PakSense unveils new standard temperature range recording Ultra Labels
PakSense unveils new standard temperature range recording Ultra Labels
Much like the way its product is activated, Pak Sense Inc. believes its new Ultra Labels will make the ordering process for the product a snap.
The Boise, ID-based manufacturer of sensory solutions for packaging recently released the Ultra Label, a new line of standard configurations for the firm's award-winning temperature-monitoring label.
The new Ultra Label simplifies the ordering process for PakSense's customers and provides quicker turnaround time on orders, according to Amy Childress, its marketing programs director.
The Ultra Label line has standard temperature-range specifications for the most frequently shipped perishable items -- such as produce -- preprogrammed into different label categories. This allows users to simply order the appropriate label, snap the corner to activate it and attach it to product or product packaging prior to shipping.
PakSense's original label, released in 2006 and known as the TXi, was custom-made-to-order for customers, she said.
"They would give us their temperature ranges and we would pre-program the labels, put a custom graphic on it and ship it out," Ms. Childress told The Produce News. "We will still offer the custom service for people who want very specific temperature ranges or if they want to add their logos, but we were finding that 80 percent of our customers were falling into specific label configurations. So what we decided to do was to produce a standard label that can be ordered off the shelf that we prestock, and we can ship it out very quickly versus having to customize everything and taking the extra time to do it."
While she said the exact amount of time for delivery for the TXi would depend on "how many orders were on a backlog," Ms. Childress said it would normally take three to five days for the custom label, while the new line would be able to be sent out either the same day or the next.
Ultra Contact Labels, which are about the size of a sugar packet and are color-coded for easy visual recognition and to simplify the reordering process, are available with a life span of six, 15 and 30 days, and in seven temperature ranges that cover produce and deep frozen products. Each configuration allows for a 30-minute cooldown period after activation, and each has a 30-minute delay before a visual alert, in the form of light- emitting diodes, is triggered in the event of a temperature abuse.
According to PakSense's literature, the product comes in four different temperature ranges for produce between 32 degrees and 62 degrees. The six-day Ultra Contact Label digitally records a hard temperature data point every five minutes, while the 15- and 30-day labels record a hard temperature data point every 15 and 30 minutes, respectively.
The 15- and 30-day labels also record significant events, such as temperature swings of 2.7 degrees or more in a five-minute period. Thirty- and 60-day Ultra Contact Data Loggers without LED alerts are also available and record data every 30 and 50 minutes as well as temperature swings of 2.7 and 7.2 degrees, respectively.
Ms. Childress said that the labels are also available in Celsius for its foreign customers, which are now located in 46 countries around the world.
All data collected by the labels can be downloaded to Microsoft Excel using PakSense's reader and software. Once downloaded, the spreadsheet is automatically saved under the unique serial number assigned to the label. The data in the spreadsheet are also locked and protected with a secure computer-generated password so they cannot be changed, and time and temperature information is graphed and individual data points are displayed.
The Boise, ID-based manufacturer of sensory solutions for packaging recently released the Ultra Label, a new line of standard configurations for the firm's award-winning temperature-monitoring label.
The new Ultra Label simplifies the ordering process for PakSense's customers and provides quicker turnaround time on orders, according to Amy Childress, its marketing programs director.
The Ultra Label line has standard temperature-range specifications for the most frequently shipped perishable items -- such as produce -- preprogrammed into different label categories. This allows users to simply order the appropriate label, snap the corner to activate it and attach it to product or product packaging prior to shipping.
PakSense's original label, released in 2006 and known as the TXi, was custom-made-to-order for customers, she said.
"They would give us their temperature ranges and we would pre-program the labels, put a custom graphic on it and ship it out," Ms. Childress told The Produce News. "We will still offer the custom service for people who want very specific temperature ranges or if they want to add their logos, but we were finding that 80 percent of our customers were falling into specific label configurations. So what we decided to do was to produce a standard label that can be ordered off the shelf that we prestock, and we can ship it out very quickly versus having to customize everything and taking the extra time to do it."
While she said the exact amount of time for delivery for the TXi would depend on "how many orders were on a backlog," Ms. Childress said it would normally take three to five days for the custom label, while the new line would be able to be sent out either the same day or the next.
Ultra Contact Labels, which are about the size of a sugar packet and are color-coded for easy visual recognition and to simplify the reordering process, are available with a life span of six, 15 and 30 days, and in seven temperature ranges that cover produce and deep frozen products. Each configuration allows for a 30-minute cooldown period after activation, and each has a 30-minute delay before a visual alert, in the form of light- emitting diodes, is triggered in the event of a temperature abuse.
According to PakSense's literature, the product comes in four different temperature ranges for produce between 32 degrees and 62 degrees. The six-day Ultra Contact Label digitally records a hard temperature data point every five minutes, while the 15- and 30-day labels record a hard temperature data point every 15 and 30 minutes, respectively.
The 15- and 30-day labels also record significant events, such as temperature swings of 2.7 degrees or more in a five-minute period. Thirty- and 60-day Ultra Contact Data Loggers without LED alerts are also available and record data every 30 and 50 minutes as well as temperature swings of 2.7 and 7.2 degrees, respectively.
Ms. Childress said that the labels are also available in Celsius for its foreign customers, which are now located in 46 countries around the world.
All data collected by the labels can be downloaded to Microsoft Excel using PakSense's reader and software. Once downloaded, the spreadsheet is automatically saved under the unique serial number assigned to the label. The data in the spreadsheet are also locked and protected with a secure computer-generated password so they cannot be changed, and time and temperature information is graphed and individual data points are displayed.
