McGyver’s Favorite Sensor
The wireless temperature sensor.
For those of you that are too young to remember McGyver, he used his engineering and scientific mindset to cobble together gear to get himself out of predicaments with the bad guys. And he always carried a Swiss Army knife.
The wireless temperature sensor is the Swiss Army knife of IoT. It can be used to deliver budget-friendly and actionable data for almost an unlimited number of use-cases across multiple industries.
Produce and agricultural commodities traceability in a supply chain, from farm to shipping to storage to retail/food service. Monitoring temperature continuously at each point of the supply chain while acquiring a “paper trail” for compliance and audit.
Pharmaceutical raw material and finished goods traceability in a supply chain, from factory to shipping to storage to hospital. Monitoring temperature continuously at each point of the supply chain while acquiring a “paper trail” for compliance and audit.
Water and wastewater quality. Temperature change can be an indicator, for example, of industrial discharge into a wastewater system that may not be permitted. Temperature changes may also be an indicator of unplanned stormwater (eg flash floods) runoff in distribution or collection systems that may consume more energy resources in treatment and lead to unplanned operating expenses for utilities and local governments.
Industrial equipment outages. Monitoring temperature of pumps, boilers, chillers, steam traps, motors, and any number of industrial equipment in commercial, institutional, and utility facilities is a smart method to reduce equipment failures and shutdowns.
Air quality. Temperature is a critical factor impacting air quality, including the movement of air. Whether measuring dust at a construction site, car emissions along a roadway, or pollutants from industrial plants, temperature sensors can help professionals understand air quality risks.
Who uses temperature sensors? Professionals in Operations and Maintenance, Supply Chain, Facility Management, IT, Environmental Compliance, Production, and Food Services, among others.
We offer a number of high-quality wireless and affordable temperature sensors that can be used for these use-cases and more, in harsh environments, and that operate for years without battery replacement. Many temperature sensors need to be placed in rooms that are behind concrete walls, along underground pipes, and other locations where cellular or WiFi connectivity is unreliable or too costly. We often recommend using wireless temperature sensors that conform to the LoRa Alliance standards to take advantage of their indoor propagation capabilities, their geolocation performance, long-battery lives, and ease of deployment.
With advances in location technologies, for example, temperature sensors can also report the location of monitored assets with great location accuracy in both mobile and static positions. Most sensor manufactures also offer their own dashboards or API’s for end-users to monitor data from their preferred software platforms.