Roles
Quality assurance
Clear decisions when quality matters most.
Quality teams are responsible for protecting product safety, consistency, and compliance without slowing production. AQUALAB supports quality assurance and quality control teams with accurate, repeatable moisture measurements that help them release product faster and defend decisions with confidence.
Common challenges for quality teams
Inconsistent moisture readings
Different instruments, locations, or operators can produce conflicting results. When data does not agree, QA teams are forced to investigate instead of making clear release decisions.
Move with speed and safety
Production schedules demand speed, but quality decisions still need to be accurate and defensible. Slow or unreliable measurements can turn QA into a bottleneck.
Unclear release thresholds
Moisture content alone does not always reflect product safety or stability. Without clear moisture targets tied to performance, QA teams risk holding good product or releasing unstable batches.
Audit and compliance risk
QA teams must stand behind their data during audits and inspections. Measurements need to be traceable, repeatable, and trusted across teams and facilities.
Precision at every point.
AQUALAB provides fast, precise water activity measurements that reflect how moisture actually affects safety, shelf life, and product performance. Measurements are consistent across instruments and sites, helping QA teams align with Production and R&D around shared targets.
“With AQUALAB, we could reduce the moisture content and variation between foods, improving the production efficiency and quality while lowering energy consumption and waste.”
Dr. Vivian Allen,
Senior Research Scientist, Hostess Brands
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
Experience you can rely on
For more than 40 years, AQUALAB has helped quality 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 quality decisions.
Our work spans global manufacturing environments, regulatory frameworks, and product types, giving QA 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 quality 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 quality team make moisture management simpler, clearer, and more reliable.
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