Temperature-controlled logistics (environmental measurement)
The market for temperature-controlled logistics in particular has been growing in importance for years. Chilled and frozen food as well as pharmaceutical logistics rely on the advantages of RFID technology. The core functions in such applications are active and seamless temperature monitoring and tracking of the transported pharmaceutical and food products.
This temperature monitoring takes place both during transportation and during storage in specially designed containers. In addition to temperature-sensitive products, UV light-sensitive and moisture-sensitive products are also monitored using appropriate sensors. They are linked to the RFID chip, which in turn is connected to a transmitter and receiver unit in the cockpit of the truck or in the refrigerated container. The software solution used in each case acts as an instance for the transmission, visualization and further processing of order data as well as the aforementioned temperature, UV light, humidity and location information. However, the transponders used for this require specially programmed sensors and their own power source(active RFID transponders).
You can find more information on transponders under Comparison of different RFID transponders.
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