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Temperature Monitoring Made Easy 
April, 2007 - Vol 1, Issue 4
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Dear Rick,
 

Our customers were tired of the old-fashioned mechanical chart recorders.  They did not like having to change the paper charts and pens all the time.  It took many man hours each year and the supplies were an added expense. 
 
Some of them tried data loggers, which did get rid of the charts and pens, but then they could not see the data.  The collected data had to be downloaded to a computer before it could be seen. 
 
What they really wanted was a combination of the two. 

They wanted a data logger that displays a chart like a chart recorder.  Or a chart recorder without the paper and pens and ongoing maintenance. 
 
So we made one for them.
We have the answer!
 


The traditional chart recorder samples temperature on a periodic basis and plots them on a round piece of paper with a small ink pen.  The result is a graph or chart showing the temperature history for the last day, week or month. 

Chart recorders use one or two sensors to collect data.  A temperature/humidity chart recorder, for example uses both a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, drawing a chart with two colored pens.

The ThermaViewer does not use paper charts or ThermaViewer temperature monitorspens at all.  It draws the chart on it's LCD display. And the chart can cover months and even years of time. 
 
Continuous Information!
 

TheViewer  really is a combination data logger and chart recorder, combining the visual aspect of a chart recorder with the storage capacity and flexibility of a data logger.  


 

Like a data logger it continually samples and stores data, but unlike a data logger it doesn't need a computer to setup or to view the data.  


 

Like a chart recorder it samples and displays data, but unlike a chart recorder it stores months of data, doesn't require charts, pens or a staff member to change the chart.

 

Now you decide.  Go to www.e2di.com and see for yourself.  Then tell us your opinion.  Is this what you've been waiting for? 
 


 

The ThermaViewer, the best way to monitor and document temperature.


 
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: 
 

David is using 40 ThermaViewers to monitor the manufacturing processes and the warehouses where his pharmaceutical products are produced and stored.  He is required by law to monitor the temperature and humidity of each room in his building to control the quality of his products.  He was using chart recorders to do this but was tired of spending hours each week changing the chart and pens. 
 

He switched to the ThermaViewers to cut down on the maintenance time and expense.  Now he downloads the temperature and humidity data from each ThermaViewer every six months and prints out a chart, which he stores and shows the FDA when they do an inspection.  He has cut his cost by thousands of dollars a year by using the ThermaViewers.  He also says that his employees are much more aware of the temperature and humidity conditions because the ThermaViewer have an easily readable chart displayed all the time.

Read on...

Furniture Manufacturing:
 
 

After furniture is painted it is put on a conveyer belt that moves through a gas oven to speed up the drying process.  Charlie has a ThermaViewer with two sensors each monitoring the temperature and humidity inside the oven. 
 

One of the sensors is tracking the temperature in the middle of the oven and the other one is monitoring and documenting the temperature and humidity near the end of the oven when the exhaust fan is located.  This helps the operators modify the speed of the conveyer carrying the furniture through the oven and adjust the thermostats controlling the oven temperatures.  Before the installation of the ThermaViewer the operator had no way of knowing if his temperature and humidity settings were correct or if the conveyer speed was correct.  He would make an adjustment if the furniture coming out of the oven was not properly cured.  This resulted in product waste and increased costs.  Now he can be proactive when making his adjustments.

Read on...

Nursing Home:
 


Rick Klingenfus added a ThermaViewer to monitor hot water temperatures.  His state inspections, which can actually cause the home to close, reported that the hot water being delivered to the resident's room was too hot and could scald the residents.  There is a requirement that the water be heated to a high level to kill Legionnaire's bacteria but then the water must be cooled down before it gets to the residents.  This turned out to be very difficult.  They tried installing water valves, holding tanks and other fixes. 
 

The ThermaViewer monitor became a very important diagnostic tool for this process, since it recorded the temperature swings every few minutes and because it stored months and months of temperatures it showed the results of the various efforts to control the water temperature. 
 

They have one sensor monitoring the water temperature in the pipes close to the boiler and another sensor monitoring the water temperature in the pipes near the patients' rooms.  Because they can look at the charts from each sensor it is easy to see what is happening to the water temperature as it is being pumped through the system.

Read on...

Your Opinion Matters!
 
We want to know.  "What are your temperature monitoring needs?"  Tell us what problems you have encountered when trying to create and document a temperature history in your work place. 

"What are some features you want to see in a chart recorder or data logger?"  We want to know what your needs are.  We will do our best to meet our customers needs.

Click
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 Rick Kaestner
Two Dimensional Instruments, LLC.
(877) 241-0042
 

 

 

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