Increasingly businesses and healthcare organizations are using temperature monitoring systems to safeguard their products and satisfy regulatory demands. You may know that you need a monitoring and/or alarming system but aren't sure how to purchase or use one. To complicate matters this technology comes in the form of many different models with different features. Whether you're a purchasing agent or you're going to be the end user, you can ensure that you're getting the right system by learning a bit about the most important parts to focus on. This basic tutorial covers the 6 parts to a typical temperature monitoring system and will help you choose what is best for your application.