Temperature Loggers are Finding New Opportunities

Demand for sensors are growing for perishable items such as food, flowers and pharmaceuticals.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more of a reality, there is growing interest in the development of sensors for linking objects. In February 2017, Gartner, Inc. forecasted that “8.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 311% from 2016, and will reach 20.4 billion by 2020. Total spending on endpoints and services will reach almost $2 trillion in 2017.” That requires a lot of sensors to connect these devices. The ability to monitor perishable items, temperature...

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