in web server allows you to change many of Omega's settings using a standard web browser from your office PC. One of the featured web pages is a built in batch or run report that includes a moisture content histogram. This report comes standard with even the most basic Omega system, and can be conveniently printed from your computer. This interface also provides for the quick set-up and configuration changes of your Omega system. An easy, one-time set-up and calibration for your different wood products is now a snap.

The newest in a long-line of proven systems, Omega continues Wagner Meters' legacy of providing the all-important moisture measurement, data analysis tools that are now so critical for today's modern wood products operations.