Roles
Production
Stability and throughput you can rely on every shift.
Production teams are responsible for keeping lines running efficiently while delivering consistent quality, even as conditions change. AQUALAB supports production managers and operators with fast, reliable moisture measurements that remove guesswork and help stabilize processes from batch to batch.
Common challenges for production teams.
Unstable moisture endpoints
Environmental swings, ingredient variability, and equipment differences make it difficult to know when a product is truly at its target. Unclear endpoints lead to over drying, under drying, rework, and lost yield.
Inconsistent results across shifts and sites
Different operators, tools, or locations can produce conflicting readings. When data does not align, production slows while teams investigate instead of moving product forward.
Dependence on operator experience
High turnover and manual judgment make consistency hard to sustain. When knowledge lives with individuals instead of data, performance varies shift to shift.
Precision that keeps production moving.
AQUALAB helps production teams replace guesswork with clear, measurable moisture control. Fast, accurate water activity measurements provide dependable endpoints that reflect how moisture actually affects product performance. Consistent data across instruments and facilities helps production align with QA and R&D around shared targets.
With moisture verification delivered in minutes, production teams can make adjustments quickly, shorten cycles, and keep lines running smoothly.
“Removing the human element and having data collected in real time will allow us to gain, we believe, those points of yield and maximize consistency, which maximizes yield, which maximizes the quality of the product.”
Tillamook Country Smoker
Zach Robertson, Chief Technical Officer.
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
Experience you can rely on
For more than 40 years, AQUALAB has helped production teams around the world manage moisture with clarity and consistency. Today, more than 90 of the world’s top food and pharmaceutical companies rely on AQUALAB instruments and expertise to support daily production decisions.
Our work spans global manufacturing environments, regulatory frameworks, and product types, giving production teams a trusted scientific foundation they can defend.
Lab services support
When questions go beyond routine testing, AQUALAB Lab Services provide expert moisture analysis to help diagnose issues, validate results, and uncover root causes.
Explore lab servicesWater activity meters
AQUALAB instruments deliver fast, accurate, and repeatable water activity measurements designed for daily production verification.
AQUALAB 4TE
Fast. Precise. Economical. Meet the renowned instrument that brought water activity to the business world.
- aw in <5 min
- Highly compliant + compatible
- Secure data storage
AQUALAB 3
Lightning-fast total moisture analysis to tighten process control and boost quality.
- MC + aw in one
- Results in 60 seconds
- For the lab or the line
Lab services
Precision lab testing services to confirm quality, consistency, and compliance.
- Accurate results
- Fast turnaround
- Industry standards
Knowledge base
Explore resources, application notes, and expert guidance to help your production team make moisture management simpler, clearer, and more reliable.
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