AKCP News, Information and Updates
AKCP Releases Wireless Tunnel™ Air Quality Sensor
AKCP, the world’s oldest and largest supplier of networked wired and wireless sensor solutions have released their Wireless Tunnel™ Air Quality Sensor. Combining air particles, volatile organic compounds (VOC), temperature…
Data Center Water Usage Effectiveness – WUE
The world is turning more to the digital realm in the new normal. Data centers are multiplying to meet those demands. With more data centers comes the need for more…
Decentralizing Data Center Power
Replacing a centralized electrical distribution system with a distributed power architecture sets up a facility to handle unexpected demand spikes. The Covid-19 pandemic has radically changed the way people are…
Impact of ASHRAE guidelines for Data Centers?
Data Centers consume 1-1.5 percent of energy today worldwide. It is predicted that by 2030, it will grow up to 3-13%. As energy consumption rises, so do the costs. To…
AKCP Releases Wireless Tunnel™ as an alternative to LoRaWAN
Wireless Tunnel™ a LoRaWAN Alternative? LoRaWAN® and AKCP’s Wireless Tunnel™ are built on Semtech’s LoRa™, long-range radio chirp spread spectrum technology. Wireless Tunnel™ is a complete solution from sensors to…
Building Sustainable and Resilient Data Centers
The Covid-19 pandemic has made physical contact almost impossible to conduct business. People are staying home and going online to work and meet. This has puts pressure on data centers…
Data Center Temperature Guidelines and Best Practices
In order to ensure that a Data Center is functioning properly, it is important for the temperature to be well-regulated at all times. Excessive heat puts a Data Center at…
Why Vaccine Cold Chain Monitoring is Critical
Vaccines are a key component in our health care system. One of the most cost-effective and efficient public health strategies is immunization. The end of many disease outbreaks can be…
Benefits Of Server Room Temperature Monitoring
Heat is the number one enemy of data centers. If the temperature goes above tolerable levels, equipment is at risk of failure. Worse, it hurts the bottom line. As the…
Data Center Design & Planning – Introduction
Many businesses operate outside of safe capacity thresholds with little or no room to expand. According to the IDC, the average data center is 9 years old. However, Gartner states…
Temperature Monitoring Supports the Vaccine Cold Chain
Vaccines play a vital role in society by preventing and eradicating various diseases. Newly developed vaccines such as pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccines have the ability to save…
AKCP Releases sensorProbe+ Firmware v1.0.5488
AKCP, the world’s oldest and largest manufacturer of wired and wireless network-enabled professional sensor solutions has released a firmware update for the sensorProbe+ series of base units. This includes the…
AKCP Wireless Tunnel COVID-19 Vaccine Monitoring Solution
AKCP Wireless Tunnel Solution Deployed for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery and Storage In response to the pandemic, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use throughout the world. As the…
AKCP RADIUS Authentication
What is RADIUS Server and how does it relate to AKCP? RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a standardized client-server networking protocol for passing authentication requests to an identity…
Monitoring Is Critical For Vaccine Delivery
Why Cold Chain Monitoring is Critical in the Delivery of Vaccines Vaccine monitoring throughout the cold chain until final delivery is essential. Vaccines are a key component in our health…
AKCP Invests in SMT Production Line Equipment
AKCP, the world’s oldest and largest manufacturer of wired and wireless networked sensors has expanded its production facility with a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production line. As AKCP’s customer base…
The Effect of Humidity in Data Centers
Humidity naturally surrounds every item on the planet. It is beneficial to humans; however, it can spell trouble for IT equipment. Uncontrolled humidity is a danger to electronic components, resulting…
Rack Blanking Panels: Do They Deliver Results?
What are rack blanking panels, and do they deliver results? Heat movement is vital to data centers. Ideally, heat should be exhausted out of the facility. But heat might travel…
AKCP Develops COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Monitoring
AKCP Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Monitoring Solution The COVID-19 vaccines coming from Pfizer and Moderna both require storage and transportation at low temperatures. The Pfizer vaccine is at -70°C +/- 10°C…
NIST Calibrated Wireless Temperature Sensors
AKCP Announces NIST Calibrated Temperature Sensors for Wireless Tunnel™ Platforms With Accuracy Check and Automatic Failover The world’s oldest and largest supplier of network-enabled sensors releases an updated range of…