Using Shock Monitoring

Gone are the days of relying solely on bubble wrap and packing peanuts. Food and beverage companies are embracing the power of shock sensors to revolutionize how they safeguard their products during shipping.

As logistics navigate increasingly complex demands, especially for fragile, lightweight food and beverage containers, these advanced monitoring tools offer a perfect solution.

The Sensos Label is a smart device that provides real-time tracking and visibility throughout your supply chain. Configuring online in seconds is easy, saving you time and money.

One of the Sensos Label's abilities is Shock Monitoring, allowing you to ensure the proper handling of your cargo with alerts for any shocks or impacts that could damage your shipment.

Why Do You Need a Shock Sensor?

There are two main reasons to utilize the Shock Monitoring feature of the Sensos Label:

• Enhanced Customer Experience: Reducing damage events and issues in your supply chain, while enabling early detection, significantly impacts the overall customer experience you provide. This translates to fewer costs and losses, and by detecting shock-related issues on time, you can prevent deliveries from reaching their destinations in a damaged state. This allows you to provide your customers with alternative solutions or replacements.
• Reduced Damage: By generating data and insights regarding when, where, why, and by whom damage occurs to a shipment, you can create a more durable supply chain with measures to lower damage events below your desired threshold.

What Can Our Sensor Measure?

The sensor measures both the force and duration of impacts.

The shock threshold can be customized to include both the force and duration of an impact, allowing for optimization based on your specific use case.

Shock reports include details like the trigger event and the maximum g-force detected.

Our shock sensor monitors and measures accelerations in 3D space and up to a force of 16Gs.

Our accelerometer measures the threshold of a specific shock in one particular dimensional axis (X, Y, or Z), meaning it can sense shocks of up to 28 Gs.

The sensor can also detect and log shock durations that exceed a defined threshold, according to pre-set attributes.
For example, you can define the alert trigger to fire on a duration of 100 milliseconds for a 16G shock. This indicates that the peak force exceeded 16G, but the entire shock event lasted only about a fifth of a second.

Users can also set the duration exceeding the predetermined threshold. By following this procedure, you can gain valuable information regarding the amount of energy exerted on the shipment and, as a result, the likelihood of damage.

Sampling

Sensos samples shock activity every 50 Hertz, meaning the sensor checks for shock events 50 times per second (every 20 milliseconds). These settings can be altered for a more sensitive resolution, which can be beneficial for high-value cargo but will result in more alerts per shipment.

Sensos Label: Shock Event Configuration Guide

The Sensos Label provides users with the ability to monitor shock events by setting thresholds for both magnitude (in g) and duration (in milliseconds). By adjusting these settings, you can tailor the label's sensitivity to shocks based on the specific needs of your application.

Shock Monitoring Parameters

• Magnitude Threshold: Defines the g-force level that will trigger a shock event.
  Configurable between 8g and 16g.
• Duration Threshold: Defines the length of time the shock event must last to trigger a notification.
  Options are 20ms, 40ms, or 80ms.

Recommended Configurations Based on Scenarios

High Sensitivity (Fragile Goods or Sensitive Equipment)

• Magnitude Threshold: 8g
• Duration Threshold: 20ms
• Recommended Use: For highly sensitive goods that may be damaged by even short, sharp impacts.

Moderate Sensitivity (Standard Shipping of Products)

• Magnitude Threshold: 10g
• Duration Threshold: 40ms
• Recommended Use: For items that can withstand some level of shock but still require monitoring.

Low Sensitivity (Heavy-Duty Items or Industrial Equipment)

• Magnitude Threshold: 16g
• Duration Threshold: 80ms
• Recommended Use: For sturdy items that can endure rough handling without significant risk of damage.

Balancing Sensitivity and Duration

• Lower Magnitude, Shorter Duration: Captures minor impacts, useful for highly fragile goods.
• Higher Magnitude, Longer Duration: Filters out insignificant shocks and captures only major events.

Additional Considerations

• Environmental Conditions: Consider the environment where the device will be used to avoid false positives from external factors.
• Shipping Mode: Calibrate settings based on the anticipated shock levels for different shipping modes (e.g., air, ground, sea).