Besides traditional GPS locations and any deviation from the geo-fencing based on the designated trip for the refrigerated container transport, the following additional security and safety to the food, vaccine or pharmaceutical shipments are also achieved.
- Temperature-Humidity Monitoring On-and-Of the Products During Cold Chain Transport and Storage
- By placing the ZONER devices on or near the product pallets, the temperature and humidity of the products. This contrasts the traditional temperature monitoring of the cold chain box that may fluctuate as much as 5-10C depending on the packing airflow and location.
- Additional shock and movement data provide security of the products against theft and tampering that are not available before in pallet level or container level shipping.
- By using "received signal strength" differential along with other patented intrusion detection mechanism, the false positive are minimized.
- Real-Time Alerts for Corrective Actions with Direct Cold Chain Monitoring Solution "On-and-Of" the Products
- The data sensed by the ZONER devices are transmitted every few seconds via RELAYER to the AVANTE data center to provide real-time conditions of the pallet and container conditions to shippers and carriers via role-based web access.
- Any exceptions such as temperature-approaching-out-of-range, intrusion into the container in unauthorized locations or conditions, and other exceptions are reported in real-time by ZONER and RELAYER to the data center.
- The shipper and carrier management get alerts via short messages (SMS), email, phone and other communication means.
- Real-Time Locating During Cold Chain Transport
- The onboard advanced GPS within the RELAYER provides real-time locations and tracking via role-based web accesses.
- All data can be backfilled in during lapses in communication to ensure 100% visibility of the shipment.
- Geo-fencing and other locational exceptions including expected time-of-locations are alerted in real-time.
- End-to-End Cold Chain Monitoring Solution from Harvesting, Preparation, Distribution, Transportation and Retailing:
- Reefer door open-close and durations are monitored along with all other relevant conditions such as temperature and humidity along with shock and intrusions.
- DC Warehouse spatial fluctuations are monitored along with all other relevant conditions such as temperature and humidity.
- Personnel Presence/Absence and Association with the Cold Chain Monitoring Solution:
- AVANTE electronic cargo tracking sysem for cold chain logistics security and safety monitoring solution is the first patented solution that provides association of TWIC and other personnel involved in the shipment process.
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The panic button enables the driver to ask for help when needed.
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OPTIONAL COVERT COLD CHAIN MONITORING SOLUTION:
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ZONER-RELAYER real-time monitoring system and services are available for covert configuration and monitoring.
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Please contact PanaSec-AVANTE sales team for details.
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COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS WITH REAL-TIME LOCATING AND EXCEPTION ALERTS FOR REFRIGERATED CONTAINER SHIPPING & TRANSPORTATION MONITORING
Refrigerated container transportation in cold chain logsitics is the most vulnerable phase of the end-to-end cold chain safety and security monitoring. Traditional data loggers record temperature and/or humidity and report upon arrival. While "post mortem" is useful for attributing responsibility in case of failure, it does nothing in preventing the potential productivity and loss of the food, vaccine and pharmaceutical supplies.
To achieve the optimum goals of managing cold chain logistics, instead of the nominal "first-in-first-out" (FIFO) because of lack of end-to-end visibility of the products being managed with cold chain, "first-expire-first-out" (FEFO).
PanaSec-AVANTE has developed and made available cold chain monitoring solution and services to the cold chain logistics industry based on the following goals:
- "FEFO" vs. "FIFO" with Verifiable Temperature-Humidity History ON-and-OF the Products
- Real-Time Alerts of Exceptions for Corrective Actions
- End-to-End Verifiable Certification
PanaSec-AVANTE is proud to provide the end-to-end monitoring solution and services with innovations enabled with the US 7,342,497; 7,423,535; 7,319,397; 7,513,425; 6,883,710; 7,036,729; 6,703,935; 6,696,954; 6,943,688; 6,665,543; & other pending US patents.
The following are illustration of the configuration for ZONER sensor devices for monitoring the temperature, humidity, shock and intrusion light and sound sensor; ZONER badge for personnel involved in the cold chain logistics; and monitoring RELAYER that reports the conditions periodically and exception in real-time.
For the first time, real-time alerts for the any exceptions in terms of temperature excursion beyond or approaching unceptable limits on or near the products shipped with cold chain logistics can be provided to those that may be able to arrange preventive measures.
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