Zebra Technologies, Bosch and ARM partner to offer food safety solution

US-based Zebra Technologies has partnered with Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions and ARM to offer a next-generation food safety solution.

Due to the growing need for compliant Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) solutions, food and beverage manufacturers, produce growers and retailers require digital systems to manage their requirements.

The new design extends the capabilities of Zebra's recently announced smart refrigeration Internet of Things (IoT) solution reference design to mobile supply chain scenarios, thereby offering a simpler architecture, real-time intelligence and electronic records of integrity to meet food safety guidelines.

Zebra Technologies Enterprise Intelligence Software vice-president Tom Ryan said: "Visibility across the food supply chain provides protection for consumers while meeting regulatory demands.  By developing this standards-based solution on Zatar with Bosch and ARM, we are helping businesses build and enable FSMA-compliant food safety solutions."

It is an easy-to-deploy, cloud-based temperature monitoring solution using wireless sensors, mobile computers and the Zatar IoT cloud service.

The new solution makes use of Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions' Cross Domain Development Kit (XDK) and its newly announced Transport Data Logger (TDL), which can check several product conditions such as temperature, humidity, shock and tilt.

The XDK now supports the ARM mbed client. Both the XDK and TDL directly connect to Zebra's mbed-enabled Zatar IoT cloud service without any requirement for any more fixed gateway devices.

Due to a user-friendly dashboard, real-time alerts and notifications for proactive actions, companies can accurately monitor their products.

Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions North America general manager Steffen Zacharias said: “Bosch sensor products and an open standard like ARM mbed will help unlock the benefits of IoT for supply chains.

“Zebra's answer to food safety solutions provides a future-proof way to protect consumers and will give enterprises powerful tools they need to manage their food supply chains.”