The latest product and service developments, company announcements, and industry accolades.
New Carrier Pods Monitored by Sensitech Provide Mobile Cold Storage Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
New Carrier Pods™ monitored by Sensitech® combine leading refrigeration technology and cargo monitoring capabilities to help address the unique challenges of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Customers can expand their cold storage capacity along with added cargo visibility to help ensure the life of vaccines. Carrier and Sensitech are part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), a leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions.
Bringing together Carrier's demonstrated container refrigeration offerings with Sensitech's advanced monitoring solutions provides customers today with options for deep-freeze cooling, real-time telematics, data analytics and product visibility. Carrier's recently announced Lynx™ digital platform is expected to provide added connectivity by the end of the year. Additionally, the mobility of Carrier Pods monitored by Sensitech provides pharmaceutical companies, distribution centers, retailers and vaccine administrators with flexibility to move vaccine storage to other locations.
Carrier Launches Healthy, Safe, Sustainable Cold Chain Program
As the world adjusts to a “new normal” the need for cold chain technologies to preserve, protect and extend the global supply of food, medicine and vaccines has never been greater. Today, Carrier launched the Healthy, Safe, Sustainable Cold Chain Program to help customers better determine which refrigeration solutions can help meet their increased demands and optimize their cold chain activities. The Healthy, Safe, Sustainable Cold Chain Program complements Carrier's Heathy Buildings Program, which launched in June with an expanded suite of advanced solutions to help deliver healthy, safe, efficient and productive indoor environments.
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Sensitech Inc. Marks 30th Anniversary and Introduces New SensiWatch™ Platform for End-to-End Real-Time In-Transit Visibility
For 30 years, Sensitech Inc. has helped leading companies in the food, pharmaceutical, industrial and consumer goods segments deliver higher-quality products, ensure consumer safety, comply with rigorous regulatory requirements, protect brand equity, and increase profitability. Today, Sensitech builds on this legacy with the announcement of a new state-of-the-art, end-to-end, real-time in-transit visibility solution – the SensiWatch™ Platform.
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Carrier Becomes Independent, Publicly Traded Company, Begins Trading on New York Stock Exchange
Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR) today debuted as an independent, publicly traded company after successfully completing its separation from United Technologies. Carrier is a leading provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and fire & security technologies.
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Former Sensitech CEO's new book approaches entrepreneurship as a liberal arts activity
In this article from Boston Business Journal, former Sensitech CEO Eric Schultz lets his background in business and liberal arts emerge in his latest book “Innovation on Tap: Stories of Entrepreneurship from the Cotton Gin to Broadway's Hamilton,” released in late October.
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Rigorous Quality Controls for Cold-Chain Drug Shipments
In this article from Pharma's Almanac, the author explains that while life science organizations invest heavily in quality and product integrity within the confines of their own facilities and the facilities of their contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and contract packaging organizations (CPOs), those investments are for naught if drug makers fail to apply similar standards to the soft underbelly of their supply chain — transportation and logistics.
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Real-Time Temp Loggers Tell the Story
In the Australia summerfruit and table grape industries, many exporters currently use USB temperature loggers that are generally discarded, with no feedback of information to the exporter. This article explaines the benefit of using ‘real-time’ temperature loggers, like the TempTale® GEO Eagle—data is readily accessible 24/7 from cloud-based systems, so logistical and marketing decisions can be made instantly rather than having to wait for the consignment to arrive at the destination.
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Customer Testimonial for TempTale® GEO Eagle Real-Time Monitor
This article from Carlton Plants talks about how use of the TempTale® GEO Eagle temperature monitor allowed them to receive and analyze 100% of temperature data from products during transport. Previously only 40-60% of devices were returned, causing a lot of data to be lost.
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End-to-End Cold Chain Integrity: It's About More than Compliance
Sensitech's Marc Beasley, Vice President of Food Strategy and Business Development, is quoted in this article from Food Logistics explaining how capacity constraints, labor shortages, and changing buying habits are numerous risks the global cold chain faces while maintaining food safety.
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Time- and Temperature-Controlled Transport: Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions
Across the globe, billions of dollars worth of pharmaceutical products are stored and shipped at improper temperatures, or they’re delayed so they reach their destinations past their shelf lives. In this article from Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics, Henry Ames, General Manager of Life Sciences at Sensitech Inc. explains the challenges and solutions in the supply chain to maintain good distribution practices.
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