Posted on: 12/07/22

Regulations and good practice guidelines stipulate that hospitals, pharmacies, life science and distribution organisations are required to carry out temperature mapping to verify the performance and efficiency of temperature-controlled equipment and areas.

While some departments may carry out temperature mapping in-house, some outsource this responsibility. Here are some of the reasons why:

1. Compliance

By outsourcing your temperature monitoring systems to an accredited company, you can be reassured that they will comply with regulatory requirements. As a UKAS accredited company, ISO 17025 calibration laboratory, our methods at Contronics are aligned with MHRA, WHO, ISPE and EU GxP standards and best practice guidelines.

2. Avoid losses

There are many factors that can cause temperature variations, such as weather, stock loading and movement, all of which have a risk of impacting the quality of products stored and can result in damage or loss. Outsourcing temperature mapping can help ensure optimum conditions are met, to avoid such losses.

3. Expertise

As soon as you outsource to a company who specialises in temperature mapping, you get immediate access to a wealth of knowledge and expertise from highly skilled and fully trained professionals. At Contronics, our Field Engineers will attend the site and complete the mapping study using high accuracy data loggers backed up with ISO 17025 standard calibration and full traceability.

4. Reduce staff time & costs

Temperature mapping is sometimes conducted twice a year, which can be time consuming for your team. By outsourcing, your employees will be able to focus on other important aspects of their roles and increase productivity. You may also find you don’t need to employ additional people internally and purchase costly mapping equipment, which can lead to long-term savings.

How Contronics can help

Contronics has over 10 years of experience in providing temperature mapping services. Our team of engineers produce comprehensive and accurate temperature mapping certificates that will assist you to demonstrate and maintain regulatory compliance.

We can map refrigerators, freezers, ULT freezers, incubators, transport boxes and vehicles, room areas, cold stores, stability chambers, warehouses and more.

Click here for more information about our temperature mapping or contact our expert team on 01260 298383 for a quote.