TEMPERATURE MONITORING

The DAN DM01 temperature monitoring unit has been developed to be able to capture data from sites where there are multiple points for temperature data collection. The unit can be set up to collect data wirelessly or be hard-wired, it really depends upon the layout of the site and what is therefore the most economical or preferred method.

So if you have a need to monitor temperature at multiple points you no longer need to buy multiple temperature monitoring units. DAN can solve the problem.

Many systems used to monitor temperatures require data retrieval. That is someone needs to go and either view the data or transfer the data via a cable to a PC. Some other older-generation systems require a ‘collection device’ to be ‘docked’ overnight with a PC or LAN in order for data to be transferred to a central repository.

Data Acquisition Networks has solved the problem and can provide a solution at a very affordable cost. 

DAN temperature monitoring systems collect data and send it via GPRS, 3-G or satellite to a website where it is available as a permanent record and can be viewed through password-login in much the same way as we all logon to our bank to view our latest transactions and balance. It’s as simple as that!

DAN temperature monitoring systems also send alarms to people you designate thereby ensuring that whenever a problem starts to develop you have someone thereto fix it.

The challenge when an installation is remote to your own work location is to be certain in the knowledge everything is working as it should be. Storage temperatures are frequently the issue of concern.

 Data Acquisition Networks offers remote temperature monitoring that enables you to view data over the internet and to receive alarms when things start to go wrong enabling you to take early corrective action.

DAN temperature monitoring systems are also able to monitor other variables from almost any industrial probe so if you speak to DAN today about your remote temperature monitoring needs you may find you are able to monitor other critical parameters as well.

You can contact DAN on +612 8838 2358 or by email through sales@danmonitoring.com

Companies genuinely serious about temperature monitoring need to do more than ask a staff member to record temperatures on a run-sheet several times a day.

Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) provides web based temperature monitoring that ensures records are reliable and that information is gathered routinely. DAN temperature monitoring equipment collects data 24/7 and sends the data to a website where it is stored and accessible through password entry in the same way we all access our banking details over the internet.

DAN temperature monitoring systems send alarms when temperature is approaching unacceptable levels thereby enabling corrective action to be taken. Many critical materials are held in temperature controlled environments where absolute reliability of monitored temperature is an absolute necessity. Data Acquisition Networks has the answer!

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TEMPERATURE MONITORING 

Temperature is a constant source of interest and importance to us all. Whether it’s as simple as the high and low temperatures for the day, so we know what to wear or whether it’s the temperature of the office, factory or classroom environment or the temperature at which we are meant to store perishable foods or other items that can spoil if temperature abused, temperature is something we all think about many times, every single day!

For generations now, there have been reliable means of measuring temperature. It’s not complex! It is said that Galileo invented a ‘thermoscope’ around 1600AD.

Whilst temperature is ‘interesting’ to many of us it is ‘critical’ to others. Machinery that cannot run above a certain temperature must be monitored closely, food that will ’spoil’ when held above a certain temperature must be monitored and the temperature our children feel in a classroom has been demonstrated to not only be an issue of ‘comfort’ but linked also to their ability to concentrate and therefore to learn and retain given information over time.

Temperature monitoring is critical to many aspects of our lives!

Temperature monitoring is currently undertaken in several ways. We place a thermometer (or thermoscope as Galileo might have called it) on a wall but too often, once it has been there for a day or so, we forget to look at it. As an alternative, we assign someone the task of taking a hand-held thermometer into the area of concern several times a day and we ask them to write down the temperature they find. Some call this ‘involvement’ necessary but it simply does not work because people forget, they become too busy or they write down the temperature they believe their supervisors will find acceptable and the temperature that will not create for them, the need to take a corrective action. During the 1990’s we even used chart-recorders but guess what, no-one looked at the data!

Temperature monitoring using a DM01-101 temperature monitoring device from Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) will ensure accurate and reliable temperature monitoring.

DAN temperature monitoring devices view the inputs 19times each second. For the designated reporting period (usually every hour) the DAN temperature monitoring device records a ‘high’ and a ‘low’ and calculates an arithmetic average and sends that data via GPRS, CDMA, 3G or satellite to a website where it is stored as a permanent record. Alarms are sent by email and SMS when temperature goes outside (or starts to approach) unacceptable limits.

If you need to ensure your machine never exceeds a prescribed running temperature or if you need to ensure food safety or protect the learning capability of your children or the comfort of your workers, contact DAN today. DAN offers simple, reliable and inexpensive solutions to those that need to monitor temperature.

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Storage temperatures are critical to a variety of items and temperature failure can cause loss of life.

Manual recording regimes never reveal the full extent of temperature abuse. Electronic automated systems such as the DAN Temperature Monitoring System facilitate the correlation of time and temperature abuse. Why don’t manual recording systems work? There are a variety of reasons.

1. Sometimes operatives are simply too busy to record the data temperature at the designated time

2. Sometimes untrained and/or unqualified people are innocently dishonest - ”It causes less fuss if I write down what the temperature should be rather than what it is and anyway, it’s only a ‘little bit’ over what it should be so what damage can that cause?”

But most importantly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Manual systems do not monitor temperature consistently every day, every hour, every minute! Temperature abuse occurs most often because doors are left open whilst operatives load and unload stock as they go about their busy days. Temperature monitoring that is automated enables trained professionals to make judgments about how much temperature abuse is too much!

Data Acquisition Networks provides temperature monitoring solutions that are inexpensive, reliable and continuous.

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Food Standards Australia requires businesses to prepare and sell food that is safe to eat. Food causes illness because there are high levels of food-poisoning bacteria and these poisons are called toxins. “A way of preventing or limiting bacteria from multiplying or producing toxins in food is to control the temperature of the food by either keeping it cold or very hot”. Food Standards Australia requires potentially hazardous foods to be kept at 5degC or colder and prescribes that it is “safe for food to be between 5degC and 60degC for a limited time only”. Health regulators and inspectors commonly refer to the range between 5degC and 60degC as the DANGER ZONEfor perishable foods. Food Standards Australia defines potentially hazardous foods as foods that might contain food-poisoning bacteria and which will allow food-poisoning bacteria to multiply. Examples of potentially hazardous foods are listed as raw and cooked meat, smallgoods, dairy products, seafood, processed fruit and vegetables, cooked rice and pasta, foods containing eggs, beans and nuts and foods that contain these foods for example sandwiches and rolls. Many of these food types are also the foods that are inclusions in a balanced and nutritious diet.  Food Standards Australia also requires that potentially hazardous frozen foods are kept frozen when they are stored, displayed or transported. Whilst no specific temperature is specified for frozen food it must be kept frozen to remain safe. Temperature abuse of frozen food can also have a detrimental impact on eating quality. It is commonly accepted that -18degC is a safe temperature at which frozen food should be stored. It is also generally agreed that infrequent but consistent temperature abuse can have a detrimental impact on the shelf-life of food and with some foods temperature abuse can also affect its nutrient value. Food Standards Australia prescribes food that has been temperature abused for a continuous period of greater than 4-hours should be discarded. The NSW Food Authority recommends perishable foods should not be left in the danger zone for longer than 2-hours!

http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumers/keeping-food-safe/#How-can-I-make-sure-my-food-is-safe

 Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) provides cost effective temperature data loggers that automate data collection thereby enabling trained and experienced people to make jusgments on the suitability of food for human consumption. 

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