Temperature Mapping Services

If you need a temperature survey for Cold Stores, Blast Freezers, CD Vaults and Temperature Controlled vehicles and Trailers services within the United Kingdom. TeDaC offers a complete survey that would be carried out once in the summer and once in the winter; additional surveys would be carried out on a regular basis. Additional surveys would be carried out as follows;

• After significant changes have been made to the racking layout, eg the installation of new racking or when existing racking has been moved.
• After adjustments have been made to heating/ventilation systems set points or ducting.

These changes can or will affect the airflow within the storage area.

Not only will the survey reveal the location of any hot and cold spots (identifying potential irregularity in the heating/refrigeration systems) where it may be necessary to avoid storing products or to take remedial action to rectify the situation; it will also identify the effects on temperatures of doors opening and closing, particularly relevant where there is vehicular access. The data will identify the recovery time of the installation to its normal operating parameters and can be used to help determine the ideal distances of racking from these access points.

Temperature Loggers

Temperature loggers are placed throughout the facility by TeDaC and are left in situ typically for a minimum of 7 days, during which time normal facility operations are unaffected during the mapping process. The loggers are then collected and the information downloaded to a PC from which a full report is produced.

All temperature loggers are calibrated on an annual basis and calibration is traceable to national standards, copies of the calibration certificates are provided within the report. As a norm 3 point calibration is used, however, more points can be included if required. Pre and Post calibration can be carried out if required.

The price of each mapping survey is dependent on a variety of factors including the size of the facility and the number of calibration points required. TeDaC would be happy to discuss your requirements and provide a free no-obligation quote.

Validation

TeDaC also offers a full validation package to include Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification and Performance Qualification. Numerous validation packages have been carried out on Cold Stores, Blast Freezers, CD Vaults and Temperature Controlled Vehicles and Trailers. A full suite of documentation is provided as part of the validation package.