Contronics temperature monitoring comparison to Eupry

How does the Contronics temperature monitoring work?

The Contronics temperature monitoring system is a flexible and robust solution designed for real-time monitoring and compliance in industries like healthcare, life sciences and laboratories. Here’s a summary of how it works:

Components of the Contronics temperature monitoring system

• Sensors: Contronics uses high-precision sensors to monitor temperature (and also humidity, CO2 and pressure to name a few). These sensors can be placed in refrigerators, freezers, incubators or other temperature critical environments.
• Data Loggers: The system collects and records data from sensors, ensuring continuous monitoring even during power or network outages.
• Central Monitoring System: A control unit or server receives data from the sensors for centralised management and analysis.
• Alerting Mechanism: The system includes alarms and notifications to warn users of temperature deviations.

Types of monitoring

• Wired Monitoring: Sensors are connected via cables to the central system, ensuring stable communication.
• Wireless Monitoring: Wireless sensors communicate with the central unit, offering flexibility in installation.
• Hybrid Monitoring: Combines wired and wireless systems, providing redundancy and adaptability for different needs.

Data Storage and Reporting

• Real-Time Data Collection: The system continuously logs temperature data, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information.
• Cloud Storage: For advanced setups, data can be stored securely in the cloud, allowing remote access via a web interface or mobile app.
• Reporting: Customisable reports help organisations maintain compliance with regulatory requirements like MHRA, HTA, WHO, and 21 CFR Part 11.
• Alarm System: Alerts are triggered when temperatures exceed predefined thresholds.

Notifications are sent via digital voice calls, SMS, app notifications, email or local audio/visual alarms, ensuring quick responses to potential issues.

Calibration and Maintenance

• Contronics offers calibration services to ensure sensor accuracy.
• Regular maintenance and temperature mapping services help meet industry standards and regulations.
• Regulatory Compliance

The system complies with key regulatory standards such as:

• 21 CFR Part 11 (electronic records)
• MHRA and HTA guidelines
• WHO requirements for cold chain management

Applications

Healthcare: Monitoring storage conditions for vaccines, blood, and medicines.

Laboratories: Ensuring precise conditions for experiments and research.

Food Industry: Maintaining cold chain requirements for perishables.

Differences between the Contronics and Eupry temperature monitoring

Contronics and Eupry both offer temperature monitoring solutions, but they differ in several key aspects:

Experience and customer base:

Contronics: With over 30 years of expertise, Contronics specialises in laboratory monitoring systems, providing a comprehensive range of sensors that measure temperature, humidity, CO₂, oxygen depletion, liquid nitrogen levels, door status, power status, differential pressure, and more. Contronics serves a diverse array of industries, including life sciences, healthcare, universities, clinical research, fertility clinics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, warehousing, and cryogenic storage facilities.

Eupry: Eupry provides temperature and humidity monitoring solutions across various industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and logistics.

System Features:

Contronics: Offers wired, wireless and hybrid systems, ensuring continuous monitoring and compliance with industry regulations. Users can access data directly from the InfoPoint hub onsite, or via any network connected device and receive automatic alerts if set values are exceeded.

Eupry: Provides a wireless only monitoring system that’s easy to install, with data loggers sending information securely to the cloud. Users can access data via a web portal or app and receive automatic alerts if set values are exceeded.

Calibration and Maintenance:

Contronics: Offers UKAS accredited calibrations and temperature mapping services to ensure system accuracy and compliance.

Eupry: Features a unique calibration process where users automatically receive newly calibrated data loggers, reducing manual labor and downtime. DANAK accredited data loggers can be supplied.

Compliance and Certifications:

Contronics: Is ISO 17025 accredited and ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 certified. It is also FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant and holds both SafeContractor and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. Additionally, Contronics ensures full compliance with MHRA, HTA, and WHO guidelines

Eupry: Is ISO 17025 accredited, ISO 9001 certified, and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, catering to GxP-regulated industries.

In summary, while both companies provide reliable temperature monitoring solutions, Contronics emphasises automated, customisable systems with comprehensive services for an array of regulated industries. The Eupry system focuses on automated, wireless solutions with streamlined calibration processes suitable for various regulated industries.

How Henderson Biomedical can help

Henderson Biomedical is the UK partner for the Eupry temperature monitoring system. We are able to supply their data loggers for temperature and humidity monitoring. Please contact us to organise you free, no-obligation free trial to see if the system works for you.