Blood donation centers rely on ELPRO
for reliable temperature monitoring
of their sensitive products.

Temperature monitoring with
ELPRO’s Central Monitoring System

Centralised temperature monitoring

• Information at your fingertips:
  Online review and analysis of temperatures within fridges and freezers
  from any PC in the network
• Compliance:
  System supports compliance to 21 CFR Part 11, cGLP, cGMP,
  Annex 11, USP 1079 and HACCP
• Smart and reliable:
  Multiple security and alarm features
  for immediate notification
• Data safety:
  Peace of mind through
  redundant data storage
• Easy to install – easy to use:
  User-friendly system setup, configuration and maintencance for
  cost-effectiveness along with turnkey solution (IQ/OQ/SOPs)

The blood donation centre in St. Gallen uses the ELPRO Central Monitoring System for monitoring
and documenting storage temperatures. 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, the monitoring system
provides continuous temperature logging and notifies the correct people if an error occurs.

Customer benefit: One-stop shop

The high reliability and simple
operation of the ELPRO system
were decisive factors for
the blood donation centre St.
Gallen in their selection of the
temperature monitoring system.
Furthermore, the system has a
modular structure making it easy
to extend. At any time, additional
refrigerators or freezers can
simply be added and activated.
The wide range of services
offered also played a further role:
In addition to dataloggers and
the related software, ELPRO also
offers services such as installation
and qualification as well as calibration
or temperature mapping.

Monitored devices and rooms

At the regional blood donation
centre in St. Gallen, the following
rooms and devices are monitored
and documented by the ELPRO
system:

• Various room climates
• Refrigerator and freezer rooms
• Refrigerator and freezers
• Incubators
• Agitators and shock-freezers
• Fill level monitoring of liquid
  nitrogen tanks

Mode of operation

All the logged values are displayed
on the monitoring station.
This provides a quick overview of
the prevalent climatic conditions.
Complete weekly or monthly
reports about the measured data
can be created with just a few
mouse clicks using the practical
ELPRO software functions. To
guarantee a timely reaction in the case of a deviation, alarming
is performed using a connected
telephone dial unit. When an
alarm occurs, the responsible
people are informed immediately
about the on-site situation
thus allowing them to take the
required measures.

Benefit from the professional services provided by ELPRO:

• Temperature mapping: Acquisition, analysis and documentation
  of temperature distributions
• Calibration:
  Traceable calibrations for all
  ELPRO monitoring systems
• On-site service:
  Installation, calibration and
  maintenance service
• Verification:
  On-site IQ/OQ test service