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The good, the Bad and the Ugly
5th International Cold Chain Management Workshop University Bonn, 11th June 2013
Needs and applications of data loggers for the cold chain
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What does ELPRO do...
We provide efficient and compliant solutions for the monitoring of
environmental conditions throughout the supply chain of perishable goods.
Environmental Monitoring means:
Measure
Store Assess & Report
Alarm
Manage Data
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Where are ELPRO products used ...
ELPRO provides monitoring solutions that are used along the entire supply
chain of products - from laboratory, production, storage, transport up to the final user (or patient).
Cold Chain Monitoring Solutions
Central Monitoring Systems
Site Monitoring Systems
Container Monitorng Systems
Test and Verification Systems
GMP, Validation and Thermal Mapping Services
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Temperature monitoring solutions used today:
Chemical Indicator
Electronic Indicator Chart Recorder Classic Data Logger USB Logger PDF Logger RFID Logger
GSM Logger
We compare: Tasks - Requirements - Performance
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Temperature monitoring during transportation at controlled temperature is a requirement.
Report
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Logger
Database
Logging for a secure release process
and for traceability of the cold chain
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chemical Indicators
Low cost -not very accurate, but maybe accurate enough?
Indicates the temperature levels / excursions of the past time No further evaluation possible
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Electronic Indicators
Accurate, reasonable price
Assesses the temperature, shows OK / Alarm on the display Few types will allow further evaluation
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chart Recorders
A temperature graph is shown directly on a paper strip
No further evaluation possible
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Tasks for the monitoring of the temperature
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Electronic Indicators x x (USB) x (x)
Chart Recorders x x x x
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"Classic" Data Logger
Stores the temperature data in the memory
Data can be downloaded with PC software / interface / special cable
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chemical Indicators x x x
Electronic Indicators x x (USB) x (x)
Chart Recorders x x x x
"Classic" Data Logger x x (x) (RS) x
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USB Logger
Stores the temperature data in the memory
Data can be downloaded with software thru a USB port
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chemical Indicator x x x
Electronic Indicator x x (USB) x (x)
Chart Recorder x x x x
"Classic" Data Logger x x (x) (RS) x
USB Logger x x (x) USB (x)
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PDF Logger
Stores the temperature and constantly assesses the logging results
Creates a report as a PDF file with assessment results No software needed for data download, report is on USB memory
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chemical Indicator x x x
Electronic Indicator x x (USB) x (x)
Chart Recorder x x x x
"Classic" Data Logger x x (x) RS x
USB Logger x x (x) USB (x)
PDF Logger x x (x) USB x x
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RFID Logger
Stores the temperature data in the memory
Communication wherever there are proprietary RFID transducers Infrastructure needed
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chemical Indicator x x x
Electronic Indicator x x (USB) x (x)
Chart Recorder x x x x
"Classic" Data Logger x x (x) RS x
USB Logger x x (x) USB (x)
PDF Logger x x (x) USB x x
RFID Logger x x RFID
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GSM Logger
Stores the temperature data in the memory
Communication is possible wherever GSM / GPRS network is available High price, infrastructure and dataplan /subscription needed
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Tasks for temperature monitoring devices
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Chemical Indicator x x x
Electronic Indicator x x (USB) x (x)
Chart Recorder x x x x
"Classic" Data Logger x x (x) RS x
USB Logger x x (x) USB (x)
PDF Logger x x (x) USB x x
RFID Logger x x RFID
GSM Logger x (x) GSM
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Requirements for the Monitoring Devices
• Measuring Range (2 °C..8 °C, CRT, Dry Ice, Cryo, ...)
• Accuracy (± 0.2 °C, ± 0.5 °C)
• Calibration / Validation
• Life span / Duration of assignment / Memory
• Acceptance Criteria / Alarming
• Display
• Presentation of the Data
• Further use of the data
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Performance of technologies for temperature monitoring
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Performance of the different technologies for temperature monitoring
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Chemical Indicator (?) x
Electronic Indicator (x) x (x) x (x)
Chart Recorder (x) x x
"Classic" Data Logger x x (x) (x)
USB Logger x (x) (x) (x)
PDF Logger x x x x (x)
RFID Logger x x (x)
GSM Logger x x x x
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To consider beside the device:
What to Where to Monitor? How many transportation routes? How often?
How much data needed? Data format? What for do we need the data?
Equipment : Cable, Interface, Software, Database, Server, Data centre, ...?
Where to put the brains: Logger or Database?
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Data travelling along or staying centrally
Intelligent Database Intelligent Logger
Database After Upload Database
Report At Arrival
During Shipment
Database
Configuration Acceptance Criteria Added Information
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A question of requirements and of costs
There is:
• A variety of different technologies & solutions • Devices and databases with different philosophy • More flexible, more accurate, more innovative solutions than others
• Simple technologies that can be perfectly adequate
Get an overview: Market, Suppliers, Technologies
Define your requirements (URS) Start an RFI / RFQ Compare
A solution is not good or bad, maybe it's ugly. It fits better or worse to a requirement or a workflow!
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Speaker
Cyril Winkler
Product Manager Cold Chain Monitoring Solutions [email protected]
ELPRO-BUCHS AG | Langaeulistrasse 62 9470 Buchs SG | Switzerland T + 41 81 750 03 11 | www.elpro.com