Competition analysis

Feature

FreshCode™ label

Thermo Chromatic solutions

Electronic Data Loggers

Results reading

Machine readable, auto ID

Human interpretation of color change

Machine readable

Reading equipment

Any standard barcode scanner

Human interpretation

Proprietary equipment

Data presentation

Numeric

Non-standard

Numeric

Discrete

presentation

Data is encrypted in the barcode

Always visible

Data can be discrete

Non-reversible

Yes

No

Yes

Integration with IT

systems

Standard interface

Manual entering read results

Requires custom development

Threshold time

precision

Less than one hour

Days

Minutes

Temperature probing

accuracy

Yes

+/- 2F

No

Yes

+/- 2F

Activation equipment

None

UV projection and coating process

Proprietary

Cost

Cents

Cents

Dollars

Disposable

Yes

Yes

No

Operation integration

Transparent

Manual

Manual