Will include the companies in a newly formed business focused on cargo-based solutions
September 2, 2016
Emerson announced it is extending its presence in cold chain management with the acquisitions of Locus Traxx and PakSense. Emerson said these investments in cargo solutions will allow it to provide consistent and safe control of food and other temperature-sensitive goods.
The system provides 24/7 remote monitoring of food assets and cold-storage equipment. The system is ideal for food manufacturing, processing, and storage facilities; research and testing laboratories; and restaurant and supermarket locations.
Organizing and understanding large data sets from facilities remains a challenge
May 24, 2016
As the cost of advanced sensors has decreased and the amount of computational power and data storage has increased, buildings have become data-rich environments, notes Navigant Research.
Helium Pulse brings smart sensing as a service to the enterprise
May 9, 2016
Helium, an Internet of Things (IoT) company, has announced the launch of its Helium Pulse™ monitoring and alerting application. Available for both web and mobile clients, Helium Pulse enables online monitoring and alerting of critical equipment such as refrigeration units.
Enables energy efficiency and monitoring services for the food and hospitality industry
April 18, 2016
Visible Energy Inc. has unveiled its Wi-Fi enabled energy monitoring “Cloudfridge” range for commercial refrigerators at the China Refrigeration 2016 exhibition. The product line is designed specifically for commercial refrigerators, enabling energy efficiency and monitoring services for the food and hospitality industry.
This remote monitoring system is an enhanced version of the Sentinel cloud-based system that provides 24/7 monitoring of unattended HVAC units, freezers, refrigerators, boilers, and chillers.
Monitors ac power in addition to temperature parameters
March 14, 2016
Emanate Wireless has announced the launch of the company’s newest solution, PowerPath Temp, a health care refrigeration monitoring device capable of identifying and providing advance notice of potential equipment failure.
This 17-inch touchscreen comes in a waterproof panel-mount enclosure and is best suited for use in wash-down environments, such as food processing, food and beverage plants, and other manufacturing or processing facilities that must withstand frequent water spray.
Automatic solution eliminates the cost of manual, inaccurate monitoring of refrigeration units
January 28, 2016
Zebra Technologies Corp. and Atmel® Corp. announced the demonstration of a smart refrigeration Internet of Things (IoT) reference design at NRF 2016 in New York City. The companies said the IoT reference design provides an easy-to-deploy, cloud-based temperature monitoring solution.
HACCP Manager Enterprise is a portable data-collecting hand-held device paired with Web-based software that allows the sharing of temperature records, checklists, and custom reports across an unlimited number of locations via a single hosted platform.