FMD Humidity detector for paper
to measure absolute humidity of wood, building materials and paper, automatic
temperature compensation, internal memory, interface and software.

The FMD humidity detector for paper functions with a microprocessor. This humidity detector is used to determine absolute humidity of both paper and building materials. The FMD humidity detector has an electrode which can be insterted into or placed on the material to be measured. 
The FMD humidity detector corrects real percentages of humidity values according to the pre-selected material and the temperature (absolute humidity). The calibartion curves for many different paper types that can be found in the humidity detector are unique. Users will be able to program ten additional calibration curves in the humidity detector memory.
The FMD humidity detector has a storage capacity of 75 protocols with 1000 different measuring values. Each protocol includes some indications about the material and a statistic summary containing the reliability range (clock with time and date). With the help of the software, stored  data can be transferred to a computer for later revisions.
The FMD humidity detector can be connected to an external temperature sensor to perform corrections of temperature and to determine the moisture content of paper. The FMD is designed for professionals in order to perform quality controls of humidity in different types of wood, paper and building materials to store them for later valuations in the computer.

- High accuracy
- Characteristic curves AS / NZS 1080.1
- Adjustable characteristic values of wood.
- Adjustable characteristic values of every material
- Adjustable characteristic paper values

- Auto-programmable characteristic curves (users can introduce these characteristic curves in the in the FMD humidity detector memory)
-  Automatic temperature correction connected to a temperature sensor.
- Detector of resistance humidity
- Adjustable auto shut-off
- Diverse humidity probes can be attached to the detector
- Additional calibration block
- Clock (time and date)
- Statistics functions
- Languages (German, English, French)
- Indicator with different attachments
- Data can be transferred to a PC

View / Print user's manual of the FMD
humidity detector

 FMD humidity detector

Characteristic curves of the material / Temperature compensation

With the FMD humidity detector of paper it is possible to determine the real moisture content with high accuracy by introducing the corresponding characteristic value of every material (for the characteristic curve of the stored material) in the detector. Some charts with more than 500 characteristic values for wood, building materials and paper will be included in the delivery.
Temperature must be taken into consideration. As the temperature of the material influences its electric power capacity (and also its humidity), a temperature compensation has to be carried out. It can be adjusted in the detector with 1°C intervals (manual compensation).

Below you will see an extract of the characteristic curves in alphabetical order of all the most important wood types (they are stored in the humidity detector). We can also send another list with more wood types:

Softwood
- Fir
- Canadian Fir (east, west)
- Agathis (heavy, light)
- Alcere
- Alerce (European, Japanese, Russian)
- Alerce (American, East, West)
- Red Cedar
- Douglasie (heavy, light)
- Mañio
- Pine (European, Nordic)
- Pine (light, heavy, Caribbean, American)
- Pine (European, Nordic, Kern, Spint)
- Pine (French)
- Pine Parana
- Pine Radiata
- Pine Sitka
- Pine Sugar
- Pine Weymouth
- Yellowwood
- Redwood (Californian, heavy, light)
- Sugi

Building materials
- Papier-mâché
- Concrete (200 kg/m³)
- Concrete (350 kg/m³)
- Concrete (500 kg/m³)
- Gas concrete
- Bricks
- Lime mortar
- MDF
- Floor (anhydrite)
- Floor of cement (Arduparid)
- Floor of cement mortar (1 : 3)
- Floor (Elastizell)
- Floor gypsum
- Lime-stone
- Asbestos - cement
- Asphalt fiber
- Gypsum
- Gypsum (synthetic)


Paper / cardboard / carton
- Assi
- Bilerud
- Paper (in general) 
- Kraft paper (150 g/m²)
- Kraft paper (440 g/m²)
- SC paper (150 g/m²)
- PWA ...

Attention: All the characteristic curves of the different materials of this column and the adjoining one are stored inside the humidity detector FMD. They can be displayed by introducing the corresponding gross densities. A chart with all the materials and wood types will be included in the delivery. You can program the meter to cover all your needs, especially the ones related to manufactures of papers with specific hygroscopic  characteristic.
The meter will be an irreplaceable tool for measuring compound (adhesion / joining materials)


To take into account:
The measuring values will be higher in chips or knots. On the contrary, if measurements are taken on breaks, the humidity value will be lower in relation to the real humidity value (absolute humidity).
In both cases, you should measure near the area which is going to be measured and use the mean value.

Fiber direction:
The result will not be affected if measurement is taken either in the fiber direction or against fiber direction.

Deciduous wood
- Abachi
- Abarco
- Birch (European)
- Abura
- Afrormosia
- Poplar
- Alone
- Amburana
- Avodire
- Baboen
- Balsa
- Bilinga
- Bodo
- Bomanga
- Bonkonko
- Bosse
- Mahogany (Bassam, Honduras, sapeli, sipo, tiama)
- Chestnut (noble)
- Cherry-tree (European, American)
- Cedar
- Poplar
- Keruing (light, heavy)
- Dabema
- Danta
- Dibetou
- Durian
- Essessang
- Framire
- Freijo
- Ash (European)
- Fuma
- Beech (European, vaporized, non-vaporized)
- Igaganga
- Ilomba
- Iroko
- Jelutong
- Kapur
- Kosipo
- Krappa
- Kwarie
- Lauan (red)
- Limba
- Makore
- Mansonia
- Matakki
- Matoa
- Mengkulang
- Meranti (dark red, light red)
- Movingui
- Muninga
- Niangon
- Walnut (European, American)
- Satin walnut
- Oega
- Elm
- Okoume
- Padouk (African)
- Pear tree
- Peroba
- Peroba (pink)
- Banana tree
- Possentrie
- Ramin
- Oak (European, light, heavy, American,
            white, red, Japanese)
- Tasmanian Oak
- Willow
- Sapupira
- Sen
- Sepetir
- Seraya (red, white)
- Soemaroepa
- Tabaca
- Tchitola
- Teca
- Lime tree
- Tola branca
- Wane
- Yang

The software for FMD humidity detector of paper is included in the delivery. It is a professional software for programming the device and for analysing data on computers. It also allows the user to adjust the device's parameters via a computer.
Data can be exported to other programmes such as MS Excel by means of a data cable included in the delivery.
Users will have to establish a communication port from the computer to the detector. Once this communication port has been adjusted, you can use this program without any problems.
This program has been developed for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000 and ME. It can work with any standard printer.
Files can be stored in networking stations or shared working stations.

Software of the FMD humidity detector (included in the delivery)

Delivery contents
FMD humidity detector for paper, software, data cable, 3 batteries, housing, user's manual and instructions to measure humidity.

Additional (suitable electrodes for the humidity detector should be ordered)
  - Diverse special humidity probes (for surfaces without damaging the material, driving-in probes and pins for conglomerates, walls, wood,...)
  - Calibration block
  - External temperature sensor (it is required for automatic temperature compensation)

Standard driving-in sensor

For wood and building materials
 (with short non-isolated pins  / isolated long pins)

Pile driver electrode

Higher penetration strength for both hard wood and hard building materials (it can be hammered)

Universal probe holder

It is used to hook up all the special sensors: head sensors for surfaces (to measure without causing damages in the material), surface sensors with short and extra-long pins ...

Head sensor for surfaces

It is hooked up with both plugs to the universal probe holder / humidity is measured in the black measuring surface / this contact sensor works without causing any damages in the material / It is specially suited for measuring humidity on printed wall-papers, plastics, valuable woods and other building materials where it is important to measure without causing any damage.

Surface humidity sensor with 4 x 1,5 mm pins

It is hooked up with both pins to the universal probe holder. Humidity is measured with 4 x 1,5 mm length pins on a rounded metal surface divided into two parts. It is especially suited for measuring the moisture content of cork, rubber, soft building materials and roof insulators.

Humidity sensor with 4 x 17 mm pins

It is hooked up up with both pins to the universal probe holder. Humidity is measured with 4 x 17 mm length pins / it is specially suited for gypsum, cement walls, pavements, lime-stones, materials for junctures, isolation materials, panels ...

Humidity sensor with extra-long pins

It is hooked up with both plugs to the universal probe holder / humidity is measured by ends of the two pins / it is specially suited for great diameter woods, beams, timber planks as well as for diverse insulation materials and fibre or for light building foam materials uch as foams.

Temperature sensor

The humidity detector for building materials has an automatic temperature compensation by connecting the temperature sensor to the main unit.

Equipment to measure humidity in concrete

To accurately measure humidity in diverse concrete depths.

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