Different types of temperature monitoring systems
Modern temperature monitoring systems are used to observe and
react to temperature conditions in manufacturing, storage,
transportation, medical fields, and scientific applications.
Many different types of temperature monitoring systems exist
today. Some of them are very rugged being intended for outdoors
unattended use. Some of very small, for use in transportation of
perishable goods. Others feature dozens of probes which can be
positioned in many different areas to not only collect data but
to compare and triggers events.
Some temperature monitoring systems use the older mechanical
chart recorders and others use the newer electronic data
loggers. No one temperature monitoring system is right for all
applications and uses. Careful attention must be paid to the
applicability of the system, the ongoing expenses as well as the
functionality and original cost of the system.
One of the newer entries into the temperature monitoring systems
arena is the ThermaViewer. It is completely electronic and
particularly well suited to situations where it is important
that many people be made aware of the current and previous
temperatures.
For example, in a commercial kitchen the ThermaViewer is used to
monitor a refrigerator and a freezer where food is stored to
insure that it continues to be stored at safe temperatures. The
display portion of the ThermaViewer is mounted on the wall in
the kitchen area where every employee can see it. This insures
that not only will each employee be aware of the temperature at
all times, thus making each one a part of the quality control,
but it also raises the overall awareness of the importance of
temperature in the food storage process.
There have been cases where the employee moping the floor
mentions to the kitchen manager that the temperature chart looks
'funny'. When the kitchen manger looks at the chart he has seen
that indeed the refrigerator has not been maintaining proper
temperature. In some cases this has prevented a large expense of
replacing thawed food and many man-hours of moving food to a
safer storage unit.