Applications of Hygrometers in the Food and Beverage Industry

Overview

The food and beverage industry encompasses everything from growing and processing raw ingredients to serving prepared meals and drinks to consumers. It includes companies involved in production, packaging, and distribution, encompassing fresh, packaged, and alcoholic/non-alcoholic options. This vast and diverse industry plays a crucial role in meeting our basic needs, employing a significant portion of the global workforce.

Depending on specific features and functions, GAO Tek’s hygrometers are sometimes referred to as hygrodeiks, psychrometers, hygroscopes, humidity gauges, moisture meters, humidistats and relative humidity sensors.

Furthermore, GAO Tek’s hygrometers are further grouped into:

alarm-enabled, auto power off, compact small-scale, data logging, dew point, high-precision, USB connectivity, indoor, industrial, multi-function, and wireless.

GAO Tek’s hygrometers have the following applications in the food and beverage industry:

Maintaining Optimal Storage Conditions: GAO’s hygrometers monitor and control humidity in storage areas to prevent spoilage, mold, and quality loss in food and beverages.
Ensuring Consistent Product Quality: GAO Tek’s hygrometers are crucial in processes like baking, candy making, and coffee roasting by monitoring humidity for consistent product quality and taste.
Preventing Powder Caking and Clumping: Our hygrometers control humidity where dry ingredients like flour, sugar, and spices are stored to prevent caking, clumping, and handling difficulties.
Optimizing Drying Processes: GAO’s hygrometers ensure optimal drying conditions in processes like dehydrating fruits or producing cured meats, preventing over-drying or under-drying that affects quality and safety.
Monitoring Fermentation Processes: GAO Tek’s hygrometers monitor and maintain ideal humidity levels for successful fermentation in beer, bread, yogurt, and other fermented products.
Controlling Air Conditioning Systems: Our hygrometers integrated with building automation systems control air conditioning in food processing and storage facilities, maintaining optimal temperature and humidity.

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Systems In The Food And Beverage Industry Utilizing Hygrometers

Here are some popular systems in the food and beverage industry using hygrometers:

Storage Room Climate Control:

Hygrometers monitor and maintain optimal humidity levels to prevent spoilage, mold growth, and quality loss in various food and beverage items.

Baking and Confectionery Process Control:

Hygrometers ensure consistent humidity levels during processes like baking, candy making, and coffee roasting, leading to consistent product quality and taste.

Dry Ingredient Handling:

Hygrometers control humidity in areas where dry ingredients like flour, sugar, and spices are stored and processed to prevent caking, clumping, and difficulties in handling.

Food Drying Optimization:

Hygrometers play a vital role in drying processes like dehydrating fruits and vegetables, and producing cured meats and cheeses, ensuring optimal drying conditions to prevent over-drying or under-drying, which can impact quality and safety.

Fermentation Process Monitoring:

Hygrometers monitor and maintain ideal humidity levels for successful fermentation in beer, bread, yogurt, and other fermented products.

Building Automation Integration:

Hygrometers can be integrated with building automation systems to control air conditioning units in food processing and storage facilities, maintaining optimal temperature and humidity throughout.

GAO Tek’s targeted markets are North America, particularly the U.S. and Canada.

Complying With Government Regulations

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our customers comply with the U.S. government regulations such as:

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Rules
Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) for Food
Standards of Identity and Quality for Specific Food Products
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Regulations
Food Labeling Regulations
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) Regulations
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) Regulations
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) Regulations

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our customers comply with Canadian government regulations such as:

Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) – Commodity Standards
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Guidance Documents
Food Labelling Regulations
Health Canada – Food Additives and Contaminants
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards
Provincial Food Safety Regulations

National Building Code of Canada (NBC) – Part 9: Health and Safety

Case Studies Of Hygrometers In The Food And Beverage Industry

Hygrometers are sometimes called hygrodeiks, psychrometers, hygroscopics, humidity gauges, moisture meters, humidistats, and relative humidity sensors.

Here are some practical examples of using hygrometers in the food and beverage industry:

In the Northeast region of the US, nestled in the heart of Vermont’s maple syrup country, Maple Brook Farms has been producing high-quality maple syrup for generations. Boston Harbor Baking Company, a renowned bakery known for its artisan bread, encountered issues with inconsistent bread texture and rapid staling. They suspected that uncontrolled humidity in their production areas might be the culprit.

In the Midwest region of the US, Acme Bakery, a family-owned bakery in Chicago, struggled with inconsistent cookie quality. Their cookies would sometimes come out dry and crumbly, while other times they were soft and lacked the desired crispness. Sunnydale Farms, a dairy farm in Madison, Wisconsin, faced challenges with cheese quality during the aging process.

In the South region of the US, Acme Granola Company, a popular manufacturer in Atlanta, Georgia, faced challenges with inconsistent product quality. Their granola bars sometimes became soft and clumpy, while others were crumbly and dry. Bayou Brew Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee roaster in New Orleans, Louisiana, prided themselves on offering freshly roasted beans with the most flavourful profiles.

In the West region of the US, Acme Granola, a popular granola bar producer in San Diego, California, faced challenges with inconsistent product quality. Their clusters sometimes became too soft or hard due to fluctuations in humidity during storage. Cascadian Fresh, a renowned producer of organic dried fruits and vegetables in Portland, Oregon, encountered issues with mold growth during the drying process.

In Canada, Maple Grove Bakery, a family-owned bakery in Ontario, Canada, was experiencing inconsistent quality in its artisan bread. Loaves were sometimes coming out dry and crumbly, while others were dense and undercooked. Cascadia Produce, a leading fruit producer in British Columbia, Canada, was facing issues with mold growth during the storage of their dried fruit products.

GAO RFID Inc. RFID HARDWARE, a sister company of GAO Tek Inc., is ranked as a top 10 RFID supplier in the world. Its RFID, BLE, and IoT products have also been widely used in the food and beverage industry. Articles about related industries are given below:

Food and beverage manufacturing

Agriculture Forestry Fisheries

Use Of Hygrometers With Leading Software And Cloud Services In The Food And Beverage Industry

GAO Tek has used or has facilitated its customers to use GAO’s hygrometers with some of the leading software and cloud services in their applications. Examples of such leading software and cloud services include:

Emerson Automation Solutions
Siemens AG
Honeywell International Inc.
Rockwell Automation Inc.
Schneider Electric SE
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Endress+Hauser AG
Cloudleaf, Inc.

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Meeting Customers’ Demands

Large Choice of Products

In order to satisfy the diversified needs of their corporate customers, GAO Tek Inc. and its sister company GAO RFID Inc. together offer a wide choice of testing and measurement devices, network products, RFID, BLE, IoT, and drones.

Fast Delivery

To shorten the delivery to our customers, GAO has maintained a large stock of its products and can ship overnight within the continental U.S. and Canada from the nearest warehouse.

Local to Our Customers

We are located in both the U.S. and Canada. We travel to customers’ premises if necessary. Hence, we provide very strong local support to our customers in North America, particularly the U.S. and Canada.

Furthermore, we have built partnerships with some integrators, consulting firms, and other service providers in different cities to further strengthen our services. Here are some of the service providers in the food and beverage industry, we have worked with to serve our joint customers:

SAP America
Accenture
Rockwell Automation
Schneider Electric
AVEVA
Syspro USA
Infor
Oracle Corporation
IQMS
RSM US LLP
CGI Inc.
EY Canada
Manitoba Technology Centre (MTC)
Stelfox Consulting Group Inc.
Worximity Technologies Inc.

GAO has Many Customers in the Food and Beverage Industry

The products from both GAO Tek Inc. and GAO RFID Inc. have been widely used in the food and beverage industry by many customers, including some leading companies. Here is more information on applications of GAO RFID Inc.’s products in the food and beverage industry. Articles about related industries are given below:

Food and beverage manufacturing

Agriculture Forestry Fisheries

Here are some of GAO Tek’s customers in the food and beverage industry: