Temperature recording
TEMPERATURE DATA LOGGERS SAVE MONEY!
Most perishable items, particularly food, need to be stored at appropriate temperatures so as to maintain freshness and food safety.
Whenever a perishable food item held in storage goes outside acceptable temperature it is critical a temperature data logger sends an alarm AND records the level of temperature abuse and the time over which that abuse occurred.
Temperature data loggers supplied by Data Acquisition Networks provide this essential information. A microbiologist or laboratory can examine DAN data records and determine if the perishable food remains suitable for consumption, that is it is food safe and if so, whether it is advisable to reduce the remaining shelf life of the product.
Without this high quality of information, food needs to be thrown away.
Contact Data Acquisition Networks today to find out more about our wide range of temperature data loggers and to better understand how a little investment now can save a lot of money in the future.
Contact DAN on 1300 97 31 80
TEMPERATURE DATA LOGGERS
Temperature remains one of the MOST CRITICAL measurements for a variety of goods ranging from perishable food storage through to pharmaceuticals and everything in between!
Data Acquisition Networks has a range of temperature data loggers that ensure every application has a measuring solution that is easy to install, efficient to use and effective. DAN supplies simple chart recorders to monitor temperature through to sophisticated internet based reporting systems that ensure recorded temperatures are permanently stored and available when required. DAN temperature data loggers also send out alarms when temperature goes outside pre-determined standards set by you.
To enquire about a temperature data logger you can contact DAN from within Australia on 1300 97 31 80 or from outside Australia simply dial +61 415 180 818
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
Temperature monitoring remains the single biggest use of industrial monitoring equipment. Whilst more and more people every day are realising the benefits of monitoring everything they do, temperature seems critical to a great many industries.
Perishable food can develop microbial contamination if appropriate storage temperatures are not maintained. Pharmaceutical products can lose effectiveness and blood and other ‘medical needs’ are temperature sensitive.
The consequences of temperature failure in any of these applications can be very significant and potentially fatal.
DAN provides a range of temperature monitoring equipment and has a product to meet and exceed your needs, no matter what industry you are in. DAN equipment is supported locally and cost effective.
Contact DAN today on 1300 97 31 80.
Temperature Recording
Why is Temperature so critical to so many items?
Storage temperatures are critical to items such as food and blood. Food for example can have two sorts of temperature abuse.
QUALITY: The quality of some foods is severely lessened if storage temperatures are not maintained at the correct levels. Some foods are not freeze/thaw stable meaning if their storage temperature is too severe and they freeze, they will not have the same consistency in use after being thawed. Some made-up gravies and sauces are good examples. Conversely, some food that should be kept frozen will deteriorate if allowed to thaw and then re-frozen. Ice cream is the classical example used by most people to illustrate this temperature problem. Ice cream is produced with over-run or aeration and then immediately frozen. If allowed to thaw or melt the aeration collapses and when re-frozen the product does not have the same consistency and mouth feel most consumers associate with a perfect ice cream product.
SAFETY: Of greater importance are the safety issues for food not stored at correct temperatures. The degree of safety concern can vary from food type to food type depending upon a number of factors but specifically depending upon the nature of the food and its ‘friendliness’ to bacteria. Tomato sauce for example is an acid-based product that is an unfriendly environment for bacteria. If left unrefrigerated, tomato sauce will suffer from what is commonly referred to as ‘black-neck’ but the product itself is unlikely to carry and grow high levels of harmful bacteria on the basis the acid naturally occuring in tomatoes provides a hostile environment for bacteria. Milk, fresh seafood and chicken however are examples of food products that provide an environment conducive to the growth of bacterial or microbial contamination. At certain temperatures food products can incubate bacteria resulting in rapid growth of sometimes deadly toxins.
Temperature recording for food storage is an essential part of any food safety or HACCP plan. Not only does temperature recording provide a permanent record of when temperature abuse occurs but if abuse occurs it is the relationship between time and temperature that becomes critical in determining the suitability of the food for human consumption.
Temperature recording for food is also critical at the cooking or re-heating stage where the core or deep-meat temperature of the food needs to reach certain temperatures to eliminate bacteria in some instances.
Data Acquisition Networks (DAN) is one of the very few companies that provide a means for routine and continuous collection of data records and in the event of a mishap, provides a record of both time and temperature.
Visit www.danmonitoring.com to find out more or better still . . . . . .give DAN a call on 1300 973 180.
Temperature Monitoring – Vehicles
Traditional chart recorders for use in vehicles simply do not provide appropriate visibility of critical temperature data. Most often the information is retrieved only when a problem has occurred and the retrieval is almost always long after anything can be done to fix the problem.Temperature monitoring units developed by DAN can be fitted to any vehicle. they routinely collect information relating to the temperature in various compartments of the vehicle as well as information relating to when doors are opened.DAN temperature monitoring units for vehicles enable fleet managers to supervise from their stationary, remote location by having continual access to the latest information about what is happening on the truck. Contact DAN today on 1300 973 180 to find out more about how DAN can help you ensure temperature compliance when your goods are on the move.
Temperature Monitoring
Temperature remains a critical parameter across a number of activities and industries. Whether you are storing food, storing laboratory samples or simply heating something to a safe temperature where bacteria is eliminated knowing that an appropriate temperature has been reached or is being maintained is of critical importance. Lives can and do depend upon it!Data Acquisition Networks specialises in temperature monitoring. With an extensive range of product DAN collects data and automatically stores that data, sending alarm messages when things go wrong.Temperature monitoring has never been so easy. For more information contact DAN on 1300 973 180
Temperature Monitoring of Food
Food authorities around the civilised world require companies to produce food that is safe to eat. There are many aspects of food handling, testing and storage that contribute to safety and monitoring and recording temperature at various points is amongst the most important.
Data Acquisition Networks has developed a temperature monitoring system for food products that enables routine collection of temperature data as well as routine input of deep-meat and cooking temperatures. DAN’s temperature monitoring system for food products collects data and sends it to a website where it is available in the same way as we all access our bank account details every day. Therefore it is available to us but not to anyone else that we do not wish to have access to the data.
Contact DAN today (1300 973 180) to find out more about how our food monitoring systems can help you. You may also find the following document of interest. Food Safety
Temperature Monitoring
Monitoring of temperature is important in a variety of applications.
In the food industry there is a need to monitor deep-meat temperatures and storage temperatures. In schools there is a need to monitor the temperature of the classrooms in which children learn.
Traditionally people have taken random temperature recordings during a day. Not always at the same time of the day and sometimes, people forget and then catch-up the next day. The outcome has been misleading information on which decisions cannot be made.
Data Acquisition Networks provides a range of data monitoring solutions that ensure routine data collection becomes a part of every day. No mistakes and no misleading information. Talk to DAN today (1300 973 180) about how our solutions can resolve your data monitoring issues.
Extension of Temperature Monitoring
Data Acquisition Networks has recently released the DE20 a powerful data logger and data control centre that has extended primary functionality.
The DE20 can not only routinely collect and record the temperature of food storage areas and sanitising temperatures but can also facilitate data capture though manual entry. Information such as chlorine levels for food sanitising or deep meat temperatures can be determined and then manually input to the DE20 from where the data is routinely transmitted to the website and retrieved as required and permanently stored.
The DE20 recognises alarm conditions and can arrange for alarms to be immediately sent to those you designate.
Data Acquisition Networks is committed to continuous improvement in the simplicity and certainty of data collection and the DE20 is a ‘watershed’ model in the context of that ambition.
Contact DAN today on 1300 973 180 for more information about the DE20 data logger.
Remote Temperature Monitoring
Chilled, frozen or even ‘controlled ambient’ storage is always done with a single purpose and that is to preserve what is being stored. That is to make it last longer and stay purer! When storage temperatures stray there is a detrimental and lasting impact on the item, quite often to the point where it becomes unusable and needs to be discarded!
Conventional temperature monitoring systems just do not get the job done. They often rely upon manual record-taking or at best rely upon someone being aware a gauge is showing a wrong or inappropriate reading. We have all seen situations where alarms become so frequent people just continue working around them rather than taking corrective action.
Data Acquisition Networks has solved the problem of temperature monitoring!
The DAN system polls the temperature inputs 19 times each second. With uninterrupted and continuous power supply the DAN temperature monitoring system sends data records to a website each half-hour showing a maximum, minimum and an average for the period. DAN system recognise an alarm condition immediately and send alarms immediately by SMS and email and if required, provide audible alarms. All alarm messages are logged so you always know when it was sent and who got it!
Data retrieval is achieved in much the same way as you log onto your bank account by use of a user name and password. There is a facility on the console page for operators to record what action was taken when problems occurred.
DAN remote temperature monitoring systems provide permanent, time-stamped records and are the next best thing, even better in fact, than you standing there yourself 24/7 taking care of your valuable asset.
DAN remote temperature monitoring systems are also amazingly inexpensive!
Contact DAN on 1300 973 180 to find out more and for an obligation-free quotation.