Temperature monitoring of perishable and frozen foods has always been understood to be a critical part of managing food safety, eating quality and shelf life. In today’s food industry HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point) is the means by which food safety is managed and for perishable and frozen product, temperature is almost always a critical point for storage and transport.

Companies that prepare food for consumption by the either the public if they’re a restauarnt or QSR or by employees in the case of canteens, hospitals and prisons also understand that temperature monitoring for deep meat temperature and storage tempratures of prepared food are also critical.

In a busy kitchen environment temperature monitoring is too often left to junior staff or shift managers that are busy and all too often temperature is not recorded. Even the best places find blanks in their record sheets at days end and it’s not because staff are negligent but the choice between taking the time to write down seven or a dozen temperatures or serve that queue of customers standing at the counter is almost always predictably resolved! Because Data Acquisition Networks sends data routinely to a website where it is stored, taking critical temperatures can never be overlooked.

Temperature monitoring is critical in the food industry from ‘paddock to plate’ and if your company has appropriate processes in place there is nothing to fear and everything to gain from knowing there is an uncorruptable and routine data logger that can provide the information necessary to help you manage your food safety.

Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) not only has an excellent understanding of the food industry from ‘paddock to plate’ but also understands how to use data loggers to provide practical solutions.

In 2003 Dan was asked to develop data loggers to monitor the opening and closure of oyster harvest areas in estuaries. Data loggers provided by DAN have been in use ever since. The benefits of monitoring estuarine water quality continuously 24/7 do not just manifest in the ability to open and close an estuary and ensure food safety. Through correlating salinity readings with ‘meat’ quality DAN has been able to increase the time during which an estuary is open for oyster harvesting by 43%. 

This is just one example of where DAN has worked collaboratively with industry to the benefit of all involved.

  DATA LOGGERS WITH NEW EASY INSTALLATION  New wireless transmitters and receivers available from Data Acquisition Networks have a number of benefits for people wishing to use data loggers. 1.      Wireless units enable data loggers to be installed for a fraction of the cost. No ‘hard’ wiring is necessary and the wireless units can transmit up to 3km’s from the point at which data is collected to the DAN DM 01 command unit. 2.      Wireless units provide flexibility. When wireless units are linked to a DAN DM01 the various points at which data is captured can be varied. 3.      Multiple locations can be monitored through one DM01 unit. 4.      The DAN DM01 can be conveniently located near mains power thereby negating the need for alternative power such as solar, to be installed. Data Acquisition Networks is always keen to work collaboratively with its customers to provide the most cost effective and practical monitoring solution. Because the people at DAN have many years of practical industry experience they are able to assist their customer companies to gain competitive advantage.

Data loggers from Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) are made up of site hardware PLUS a hosted and managed website that enables customers to log on through a secure password and retrieve their data.

DAN data loggers

• are low cost
• provide secure access by authorised users only
• have been proven reliable over years of use
• provide instantaneous data to mobile phones
• provide instant graphical trending
• send alarms by SMS and email
• are easy to use
• can be solar powered
• offer a complete solution ready to deploy
• do not require software upgrades

New wireless transmitters and receivers available from Data Acquisition Networks have a number of benefits for people wishing to use data loggers.

1.Wireless units enable data loggers to be installed for a fraction of the cost. No ‘hard’ wiring is necessary and the wireless units can transmit up to 3km’s from the point at which data is collected to the DAN DM 01 command unit.

2.Wireless units provide flexibility. When wireless units are linked to a DAN DM01 data logger the various points at which data is captured can be varied.

3.Multiple locations can be monitored through one DM01 data logger.

4.The DAN DM01 data logger can be conveniently located near mains power thereby negating the need for alternative power such as solar, to be installed.

Managing and monitoring the discharge of commercial trade waste is now a priority in every responsible company whether they are large or small. Some companies discharge waste that contains high levels of fats and oils others discharge trade waste that is comparatively friendly to the environment.

Irrespective of which category they fall into, there is always a need to monitor and collect data. Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) has been supplying monitoring equipment for trade waste management systems since 2005.

Typically, these systems monitor the volume of trade waste discharge, send alarms and take ‘local action’ when allowable limits are approaching. When fitted to a trade waste management plant the DM01 supplied by Data Acquisition Networks constantly monitors the flow rate and the volume of trade waste discharge.

The system updates as often as the user requires, normally every 30 minutes and reports the average, maximum and the minimum for each measured variable. DAN systems send alarms to as many as 5 mobile phones and 5 email addresses when pre-determined alarm conditions are met (say 90% of the trade waste volume allowable has been reached) and if say 95% is reached within the cycle DM01 can switch on a pump that will divert the treated waste into a holding tank for discharge during a following cycle. Other alarm conditions can be set on any of the other measured variables.

Trade waste monitoring equipment supplied by Data Acquisition Networks has been designed to be reliable and secure. Data is stored on a website for easy access and for security so in the event a record is required to evidence exactly what happened then the DAN website provides data that cannot be tampered with or changed in any way.

The DAN website facilitates not only data security but also enables people with even moderate PC skills to set up and administer their trade waste monitoring system.

In every respect, DAN provides a holistic solution to trade waste monitoring. The DM01 unit collects the data and the website enables ease of use.