Dataloggers at a Glance

Dataloggers have long been the food industry’s answer to monitoring temperature (and by extension, freshness) throughout its supply chain. Temperature tracking for protein supply chains led to the invention of electronic dataloggers in the mid-1960s, which have been a go-to tool for meat producers for decades now.

While dataloggers like TempTale’s provide temperature data, this technology is incapable of determining the temperature’s impact on shelf-life.  As a result the food industry relies on outdated rules of thumbs and guesswork to translate the impact of temperature on shelf-life and product quality.  

Innovation has long since outgrown this technology. In the current age of AI and IoT as well as wireless cloud-based software, it is time to advance the protein industry beyond simple temperature monitoring and into real-time spoilage monitoring.

Smart Sensor for Protein: Introducing BlakBear

BlakBear’s patented sensors are low-cost and small, able to be placed into protein on the production line. It then tracks temperature alongside spoilage gas of this food and, using AI models, can accurately predict the shelf-life after just a few days.

Using a gateway as a conduit between the sensor and the software, protein producers like Cranswick are gathering 1000x more data points per pack when compared to traditional laboratory testing at a fraction of the cost of labs. 

Join the Future of Food Monitoring

BlakBear sensors offer real-time data uploaded to our user-friendly dashboard, providing AI-backed predictive shelf-life and tracking throughout the supply chain. If blind spots in your data are leading to unnecessary food waste, or if you’re curious about how it works, contact us below.