Reliable Environmental Monitoring for Industrial Production

For over 35 years, top industrial companies have been utilizing Fourtec’s products as part of their production lines for temperature and humidity monitoring solutions. Fourtec’s MicroLog products family (Temperature, Temperature / RH) or the MicroLite products family (Temperature, Temperature / RH, NTC) are being used by a wide variety of companies in different market segments,…

From Harvest to Retail: Monitoring Temperature Across Food Supply Chain Touchpoints

Food products pass through multiple critical points in the supply chain, such as harvesting, cooling, processing, storing, distributing, and retail.Accurate monitoring of temperature, and humidity is critical to ensuring food safety, quality, and compliance with traceability requirements. The FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule introduces enhanced recordkeeping requirements on the Food Traceability List (FTL). These rules…

Best Practices for Monitoring Environmental Conditions in SMT Lines

One of the key methods to prevent Printed Circuit Board (PCB) defects is by managing the environmental conditions within the factory. Without proper control of humidity and temperature on the manufacturing floor, expensive components—and potentially entire assemblies—can be compromised, leading to quality issues and additional costs. Humidity monitoring High levels of humidity in a manufacturing…

Understanding the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)

The concept of the Cost of Non-Quality (CNQ), also known as the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) or Poor-Quality Costs (PQC), is critical in any industry concerned with maintaining high standards of product quality and customer satisfaction. CNQ represents the expenses companies incur when their products or services fail to meet quality standards. These are…

Understanding the FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule: Implications and Compliance Strategies for Businesses

The US FDA’s final rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Final Rule) establishes traceability recordkeeping requirements beyond those in existing regulations for companies who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods included on the Food Traceability List (FTL). The new requirements identified in the final rule will allow for faster…