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Will the TBX 410 fit? Dimensions and clearance
7 January 2025
Will the TBX 410 fit? Dimensions and clearance

Compare maker dimensions with door, vehicle and turning clearance; the TBX 410's 410 L volume alone does not show fit.

Containers and equipment
Verify conditions in a thermal report
6 January 2025
Verify conditions in a thermal report

Before interpreting a curve, verify the model, load, ambient conditions, sensor location and test method.

Eutectics and insulation
The difference between sublimation and phase change
5 January 2025
The difference between sublimation and phase change

Sublimation is the kind of phase change that goes straight from solid to gas, which is how dry ice is used up. A eutectic plate works between solid and liquid at a chosen melting point and is frozen again.

Dry ice
Assess ambient-temperature changes by measuring the real load
4 January 2025
Assess ambient-temperature changes by measuring the real load

The ambient-to-interior difference affects heat transfer; hold time may not change linearly. Record shade, wind and load.

Eutectics and insulation
How to ask for insulation performance in a quote
2 January 2025
How to ask for insulation performance in a quote

Compare quotes by lambda, panel U-value, complete-body performance and matched test conditions, then request the holding-hours protocol in writing.

Eutectics and insulation
Read a container warming curve from your route trial
1 January 2025
Read a container warming curve from your route trial

Simple curve models explain behaviour; they do not guarantee duration. Record sensor location and conditions with the actual load.

Eutectics and insulation
Align conditions when two devices disagree
31 December 2024
Align conditions when two devices disagree

Compare calibration status, sensor location and measurement time. Do not choose a reference until both devices measure the same item and point.

Measurement and traceability
Check how a sensor cable affects the gasket line
30 December 2024
Check how a sensor cable affects the gasket line

If the cable affects lid closure, the measurement setup has changed. Verify a manufacturer-defined pass-through or route it outside the seal.

Measurement and traceability
Monitor logger batteries in the cold using device data
29 December 2024
Monitor logger batteries in the cold using device data

Review battery performance by cell type, device and use conditions. If records have gaps, compare battery, temperature and communication logs.

Measurement and traceability
Validate a glycol simulator against the product
28 December 2024
Validate a glycol simulator against the product

A glycol bottle imitates a defined thermal response; do not assume product equivalence. Trial its fill, volume and placement against the load.

Measurement and traceability
Emissivity error in infrared thermometers
27 December 2024
Emissivity error in infrared thermometers

An infrared thermometer reads the radiation a surface emits. On a shiny surface it sees the reflection of its surroundings instead of the product's heat, so the acceptance decision rests on a probe placed between packs.

Measurement and traceability
Account for measurement uncertainty in acceptance decisions
26 December 2024
Account for measurement uncertainty in acceptance decisions

For readings near a limit, assess measurement point, instrument uncertainty and decision rule against the contract and procedure.

Measurement and traceability
How T90, logging interval and sensor placement differ
25 December 2024
How T90, logging interval and sensor placement differ

Assess sensor lag, sampling interval and mounting separately to test for brief peaks.

Measurement and traceability
Verifying a thermometer with an ice-water bath
24 December 2024
Verifying a thermometer with an ice-water bath

The cheapest way to build a 0 °C reference in the field is a properly made ice-water bath. It shows within minutes whether a thermometer has drifted, but it is a one-point intermediate check.

Measurement and traceability
How to read food-contact plastic documents by market
23 December 2024
How to read food-contact plastic documents by market

Do not treat EU 10/2011, LFGB and FDA as one certificate; verify market, article and use conditions.

Regulations and standards
How to read a food contact declaration of compliance
22 December 2024
How to read a food contact declaration of compliance

A declaration of compliance identifies the material and states which food, for how long and at what temperature it may be used. Compare each line of it with your own use.

Regulations and standards