Archived Articles - Temp Indicators
Maintaining the Cold Chain
Pharmaceutical Technology, March 2008
Pharmaceutical Technology, March 2008
Excerpt:
" A disposable, electronic temperature indicator, developed by a supplier of refrigerants and insulated shipping containers, reads "OK" if a shipment has not been temperature abused in transit. Each unit is programmed to the customer's time–temperature requirements and then tested to make sure it is reading accurately. The battery-powered unit weighs only 0.5 oz and can function as long as two years after activation. Double-sided tape affixes the indicator to the product being stored or shipped … KoolWatch electronic temperature indicator, Cold Chain Technologies … Holliston, MA.”
Keeping Watch
Monitors Along the Cold Chain Could Alert Users to Any Harmful Excursion
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, February 2007
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, February 2007
Excerpt:
"To help companies monitor their shipments, Cold Chain Technologies markets KoolWatch, a battery-operated electronic device that indicates product temperatures during transit. Cold Chain programs the disposable units to a product's temperature limits and then checks the unit's temperature-reading ability against a NIST-traceable reference…"
The Where and Who of Shipment Monitoring
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, October 2005
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, October 2005
Excerpt:
"KoolWatch, an inexpensive disposable digital temperature indicator from Cold Chain Technologies (Holliston, MA), is a small unit that determines whether a shipment ever exceeded time and temperature boundaries. The KoolWatch is programmed at Cold Chain Technologies to user-defined parameters…
'We have seen nothing but growth for this product since we launched it last year. It is part and parcel of healthcare companies' increasing concern that they are shipping properly,' says ... (Cold Chain Technologies)."
KoolWatch™ Cold Chain Has Developed a Cool Way to Ensure Your Sensitive Shipments Don't Get Too Hot or Too Cold
ACT Applied Clinical Trials, October 2005
ACT Applied Clinical Trials, October 2005
Excerpt:
"Cold Chain Technologies (Holliston, MA) developed a smart thermometer that will squash any worries about a product being shipped.
The KoolWatch™ temperature monitor is a purple-and-yellow card smaller and lighter than an empty Tic-Tac box. It blinks "OK" so long as its sensors don't detect a rise or fall n temperature beyond its preset highs and lows. In addition to clinical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines, it's also used for perishable foods and chemicals…
Having a KoolWatch thermometer riding alongside the package will give confidence that the package temperature stays as compliant as, ideally, the subjects going home will be when they take their medicine."
Temperature Sensor Offers Reliability
Pharmaceutical Technology, September 2004
Pharmaceutical Technology, September 2004
Excerpt:
"The 'KoolWatch' temperature sensor from Cold Chain Technologies (Holliston, MA) detects when products are exposed to unacceptable conditions… 'It's extremely easy to use,' says Larry Gordon, president of Cold Chain Technologies. 'If there's a 'not okay' alert, the user can press a button to detect when the failure happened and at what temperature it occurred'
In addition, the sensor is more reliable and less prone to make false negative reports than chemical indicators. According to … (Cold Chain), 'Traditional chemical based temperature indicators can be undependable. The KoolWatch sensor offers a higher degree of accuracy than these products.'
Disposable Electronic Temperature Indicator
Management Healthcare Executive, June 2004
Management Healthcare Executive, June 2004
Excerpt:
"Cold Chain Technologies has released a disposable electronic temperature monitor that indicates whether a product has been maintained within critical temperature parameters during shipment and storage…"