Cold Chain Logistics

The Challenge:

Protecting Temperature-Sensitive Assets Across Your Supply Chain

Cold chain logistics demands precision at every stage—from production to final delivery. Temperature-sensitive goods like pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and perishable foods require continuous monitoring and strict environmental controls throughout the entire supply chain journey. Even minor temperature deviations can result in devastating consequences: spoiled inventory, failed regulatory compliance, compromised product safety, and significant financial losses.

Traditional monitoring approaches often fall short in industrial environments, leaving critical gaps in visibility and control. Without real-time insights into environmental conditions, businesses face costly risks including product spoilage, regulatory violations, insurance claim disputes, and damaged customer relationships that can permanently impact brand reputation.

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Our Cold Chain Logistics Solution

Rugged IT delivers industry-leading cold chain logistics solutions specifically engineered for harsh industrial environments. Our comprehensive technology stack combines advanced IoT sensors, GPS tracking, and real-time monitoring to ensure complete visibility and control over your temperature-sensitive assets throughout every stage of the supply chain.

Our integrated cold chain monitoring devices travel with your cargo from storage to transit to final delivery, continuously tracking temperature, humidity, moisture, and location. Built with military-grade durability and featuring battery life up to 10 years, these solutions provide the reliability and dependability that your critical operations demand.

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Key Benefits​

Complete Environmental Visibility

Monitor temperature, humidity, and moisture conditions in real-time across all stages of your cold chain logistics operation, from warehouse storage to refrigerated transport vehicles.

Regulatory Compliance Assurance

Automated monitoring, reporting, and documentation ensure compliance with food safety regulations, pharmaceutical standards, and industry-specific requirements while reducing manual paperwork and human error.

Proactive Risk
Management

Instant alerts when environmental conditions deviate from set thresholds enable immediate corrective action, preventing product spoilage and equipment failures before they impact your bottom line.

Reduced Product
Loss and Waste

Continuous monitoring with real-time alerts helps mitigate the risk of product spoilage, ensuring food remains fresh and medications retain efficacy throughout the entire cold chain journey.

Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Streamlined digital processes eliminate manual record-keeping, reduce administrative burden, and improve accuracy while providing actionable insights to optimize your cold chain operations.

Features & Capabilities

Advanced Temperature Monitoring Technology
  • Rugged IT IoT sensors with Bluetooth® Low Energy integration for seamless environmental data collection
  • Real-time temperature, humidity, and moisture monitoring with configurable alert thresholds
  • Global connectivity options including LTE-M/NB-IoT, 4G LTE Cat1bis with 2G fallback for worldwide coverage
  • Ultra-rugged, weatherproof IP68-rated housings designed to withstand harsh industrial environments
  • High-precision GNSS tracking with real-time location visibility for all cold chain assets
  • Refrigerated truck and trailer monitoring beyond temperature tracking, including driver behaviour analysis
  • Advanced geofencing capabilities with alerts when assets enter or leave designated zones
  • Seamless integration with BLE tags and sensors for comprehensive environmental monitoring
  • Data loggers with gateway capabilities that store and transmit data when re-entering networked areas
  • No gaps in monitoring coverage ensuring continuous data collection throughout the supply chain
  • Support for third-party iBeacon and Eddystone compliant sensors
  • Battery-powered devices with up to 10-year battery life for wire-free cold chain management
  • Wired tracking devices with flexible I/O options for advanced vehicle and infrastructure monitoring
  • Impact detection and theft recovery features with live tracking at 30-second intervals
  • Cloud-based IoT platform integration with open payload structure for fast system integration
  • Automated compliance reporting with digital record-keeping that eliminates manual documentation
  • Real-time dashboards and historical trend analysis for operational insights and decision-making
  • Multiple installation options including covert mounting with screws, bolts, cable ties, and rivets
  • Flexible configuration parameters including heartbeat rates, movement settings, and accelerometer sensitivity
  • Managed Solution with firmware update management and support

Transform your cold chain logistics operations with Rugged IT's industrial-grade monitoring solutions.

Contact us today to discover how our advanced technology can protect your temperature-sensitive products while ensuring compliance and operational excellence.