Modernized Crematorium Temperature Monitoring

CLEVELAND - Aug. 27, 2019 - PRLog -- Paperless Chart Recorder Eliminates Paper and Pens

For years, many companies have continued to use outdated technology such as paper chart recorders for measuring and recording data. A crematorium was still using paper and pens to record the temperatures and oxygen levels inside its crematory. Eventually, management came to CAS DataLoggers looking for a way to integrate newer, more innovative technology into their existing systems to improve both accuracy and data accessibility.

Meeting emissions standards was also a priority concern. The Clean Air Act was enforced in 1990 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview) to protect and improve the air quality and stratospheric ozone layer – resulting in crematories being forced to comply with the CAA since they used large ovens that emitted pollutants into the atmosphere.

Installation

CAS DataLoggers configured and installed a Brainchild Paperless Chart Recorder in the crematory. This allowed operators to monitor the key temperature range from 1500°F – 2000°F and the oxygen levels, giving their process additional functionality. Paperless chart recording served as a more user-friendly solution with its interactive dialogue simplifying setup and operation procedures. Easily accessible function keys also allowed the user to scroll backward to review historical trends. Management made use of the recorder's programmable alarms and messages to get instant notification of high levels of pollutants or other critical events.

Usage

The Brainchild's built-in display allowed for clear review of the measured data on the LCD display with flexible screen configuration. The recorder offered a fast sampling rate within 200msec for all channels and high accuracy with up to 18 input channels for voltage, current, thermocouple or RTD. Six configurable I/O card slots were standard features included in the data monitoring equipment. All readings were saved on the device's internal memory with transfer to a removable SD memory card's 16GB space for archiving or transfer to a PC via Ethernet. Data retention was no longer a concern, specified at a minimum of 10 years with zero power data retention.

Benefits

Over the 2-3-hour process necessary in cremating a body, they now possessed the ability to monitor the live data and store the information on the Brainchild itself or on any connected PC. From there, they could ensure the process was completed at the correct parameters and alerts would be sent out if the parameters exceeded unsafe emission levels. The Brainchild also entirely eliminated the need to search through large amounts of hard copy records to find earlier data to monitor. Paperless chart recording proved to be an effective stand-alone solution for data monitoring, recording and evaluating all of the crematorium's processes.

For more information on Brainchild Paperless Chart Recorders (https://www.dataloggerinc.com/products/brainchild/brainch...) contact a CAS DataLoggers Application Specialist at (800) 956-4437or request more information (https://www.dataloggerinc.com/need-more-information/).