Cash strapped schools install low cost WiFi temperature sensor for refrigeration monitoring

Feb. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Boston, Massachusetts, February 16, 2011 – Where do cash strapped schools turn when they need to monitor their cafeteria refrigerators and freezers to meet government regulations?  Temperature@lert’s WiFi Edition provides public and private schools with a low cost food safety monitoring device to insure complete and accurate records are maintained with a minimum of personnel time.

Since the release of Temperature@lert’s latest WiFi Edition, the TM-WiFi220 with its dual sensor capability, the company has placed hundreds of temperature monitoring systems into public and private school cafeteria refrigerators and freezers.  Satisfied customers have related that they’ve had the need to keep regular and accurate records for the past several years, and cuts in staffing have increased the burden on those who prepare and serve thousands of children daily.  And while conscientious and good intentioned, often the demands of the day can make it difficult to break away and manually record the readings, sometimes leaving gaps in the records.

One customer noted, “We often find records are incomplete, and while no children have been harmed by food borne illness due to refrigeration problems, we know we can do a better job.  Your dual sensor WiFi temperature monitoring device is perfect for each school, where we can place one sensor in the refrigerator and one in the freezer, covering both units for a little more than the cost of one.”

Another related, “Our staff is very diligent, especially during the school year.  During extended shut downs, summer vacation or spring break for example, we’re still required to keep accurate records even though no staff is present.  The job falls to our custodial or administration staff members if they are in the building.  This is not only a significant inconvenience but a poor use of resources since they often have their own important assignments.  Temperature@lert’s WiFi Edition solves the limited staffing problem and provides the extra protection of letting us know when something goes wrong, say when there is an extended power outage or someone accidentally leaves the refrigerator door open.”

“Not only for schools, but also in hospitals, medical offices, and pharmaceutical storage applications, we have heard over and over from our customers how the dual sensor WiFi Edition has brought the cost per monitoring location within reach,” said Harry Schechter, President and CEO of Temperature@lert.  We appreciate their compliments and their enthusiastic endorsement of our WiFi temperature monitoring system.  We are hearing similar stories from our dual sensor Cellular Edition, used by customers in remote sites and mobile applications such as refrigerated food delivery trucks and vans.  And as important as the record keeping, food service professionals appreciate knowing their refrigerators and freezers are keeping the food safe, and knowing that they’ll automatically receive a message when there is a problem.”

In critical applications such as institutional refrigerators and freezers where food safety is so important, automatic temperature monitoring systems can provide a level of safety not able to be achieved with even the most diligent staff attention.  Coupled with regulatory requirements, automatic monitoring and alerting systems provide a level of safety and quality assurance difficult to match.  And in such critical applications, where an freezer or refrigerator door open for a relatively short can significantly affect food quality and safety, frequent sensing and reporting intervals of five minutes or less provide the maximum level of protection.  Temperature@lert’s WiFi Edition can be set to report in intervals as low as one minute without affecting system performance.   For information about the Temperature@lert WiFi Edition as well as the USB Edition and Cellular Edition product offerings, visit the company’s website at http://www.temperaturealert.com.

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About Temperature@lert

Temperature@lert (http://www.temperaturealert.com) is the leading provider of low-cost, high-performance temperature monitoring products. An early pioneer in SaaS and Cloud Computing functionality for cellular products, Temperature@lert continues to develop and expand its product offerings focused on improved user experience and value. Our products provide early warning of temperature changes before it's too late. Since launching, over 10,000 Temperature@lert products have been sold to customers in over 40 countries. Temperature@lert systems are protecting over $300,000,000 of customer assets.