TEWS Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG took over the moisture measurement system iScan from the Icelandic company Intelscan in April 2017. Through this merger, the company was able to expand its product range and position as a provider of density-independent moisture measurement systems.

“The outstanding thing about our technology is that we can measure the moisture and density of various materials independently," explained André Tews, Partner and Managing Director of TEWS Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG. "iScan was the only serious competitor from a technological point of view in some of our core markets, in particular in the area of food and feed. The takeover supplements our product portfolio very well." 

Olafur Helgi Jonsson, Director of the former parent company of Intelscan added: “The digital cross-linking of industrial production with intelligent information technology is becoming ever more important, and the requirements for highly exact moisture measurement are increasing around the world. Microwave technology, which is the main feature and key characteristic of our two measuring technologies, is becoming increasingly essential. I am pleased that TEWS will continue to develop the measuring principle and has the necessary distribution capacity to establish iScan around the world.”

With the new product line, TEWS Elektronik is taking over a measurement system, which supplements the existing resonance and transmission procedures with microwave reflection. The new measurement system, which in future will go by the name of MW-Scan, is already being used successfully across Europe in the feed and pet food industry.

“With the MW-Scan, we will be able to provide not only our premium measuring systems for certain applications but also a system that knows to impress through particularly simple functionality and fulfils the demands of the moisture testing irrespective of density,” explained André Tews.