The new sensor will help customers in the tissue production industry reduce costs and simplify overall operations by providing a more robust measurement of both dry weight and moisture from a single sensor. Honeywell’s new Fiber Weight and Moisture Measurement halves the number of sensors needed to produce tissue – reducing complexity and cost – whilst making measurements less sensitive to environmental factors, such as temperature and head alignment. The sensor can also be retrofitted to replace older systems containing nuclear source betagauges, allowing customers to avoid the periodic source replacement costs associated with this legacy technology.“Our customers are constantly looking to improve the quality and efficiency of the tissue making process and the new sensor provides the means to do just that,” Brad Garnett, global leader of Honeywell Process Solutions’ paper business, told Nordic Paper Journal at a press meeting in Vienna.“Honeywell has been providing single-sided infrared systems to tissue manufacturers for many years, and we are pleased to bring this new technology to the wider tissue industry,” he added.