Have you ever bought something with vanilla ice cream in it (like an ice cream sandwich) and found that its edges are tinged yellow.That is because the ice cream at one point was not kept at the proper temperature.
Obviously this is a job for IoT.
One company that is increasingly being called upon to solve this problem is Morey.
Speaking with Alan Mindlin, Technical Manager at Morey, we talked about how their traditional business of telematics has increasingly been about sensors and information gathering.Much of the new direct to sensor work has been about complying with regulation on drivers such as Electronic Logging Devices [ELD] and other food chain requirements.Keeping track of cold temperatures is essential to keeping ice cream and other foods fresh.
Now one aspect that is interesting to consider is that most of the requirements that they are receiving from their customers is one way.As a company Morey likes to use the appropriate radio solution for the appropriate application.When it comes to adding sensor data to the reporting mix, they look at how the data is being utilized.For example some data is used in a prescriptive manner on the truck and the interface is local, but most data is being gathered for analytics beyond the moving vehicle.In fact, 80% of Morey’s business is about telematics and mobility. In fact, Morey recently launched its newest telematics devices — the MC-4 and MC-4+ —, which act as edge computing devices to analyze data from a vehicle’s ancillary accessories, such as door sensors, as it’s generated.
