How Local Pig Saves Money with the FireBoard Beacon

“Sometimes it feels warmer, like on cold days outside the walk-in feels warm, and so it can be hard to distinguish that,” Jason explained.

Things changed when Local Pig implemented the FireBoard Beacon wireless temperature and humidity monitoring system. The Beacon sensors track ambient temperatures wherever they’re placed and upload the data in real-time to the cloud, allowing Jason to monitor conditions remotely via the FireBoard mobile app.

“It has actually been an invaluable tool. We’ve had lots of problems with our walk-in cooler – the compressors constantly going down, leaks – it helped us know the second that it was starting to get to that point before we were already in a mess.”

– Jason, Local Pig Co-General Manager

Local Pig strategically placed the Beacon sensors in their walk-in coolers, refrigerators, display cases, and other potentially problematic areas. Jason can set custom temperature thresholds, and if conditions start to deviate, the app sends an alarm notification immediately.

“The second things start going wrong, alarms start going off and it lets me know,” said Jason. “I can see the chart itself and see it gradually growing, getting warmer and warmer so I can see it getting out of temp.”

Continuous temperature monitoring has been a game-changer, allowing Local Pig to catch issues early before expensive product losses occur. Jason even used a Beacon to monitor temperatures in their outdoor trailer during events.

After struggling with spotty connectivity from other temperature monitoring systems, Jason finds the FireBoard Beacon much more reliable. “This one is seamless,” he stated. “I just set my alarms and it does its job from there on out.”

For businesses like Local Pig where temperature control means everything, the FireBoard Beacon provides affordable 24/7 remote monitoring, alerting capabilities, and data logging to mitigate risk and protect inventory.