Case Studies
Artisan Fine Foods
This case study showcases the deployment of our solution at Artisan Fine Foods, a prominent seafood distributor known for its commitment to freshness and quality. The system was implemented to provide accurate, real-time monitoring of temperature-sensitive seafood across storage, where consistent temperature control is essential to preserve product quality and ensure food safety.
Company Profile
Artisan Fine Foods is a Singapore-based importer and distributor of premium ingredients sourced directly from producers around the world. Known for its focus on product integrity and supplier relationships, the company offers a curated range, from USDA beef and Iberico pork to air-flown seafood and gourmet desserts. Artisan is also committed to introducing unique, high-quality products to the local market by sharing the stories behind each brand and inspiring new culinary trends.
Challenges
Artisan Fine Foods needed to comply with stringent audit requirements that mandate accurate and consistent temperature monitoring of their cold storage facilities. As a distributor of premium, temperature-sensitive products such as caviar, seafood, and specialty meats, maintaining optimal storage conditions was critical to preserving product quality.
At the same time, the company faced the risk of potential product loss due to undetected fluctuations or equipment failure. Without real-time monitoring or alert systems in place, any temperature breach could go unnoticed leading to spoiled inventory, failed audits, and significant monetary losses.
Solution
With our IoT temperature monitoring solution, Artisan Fine Foods gained full visibility and control over their cold room environment. The dashboard allows them to set custom temperature thresholds, monitor real-time and historical trends, and generate downloadable reports that can be readily shared with auditors to meet compliance requirements.
In addition, the system sends instant alerts via email, SMS, or messaging apps whenever temperatures deviate from the set range, enabling immediate action to protect their high-value products and avoid potential financial losses.
Key Components of the Solution:
IoT Sensor
The sensor is placed inside cold rooms and is built for use in low-temperature environments. It is ideal for continuous temperature monitoring to ensure product safety and compliance.
IoT Gateway
The gateway plays a crucial role in facilitating continuous and seamless transmission of data to the cloud. This setup enables efficient and reliable real-time temperature monitoring.
Monitoring Dashboard
The cloud-based dashboard enables users to remotely view temperature trends, receive alerts when parameters are breached, and download detailed reports on temperature fluctuations.
Introducing NB-IoT Sensor
Artisan Fine Foods chose to adopt our NB-IoT temperature sensor due to its cost-efficiency and ease of deployment. Unlike traditional wireless sensors, it does not require a separate gateway, helping them reduce setup and hardware costs.
With a SIM card, the sensor connects directly to the network, allowing seamless data transmission to the same monitoring dashboard. This made it an ideal solution for monitoring a single unit located at a more remote part of their facility.
They are using this sensor in another cold room located on a different level from the one that has a nearby gateway.
D2X NB-IOT Temperature Sensor
No setup needed, turn on the data logger and deploy into your truck to begin logging temperature. Access the data in real time from IOT-ezy cloud platform.
- Includes online platform account for remote monitoring
- Includes dedicated SIM Card to support wireless connectivity
- Battery last up to 2-3 years
Brand: Dragino
Model: D2X NB-IOT
Benefits
1. Cost Savings:
Artisan Fine Foods can now avoid product loss, spoilage, and unnecessary energy consumption. With IOT-ezy automated system, it detects temperature fluctuations in real time, allowing you to act before issues become costly. Reduce manual labour and prevent expensive equipment failures with intelligent monitoring.
2. Data Logging and Compliance:
Maintain compliance with standards such as HACCP. IOT-ezy temperature monitoring system automatically records temperature readings. This data can be accessed at any time for audits, regulatory inspections, or internal quality checks. By eliminating manual recordkeeping, the system reduces the risk of human error, missing data, and non-compliance, all while helping you uphold the highest standards of food safety.
3. Time Saving Automation:
Artisan Fine Food now can free up their team from repetitive, manual temperature checks and focus on other operations matter. Our system continuously monitors your environment, logs data, and sends alerts to respective users if conditions go out of range. This ensures timely response, reduces the risk of product spoilage, and allows staff to prioritize productivity and quality assurance throughout daily operations.
4. Remote Access and Centralized Dashboard:
Artisan Fine Foods can access their temperature data across multiple sites, all from a single, centralized platform on any device. IOT-ezy user-friendly dashboard provides complete visibility and control over your cold chain operations, whether on-site or working remotely. You can easily monitor conditions in real time, manage alerts, analyse trends, and respond to issues as they arise at anytime, anywhere.
Outcome and Conclusion
With IOTezy, Artisan Fine Foods can:
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