IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Launches Improved Temperature Tracking RFID Products To Manage Perishable Foods
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, a leading provider of active long-range Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, announced today the release of a wireless temperature logging RFID tag targeted at food processors and handlers who must comply with new EU requirements implemented on January 1, 2005 and pending USA traceability legislation. This patented wireless temperature logger samples, time stamps, and stores up to 13,000 temperature readings in memory, which can be retrieved on demand using a handheld PDA or dock-door reader at distances of up to 100 meters (300 feet). An optional tag feature is an external temperature probe, which can be used to monitor and log the internal temperature of food product during processing and cool-down.
The new technology is being unveiled at the NAFEM Show in Anaheim, CA on September 23 through 25, 2005 by Fibergrations LLC, a partner of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS that focuses on the food industry. "When we saw the i-Q32T temperature logger that IDENTEC SOLUTIONS developed, we were excited about deploying this new product to the food industry. This temperature tracking tag provides a solution to a constant request from our customers, and they now can effectively and accurately meet government regulations," says Mike Beedles, Fibergrations CEO. Demonstrations will be held in Fibergrations' Booth #2710 and will be featured in an RFID presentation for NAFEM given by Mike Beedles on Saturday, September 24th. Barry Allen, VP Engineering of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc., explains: "We designed this product to help companies meet the strict food traceability legislations without making huge capital investments in infrastructure. Customer demand for a reliable, easily deployable monitoring and tracking technology is strong. The design drew upon five years of market feedback from deployments of our ILR RFID technology."
The temperature logger is rated for operational temperatures from -40 C to +85 C (-40 F to +185 F) and has a six-year battery life. Temperature measurements are accurate to within 0.25 C (0.5 F) and logging intervals are programmable from one minute to 18 hours, which means that users can capture product history from source to destination even when shipments are in transit for several weeks or suffer unexpected delays. Tag communications are 115 KBaud at distances of up to 100 meters (300 feet), allowing for quick retrieval of temperature logs at dock doors, so that product which has been subjected to a temperature excursion can automatically be flagged, stopped and quarantined before it is even unloaded from the truck.
For more information, please contact IDENTEC SOLUTIONS at (877) 433-6832 or info@identecsolutions.com.
About IDENTEC SOLUTIONS
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS specializes in active long-range RFID systems that help customers improve asset utilization to save millions of dollars in operational costs related to their supply chain processes. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' RFID system—Intelligent Long Range (ILR)—can identify, locate and track assets at a distance of 100 meters (300 feet) to deliver superior real-time visibility in dynamic, demanding environments. ILR is used to streamline business operations in a variety of areas including vehicle tracking and container management. Over the past eight years, the company has built a top-drawer roster of clients including General Electric, Volkswagen, and Deutsche Post and has hundreds of active RFID systems in operation worldwide. For more information, visit www.identecsolutions.com.
About Fibergrations LLC
Fibergrations LLC, a division of Cortex Holdings Group, is a privately held industry leading supply chain management company specializing in software development, deployment and RFID implementations with integrations in the Food, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industries. Software capabilities include a warehouse management system with an available RFID integrated tracking package that allows near 100% visibility of inventory. In addition, Fibergrations provides experienced project management for ERP, WMS and SAP solutions. Fibergrations offers system deployments that track inventory, assets, and people. For more information, please visit www.fibergrations.com.