Weeks before Thanksgiving, a national provider of turkeys suffered a freezer-related fire that destroyed the facility, devasting the business. Nearly one hundred thousand frozen turkeys, ready for shipping, were lost in one night.
Digital Transformation
Automated digital sensing and recording replaced manual methods
Industrial Grade IoT Sensors
The IoT temperature sensors were rugged, lightweight, and wireless
Instant Alerts
DeepInsights™ alerted whenever any sensors were out of range
30-Day Logs
Readings were archived, and were exportable for further analysis
Cutting Through the Noise
You want to be notified of what is trending badly, not that everything is ok
Focusing on the Core Business
Monitoring freezer coil temperatures is not part of anyone’s core business, so it must be automated
Remote Monitoring
From a distance, digital notifications must replace manual readings, notes on paper, and phone calls
The solution directly addressed the immediate need - the continuous remote monitoring of freezer coils with immediate alerts to avoid future incidents. But it also laid down the platform for solving other challenges that arise over time including:
Each of the freezers’ multiple coils has its own sensor. The wireless sensors were small and battery-powered, with an average battery life of around 10 years. As with all sensors, battery life is a trade-off between measurement frequency and alert response time. By recording temperatures every 60 seconds, the customer maximized battery life while having plenty of time to respond to abnormal fluctuations, as shown below.
In just 30 minutes, DeepInsights™ detects a sudden rise in one coil taking it beyond the usual 8°F limit, sending a mass notification to staff
"We now have full control and visibility of our assets across the entire geography and can anticipate and intercept developing threats before they become real problems”
- Friant Water Authority
