How Safe Are Biohazard Pouches?

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If you transport medical samples as part of your business, you’ll understand the importance of safe and secure biohazard pouches to transport blood and other pathology substances. This ensures not only the security and integrity of the samples but also maintains the safety of anyone who may come into contact with the pouches, such as couriers or airport ground staff. Continue reading…

Find Out What Happens When Organs Are Donated

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We have all watched the organ transplant scene in a medical drama film where a transplant team member runs down the hospital hallway to the operating room carrying a heart in a conventional cooler intended for keeping sandwiches fresh and beer ice cold. While organ transport methods may have used a beer cooler in the past, over the last 60 years the organ transplant procedure has developed into a very sophisticated and precise scientific process including the use of shipping containers designed explicitly for organs. Continue reading…

How Do Our 5-Gallon Bucket Heaters Work?

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Bucket heaters are a versatile and convenient heating solution with a range of applications. Whether you need to heat liquids for brewing, warm food, keep honey in a liquid state, maintain products at specific temperatures for storage, prevent freezing or heat oils, bucket heaters are just what you need. Continue reading…

Supply Chain Challenges to be Aware Of

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This is a guest post from Unleashed Software.

Unleashed Software is a powerful cloud-based inventory management tool that allows businesses to accurately manage their inventory in real-time. Unleashed allows you to easily and accurately track stock in real-time across various locations for visibility on all inventory management processes and transactions. With such dynamic inventory information, businesses are able to make better data-driven business decisions. Continue reading…

Newest Member on the “No-Fly” List – Smart Luggage

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On Friday, Dec. 3, American Airlines and other U.S. carriers unilaterally announced that “as part of safety management and risk mitigation,” smart bags, also known as smart luggage, would not be allowed on their planes if the lithium ion battery couldn’t be removed. The policy change took effect on Jan. 15., and the industry is fighting back.

According to Forbes.com, Tomi Pierucci, CEO of Bluesmart, and other smart luggage manufacturers vowed to fight the ban, planning to work with carriers directly to acquire exemptions. No changes have been implemented, yet.

The decision to ban smart luggage came as a result of the updated IATA regulations and concerns over lithium batteries on aircrafts. If punctured, the batteries have the potential to ignite in airplane cargo holds. The bags are still allowed allowed in passenger cabins.

Smart luggage isn’t the only technology banned from flying. View a list of other smart items that have made the “no-fly” list.

  • Smart balance wheels/boards such as Hoverboard, Airboard and Skateboard

  • Self-balancing wheeled devices such as Ninebot

  • Battery-assisted bicycles such as e-bikes

  • Wheeled vehicles or motorcycles

  • Electrically-powered scooters

  • Riding, motorized suitcases

These items would have to be packaged and transported as dangerous goods, instead. 

How Innovation in Automation is Shaping the Supply Chain

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This is a guest post from Unleashed Software.

Unleashed Software is a powerful cloud-based inventory management tool that allows businesses to accurately manage their inventory in real-time. Unleashed allows you to easily and accurately track stock in real-time across various locations for visibility on all inventory management processes and transactions. With such dynamic inventory information, businesses are able to make better data-driven business decisions. Continue reading…