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The Xsense Cold Chain Monitoring System was developed by StePac as part of its strategy to provide systems-based solutions to the post-harvest industry.
“When we realized that there was no successful technology available that could monitor and report in real time the temperature and RH of the environment inside produce cartons and that all investments in post-harvest procedures and technologies are at risk due to lack of this critical information, we set out to develop it ourselves,” remarks Asaf Shachnai, VP Commercial Management & Technology, at StePac. Xsense monitoring and real time reporting begins at palletization, when Xsensers™ (disposable Xsense sensor tags) are activated and placed in selected cartons, and continues during pre-cooling and loading. An Xsense Communications Unit (CU) installed at the packing house transmits temperature and RH data to the Xsense System, which can then be viewed onscreen—in real time—from the secure Xsense website. If a portable CU is placed in the produce truck, monitored data will continue to be viewable onscreen throughout the shipment. GPS tracking lets you view the geographic progress of the shipment as well. When the shipping vehicle does not have a CU onboard, Xsensers log the data until the shipment reaches a CU equipped facility, where all collected data is instantly downloaded and viewable onscreen. When produce arrives at the distribution center (where an additional CU is installed), Xsensers continue to monitor and transmit temperature and RH data. Whenever preset temperature and RH thresholds are breached, Xsense sends real time alerts via SMS or email to designated supervisors. About StePac |
Xsense nominated for Fruit Logistica Innovation award 2010
