System and method for monitoring moisture content of products on a production line

A method for inspecting an operational quality of a production line, the method comprising:

• imaging a product on a production line conveyor belt using at least one imaging sensor, wherein the at least one imaging sensor is positioned at or following a product preparation station, to enable imaging of the product after said comestible products exits the product preparation station, and wherein the imaging sensor is operative at a wavelength in the range between about 8 μm-about 14 μm;
• measuring a thermal radiation, in at least one image obtained from the imaging;
• computing the moisture content of the product based on the measured thermal radiation;
• and
• determining, based on the computed moisture content an operational property of the production line.

A moisture content inspecting system comprising:

• a production line comprising a product preparation station;
• a first imaging sensor operative at a wavelength in the range between about 8 μm-about 14 μm, wherein the first imaging sensor is positioned at or following the product preparation station, wherein the first imaging sensor is configured image a product conveyed on a conveyor belt of the production line after exiting the product preparation station;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• measure a thermal radiation in at least one image obtained from the imaging,
• compute the moisture content of the product based on the measured thermal radiation, and
• determine based on the computed moisture content, an operational property of the production line.