Data Logging

Data logging is the automated process of collecting and recording physical or electrical parameters over a set period of time using an electronic monitoring device. Unlike manual recording, an industrial data logger uses built-in sensors or external probes to continuously track environmental conditions, storing the information in its internal memory for later analysis.

A key advantage of MSR data loggers is the ability to set specific thresholds or limit values tailored to your application. The device can be configured to record precisely when parameters—such as temperature or vibration—go outside of a user-defined range. This functionality is critical for identifying exactly when a breach occurred, allowing businesses to pinpoint the cause of an issue and take corrective action.

Whether it is maintaining food safety, ensuring pharma safety through strict climate control, or sensitive equipment moving, this targeted monitoring helps reduce damage to critical assets and ensures compliance with Australian and international safety standards. Once the logging period is complete, the data is typically downloaded via a computer interface—such as a LAN or USB connection—to generate detailed reports and audit trails.

Interworld Electronics provides versatile monitoring solutions across a broad spectrum of Australian industries. Because our MSR data loggers can be customised with various sensor combinations, they are used in diverse environments ranging from high-tech laboratories to remote transport routes.

Some of the most common applications include:

• Shipping, Logistics, and Cargo Tracking: Companies use these devices as a comprehensive cargo tracking device to perform drop tests, optimise packaging, and document transport damage. By identifying exactly when and where a shock or temperature breach occurred, businesses can pinpoint failures in the supply chain, allowing them to implement corrective measures that significantly reduce the cost of replacing damaged goods and lower insurance premiums.
• Artwork Transport and Museum Monitoring: High-value exhibits require stable environments to prevent degradation. Our loggers are used to monitor for sudden jolts or shifts in humidity that could cause cracks or mould when transporting artwork. Within galleries, a small data logger can be hidden in showcases or archives for discrete, long-term environmental monitoring and museum monitoring.
• Cold Chain and Food Safety: Maintaining strict climate control is critical for preserving perishables and ensuring food safety from the farm to the table. MSR data loggers act as continuous temperature recorders for shipping, providing an accurate digital audit trail of storage conditions. By warning operators when temperatures drift outside of safe limits, these devices help prevent food spoilage, protect consumers from foodborne illnesses, and shield businesses from costly stock losses, health code violations, and potential lawsuits.
• Pharmaceutical and Healthcare: For vaccine fridge monitoring and the transport of sensitive medicines, our devices provide the high-precision tracking required for regulatory compliance (such as 21 CFR Part 11). By creating an unalterable log of any temperature spikes, drops, or prolonged climate fluctuations, they alert quality teams to a breach so they can immediately isolate faulty batches and adjust logistics workflows to prevent future handling errors.
• Manufacturing and Production: In production plants, loggers perform vibration measurements on machinery to reduce wear and increase performance. Utilising strain gauge data logger inputs, engineers can also monitor the stress and limit loads on equipment to ensure structural health and operational safety.
• Aerospace and Aviation: In the aerospace sector, these devices monitor the g-load on aircraft components and pilots, providing high-resolution data in a compact, rugged data logger format. They are ideal for astrophysical experiments and monitoring air cargo under extreme conditions.
• Sports and Leisure: These loggers are used to record physiological parameters, such as skin temperature and moisture, as well as measuring acceleration forces during safety tests for sporting equipment and apparel.
• Animal Science and Agriculture: Researchers attach these compact devices to livestock or wildlife to monitor behavioral patterns like walking, running, resting, or chewing. This provides agricultural specialists with high-resolution data to study animal welfare, tracking health and movement metrics automatically under real farming conditions without needing constant human observation.

MSR data loggers are engineered specifically for precision, durability, and versatility in demanding environments. Rather than offering a rigid, one-size-fits-all device, the range stands out in the industrial data logger market due to its modular architecture and advanced technical capabilities:

• Modular Sensor Configurations: Users can choose between internal and external sensor setups to match their exact testing environment. A wide variety of physical and environmental sensors can be configured to suit your precise goals. While common options include high-speed 3-axis acceleration (for shock and vibration), temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, fluid pressure, and light, this is just a partial list of the options available for your application.
• High-Resolution, High-Speed Capture: For engineering analysis and mechanical stress testing, certain models operate as a high speed data logger capable of recording fast-moving shock events at up to 6,400 measurements per second. This ensures micro-second accuracy when recording sharp impacts and high-frequency vibrations.
• Rugged Housing Options: Built to withstand harsh factory floors or exposed outdoor conditions, these devices feature a rugged design with options for robust aluminium casings or waterproof, IP67-rated enclosures that protect the internal electronics from dust, moisture, and chemical exposure.
• Compact, Miniature Design: Despite their immense technical capabilities, every unit functions as a small data logger that can easily fit into tight spaces, onto moving machinery components, or inside delicate product packaging without interfering with operations.
• High-Capacity Memory & Storage Expansion: The units come equipped with extensive internal memory capable of holding millions of measurement points. For long-term tracking projects, options with expandable microSD card slots allow for maximum data retention over long periods.
• Efficient Power Management: Built with low-power architecture, they offer long battery life often up to several years depending on the selected battery size and sampling intervals, ensuring uninterrupted logging during long transit cycles.
• Comprehensive Wireless Connectivity: Support for Wi-Fi data logger setups and Bluetooth data logger integration allows for flexible data handling, remote access via cloud dashboards, and convenient data retrieval without opening sealed enclosures.
• Aviation Compliance: These loggers carry official air cargo approved status, meeting strict aviation safety and frequency emissions regulations for unrestricted placement within commercial air freight transport.
• Turnkey Software & Easy Installation: The units are straightforward to install and set up. They include a dedicated software suite that simplifies device configuration, streamlines data acquisition, and allows for rapid report generation or data export for further engineering analysis.

Because MSR data loggers feature a modular, highly customisable sensor architecture, a single compact unit can be tailored to monitor multiple parameters simultaneously. This allows users to track a comprehensive mix of environmental, mechanical, and electrical conditions.

The primary measurable parameters include:

• Temperature: As a dedicated temperature data logger, these reusable devices use high-precision sensors to record ambient air or product temperatures at precise intervals. They are widely used as temperature recorders for shipping to provide an unalterable audit trail for climate-sensitive goods.
• Shock and Vibration: Operating as an advanced shock data logger or vibration data logger, these units detect sudden mechanical forces and impacts. By continuously sampling high-frequency events, they provide critical data that helps quality teams pinpoint exactly where and when physical damage occurred during transit or on production machinery.
• Acceleration and Attitude (Orientation): Equipped with precision 3-axis accelerometers, the devices function as a continuous acceleration logger to track constant g-forces and changes in attitude or physical orientation. This capability allows researchers and logistics teams to monitor positional shifts, tilt, and overall motion patterns in vehicles, aerospace components, or field studies.
• Humidity: Available as humidity data loggers, these devices monitor relative humidity levels to identify potential moisture damage, prevent mould growth during asset transit, or assess indoor climate conditions.
• Air and Liquid Pressure: These units function as an air pressure data logger to monitor atmospheric conditions, or they can be configured to measure fluid pressure values for liquids like water and oil. Common applications include checking compressed air systems, identifying leakages, and equipment pressure monitoring.
• Light Intensity: Equipped with specialised internal or external light sensors, the loggers can measure illuminance from 0 to 65,000 lx (lux). This is highly valuable for documenting lighting conditions during the transit of light-sensitive items or within storage facilities.
• Strain and Structural Load: Select wireless models can be equipped with an analog connection for strain gauges (supporting full-bridge configurations). This turns the device into a strain gauge data logger ideal for tracking mechanical stress, material limits, and structural health.
• Voltage and Current (Analog Inputs): For broader industrial integration, the loggers can feature multiple analog data logger inputs (supporting 0-20mA, 4-20mA, and voltage up to 48.0V). This allows users to connect and record data from external, third-party sensors simultaneously.

Selecting the correct monitoring device depends entirely on your specific environmental, technical, and compliance requirements. To make this process straightforward, we recommend evaluating your project across a few key criteria:

• Identify the Required Parameters: Determine exactly what environmental or mechanical variables you need to track. Whether your project requires a high-speed vibration data logger, a high-precision temperature data logger, or an air pressure data logger, pinpointing your primary metrics is always the first step.
• Assess the Physical Environment: Consider the deployment conditions. If the device will be exposed to harsh factory floors, outdoor weather, or marine environments, you will want to select a rugged data logger option featuring a waterproof, IP67-rated housing.
• Determine Data Retrieval Preferences: Evaluate how often and by what method you need to access your recorded files. If you require remote monitoring or "through-the-door" data collection without opening a sealed enclosure, opt for wireless data loggers equipped with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity. For basic point-to-point transfers at a final destination, a standard USB connection is highly efficient.
• Review Memory and Sampling Speed Requirements: Engineering stress tests and drop testing require a high speed data logger capable of recording thousands of measurements per second. Long-term environmental studies, by contrast, prioritise a small data logger with large memory capacity or an expandable microSD card to log data over months or years.

Use Our Product Filters to Shortlist Your Options:

To assist you in finding the perfect match, you can use the filter tools located in the left-hand sidebar of this data loggers category page. These filters allow you to quickly narrow down our entire range based on the specific measurement parameters you need to monitor for your project.

If your application involves complex setups—such as integrating third-party sensors via an analogue input or setting up a strain gauge data logger—our team is here to help. You can contact the Interworld Electronics team directly via phone or email for expert advice on tailoring an industrial data logger configuration to your exact specifications.

Yes, MSR data loggers are highly specialised devices designed specifically for transit data logging and long-haul air freight tracking. Because shipping by air introduces distinct environmental and physical challenges, these high-precision instruments are built to satisfy strict aviation guidelines while capturing critical environmental variables.

Key factors that make them ideal for air transport and transit logging include:

• Aviation Compliance and Carrier Approvals: When transporting electronic monitoring equipment containing lithium-polymer batteries via air cargo, compliance with IATA (International Air Transport Association) regulations is essential. Many of our MSR devices satisfy rigorous aviation standards—such as RTCA DO-160G testing for airborne equipment emissions—and are pre-approved for use by major global carriers, including Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss, and United Cargo.
• Comprehensive Compliance Documentation: To ensure smooth customs and freight clearance, MSR provides the mandatory documentation required for air transit. This includes pre-filled UN38.3 test summaries, safety data sheets (SDS), and non-dual-use declarations.
• High-Speed Shock and Vibration Differentiation: Air transport exposes cargo to unique mechanical forces, such as high-frequency engine vibrations and prolonged turbulence (involving rolling, pitching, and yawing motions). Unlike basic, low-cost monitoring tools that only record peak g-forces, an MSR acceleration logger samples data at speeds up to 6,400 Hz. This enables logistics teams to map the exact millisecond-level timeline of a shock event and clearly differentiate between a one-off impact (like a warehouse drop) and continuous, material-fatiguing transit vibration.
• Event-Based Recording For Extended Journeys: High-speed sampling creates large volumes of information. To optimise battery life and internal storage over multi-week or multi-month transit cycles, users can configure specific measurement thresholds. The shipping data logger will capture full time-series data for relevant shock events—automatically saving critical data points before and after the impact occurred—while running in a low-power state during stable periods.
• Multi-Sensor Flight Monitoring: In addition to physical impacts, atmospheric changes are a significant factor during air transport. An MSR air transport data logger can monitor atmospheric pressure variations inside the cargo hold, alongside temperature, humidity, and light levels, ensuring deformable containers or climate-sensitive products remain within safe thresholds throughout the flight.

Deploying an electronic monitoring device during transit provides businesses with complete, objective visibility into the handling and environmental conditions of their cargo. For logistics managers, quality teams, and manufacturers, relying on a high-precision air freight and shipping data logger offers several distinct commercial and operational advantages:

• Conclusive Evidence for Liability and Insurance: When cargo arrives damaged, determining where fault lies in a multi-stage logistics network can be incredibly difficult. A transit data logger records a tamper-proof digital audit trail with exact time stamps. This allows businesses to pinpoint the precise hour and even geographical location where a threshold breach occurred, providing undeniable evidence to resolve liability disputes and streamline insurance claims.
• Protection Against Hidden Consequential Damages: Physical damage is not always visible from the outside. For instance, a heavy impact or sustained transit vibration can cause internal material fatigue, misaligned components, or loosened internal connections in precision machinery. By reviewing detailed data profiles from an acceleration logger, engineers can detect these hidden mechanical risks early, preventing catastrophic system failures when the equipment is commissioned at its destination.
• Prevention of Massive Financial and Operational Losses: While commercial insurance may cover the replacement value of physical goods, it rarely covers the broader consequential losses of a failed delivery. Disruptions such as production downtime, missing contract deadlines, unplanned emergency manufacturing runs, and fractured customer relationships can financially devastate a business. Data logging gives companies the insight needed to pull compromised stock immediately and adjust scheduling, protecting their operational continuity.
• Optimisation of Supply Chain Processes: The information gathered during transit is highly valuable for preventive planning. By analysing millisecond-level shock and vibration profiles, packaging engineers can perform accurate drop testing and evaluate how different materials withstand real-world transport. This allows companies to optimise their product packaging, select better-damped freight methods, and choose transit routes that minimise mechanical stress.
• Comprehensive Environmental Verification: Many sensitive assets are highly vulnerable to fluctuating atmospheric conditions. Using a multi-sensor logger allows for simultaneous tracking of temperature, relative humidity, light exposure, and air pressure. For example, registering sudden light exposure can alert logistics teams to unauthorised container tampering or theft, while tracking humidity levels helps identify the root cause of corrosion on metal parts or mould growth on organic materials.

Yes. While MSR data loggers are traditionally known for providing high-precision historical data for post-transit audits, select models can be integrated into real-time cold chain monitoring systems or deployed in extreme deep-freeze environments.

Through a combination of short-range wireless technologies, secure cloud networks, and specialised hardware, these devices ensure absolute visibility across all stages of the cold chain:

• Bluetooth and Mobile Cloud Integration: Models equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) can continuously stream temperature, humidity, and location tracking data to a driver's or supervisor's smartphone inside a transport vehicle. Using the mobile app, the smartphone acts as a gateway, instantly uploading the climate data to the secure MSR SmartCloud. This allows fleet managers back at headquarters to monitor the live status of the cargo remotely.
• WiFi Network and Cloud Integration: Wireless models like the MSR145W2D and MSR147W2D feature built-in WiFi connectivity. They can be configured to stream live temperature, humidity, and pressure tracking data permanently to an existing facility network or a vehicle's mobile access point. This data is automatically fed into the MSR SmartCloud or an internal local server, allowing fleet managers and quality teams to monitor environmental conditions remotely from any browser.
• Ultra-Low Temperature Monitoring (Dry Ice Loggers): For specialised pharmaceutical and vaccine logistics requiring deep-freeze storage, dedicated models like the MSR85 Reusable Ultra-Low Temperature Data Logger are engineered to operate seamlessly down to -85°C. This rugged, IP67-rated unit utilises a housing-mounted PT1000 sensor to securely monitor goods packed with dry ice. While it acts as a standalone logging tool, onboard LED indicators provide immediate visual feedback if a threshold is breached during transit, allowing handlers to take corrective action before stock is compromised. Once delivered, it plugs directly into a PC via USB-C to generate tamper-proof, FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant PDF and CSV reports.

Setting Realistic Real-Time Expectations

It is important to note that because these devices are designed to be ultra-compact and run on battery power for up to several years, they do not house heavy, power-hungry direct cellular (4G/5G) modems.

Instead, their real-time connectivity relies on a local receiving device—like a smartphone, tablet, or a central wireless gateway—to send the data up to the cloud. Even if a vehicle passes through a remote regional area with zero mobile coverage, there is no risk of data loss. The logger continues to record every single temperature point internally, creating a bulletproof, unalterable backup that syncs back to the cloud the moment a connection is re-established.

Interworld Electronics offers a versatile range of data loggers featuring multiple wired and wireless connectivity options. This variety allows users to choose the most efficient data retrieval method for their specific industrial environment—whether they need rapid physical downloads at the end of a trip or seamless, automated wireless transfers to local or cloud networks.

The primary connectivity interfaces available include:

• WiFi Wireless Networks: Wireless loggers such as the MSR145W2D and MSR147W2D feature integrated WiFi modules. This allows the devices to connect directly to an existing WLAN, local server, or a mobile vehicle access point. Data can be permanently streamed or scheduled for automatic periodic uploads to the web-based MSR SmartCloud or an internal local cloud server.
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): Bluetooth-enabled models, including the MSR145WD and MSR147WD, allow for local, short-range wireless communication. Users can review measurements on-site, configure devices, or download stored data straight to a smartphone or tablet via the dedicated MSR data logger mobile application.
• Wired USB Connections: Standard across almost all models—including the ultra-low temperature MSR85 and high-speed units like the MSR160 and MSR165—high-speed USB or USB-C interfaces provide highly reliable point-to-point data retrieval. When plugged into a PC or laptop, the complimentary configuration and analysis software can quickly read out files, generate tamper-proof PDF or CSV reports, and manage device configurations.
• Expansion Memory Storage (microSD Cards): For standalone field applications where wireless networks are unavailable, units like the high-speed MSR160 can be configured with an integrated microSD card slot. This enables users to swap out physical cards to retrieve data or expand total storage capacity to over one billion measurements without interrupting long-term installations.

Yes. Because Interworld Electronics supplies data logging instruments to highly regulated fields—including medical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, and food production—our range of data loggers satisfies a broad spectrum of rigorous international safety, compliance, and calibration standards. (Note: The below is just a guide… see the MSR website for up-to-date certifications or contact Interworld Electronics for confirmation)

Depending on the specific model and your application requirements, the loggers meet the following key frameworks:

• Aviation Cargo Safety (IATA Compliance): For long-haul transit tracking, select transport data loggers meet strict airline emissions and battery safety rules. Models tested under the RTCA DO-160G environmental standard (Section 21, Category H) are certified not to interfere with airborne radio frequencies and are pre-approved for active use on commercial flights by leading global air freight carriers.
• Lithium Battery Transport Safety (UN38.3): A number of loggers utilising rechargeable lithium-polymer or lithium-thionyl chloride batteries are fully certified under UN38.3 transport regulations. This ensures the devices can be legally and safely shipped worldwide via air, land, or sea freight.
• Pharmaceutical and Food Logistics (EN 12830): For temperature-controlled cold chains, models like the ultra-low temperature MSR85 comply with the EN 12830 European quality standard. This certification verifies that the instruments maintain the required accuracy, response times, and durability for recording storage and distribution temperatures in food and pharmaceutical supply chains.
• Digital Record Integrity (FDA 21 CFR Part 11): To satisfy stringent clinical trial, biotechnology, and healthcare auditing requirements, our specialised cold chain loggers generate tamper-proof PDF and CSV files that cannot be edited or manipulated. This secure architecture complies fully with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines for electronic records and signatures.
• Traceable Factory Calibration: To guarantee measurement precision straight out of the box, specialised units are supplied with a 5-point factory calibration certificate. This ensures that all recorded parameters—such as extreme cold chain temperatures down to -85°C—are accurate and fully traceable back to international measurement standards.
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (CE Compliance): The entire range carries full CE certification, confirming that the devices adhere to strict electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations. This guarantees they will neither emit harmful electrical interference nor be easily disrupted by other industrial machinery nearby.

A 3-axis accelerometer is an advanced electronic sensor that measures acceleration—the rate of change in velocity—across three distinct spatial dimensions. Unlike basic sensors that only detect motion in a straight line or a single direction, these components simultaneously track movement along three geometric axes, commonly designated as X, Y, and Z.

By calculating forces across all three planes, a 3-axis acceleration sensor provides a complete, high-resolution mathematical picture of an object’s dynamic motion and orientation in physical space.

To understand how this functions in industrial environments, it helps to look at how each plane is used:

• The X-Axis (Left-to-Right): Measures horizontal movement along a lateral plane, such as a delivery truck swerving or a train navigating a sharp bend.
• The Y-Axis (Forward-to-Backward): Captures longitudinal motion, making it ideal for tracking sudden braking, rapid acceleration, or structural swaying in high winds.
• The Z-Axis (Up-and-Down): Monitors vertical forces. This plane is critical for a shock data logger because it detects drop impacts, warehouse handling mishaps, roadway potholes, or airborne turbulence.

Continuous Force vs. Sudden Shock

When integrated into a heavy-duty industrial data logger, a 3-axis accelerometer performs two distinct roles based on how the device is configured:

• Measuring Dynamic Force (Shock and Impact): When an item is dropped or bumped, it experiences a massive spike in g-force over a fraction of a second. The sensor measures this peak amplitude and pulse duration, allowing quality teams to prove if a sensitive piece of medical or manufacturing equipment was subjected to potentially damaging forces.
• Tracking Static Force (Attitude and Tilt): Even when a data logger is completely stationary, it is constantly exposed to the earth's gravity (1g). By analysing how this gravity force is distributed across the X, Y, and Z axes, the logger can calculate its precise attitude (tilt and physical orientation). This lets logistics managers know if a shipping container was tipped over, rotated, or stored upside down during transport.

Yes, our data loggers are highly suited for cold chain verification in pharmaceutical, medical, and clinical laboratory environments. Storing sensitive biological materials like vaccines, insulin, and blood units requires strict temperature control, as even minor fluctuations can compromise product safety and efficacy.

Our specialised data logger range provides the exact logging accuracy and compliance capabilities required to meet the high standards of Australian healthcare and pharmaceutical storage:

• Ultra-Low Temperature Capabilities: For standard vaccine fridges operating between 2°C and 8°C, or medical freezers running down to -20°C, our wireless and standalone temperature data loggers provide continuous, high-precision monitoring. For ultra-low cold storage—such as tracking specialised clinical trial materials or vaccines packed with dry ice—the MSR85 Reusable Ultra-Low Temperature Data Logger operates seamlessly down to -85°C utilising a high-precision PT1000 sensor.
• Airtight Compliance and Auditing (FDA 21 CFR Part 11): Medical temperature tracking demands unalterable records. Specialised models like the MSR85 connect directly to a computer via USB-C to automatically generate tamper-proof PDF and CSV data reports. Because these files cannot be edited or manipulated, they comply fully with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 requirements for digital record integrity, giving facilities a bulletproof audit trail for regulatory reviews.
• Immediate Visual Alarm Indicators: To prevent stock loss before it occurs, our medical refrigeration loggers feature bright onboard LED indicators. If a fridge door is left open or a cooling system fails, causing the temperature to overshoot or undershoot set parameters, the device provides immediate visual feedback so staff can take immediate corrective action.
• Fully Traceable Accuracy Certificates: Some models are supplied with a 5-point factory calibration certificate. This ensures your logging instruments are accurate straight out of the box and satisfy the strict quality management standards mandated in pharmaceutical logistics.
• Automated WiFi Monitoring: Models featuring integrated WiFi connectivity, such as the MSR145W2D, can be integrated directly into your facility's existing wireless network. This allows the device to stream live data back to a local cloud server or the secure MSR SmartCloud, letting quality control managers review fridge temperatures from any browser without having to physically open a cleanroom or storage area to pull records.

Using a high-speed data logger is critical when monitoring mechanical stress and vibration because standard sensors often lack the resolution required to capture the full story of an event. In engineering and industrial maintenance, the most significant data often occurs in a fraction of a millisecond.

Here are the primary benefits of using a high-speed system for these specific measurements:

1. Accurate Peak Detection (Avoiding Aliasing): In vibration analysis, a slow logger might only record data every 10 or 100 milliseconds. If a sharp mechanical impact or a high-frequency vibration peak occurs between those recording points, the logger misses it entirely or records a much lower, inaccurate value. A high-speed logger, such as the MSR165, can sample at rates up to 1,600 Hz (1,600 times per second), ensuring that the true peak force of a shock or the maximum amplitude of a vibration is captured accurately.
2. Precise Waveform Characterisation: For strain gauge measurements, knowing that a material flexed is only half the battle. Engineers need to see the waveform—the shape of the stress event. High-speed logging allows you to see the lead-up to a structural strain and the subsequent ringing or oscillations that follow. This level of detail is essential for:
   • Identifying material fatigue points.
   • Calculating the resonance frequencies of a component.
   • Determining the damping characteristics of specialised packaging or structural mounts.
3. Detecting High-Frequency Transients: Many industrial issues, such as bearing failures or turbine imbalances, manifest as high-frequency transient vibrations. These are tiny, rapid movements that a standard environmental logger cannot see. High-speed sampling acts like a high-speed camera for your machinery, allowing you to perform spectral analysis (FFT) to identify exactly which component is failing based on its specific vibration frequency.
4. Comprehensive Event-Based Recording: High-speed logging creates massive amounts of data, which can be difficult to manage. Advanced MSR loggers solve this by utilising event-based recording. You can set a threshold so the logger stays in a low-power state until a specific vibration or strain level is reached. The logger then wakes up and records the event at high speed—often including several milliseconds of data from before the trigger occurred—giving you a complete picture of the cause and effect without filling up your memory with useless quiet data.
5. Synchronisation of Multiple Inputs: When using strain gauges alongside accelerometers, high-speed loggers ensure that both data sets are perfectly synchronised. This allows you to see the exact moment a physical shock (acceleration) translated into structural stress (strain), which is vital for forensic engineering and product durability testing.

Yes, MSR data loggers are fully compliant and widely approved for active use in international air freight and cargo shipping.

When shipping electronic tracking devices globally, Air Cargo Approval relies on satisfying two strict criteria: battery safety for international transport regulations and electromagnetic compatibility with airborne equipment. MSR devices are meticulously engineered and documented to satisfy both requirements seamlessly (Note: The below information should just be used as a guide. See the MSR website FAQs for the latest certification information):

• Pre-Approved by Major Global Airlines: Because these devices comply with stricter aviation safety conditions, they are included on the official approval lists of leading international carriers. This includes major airlines such as Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss, Air Canada, United Cargo, Austrian Airlines, ANA Cargo, and Cathay Cargo. Your freight can be tracked continuously without risk of the device being flagged or confiscated during security clearance.
• RTCA DO-160G Environmental and Emissions Certification: To achieve airline authorisation, electronic monitoring instruments must prove they will not disrupt the aircraft’s avionics. A number of MSR’s range of data loggers—including the MSR145, MSR165, and MSR175 series—are officially certified under RTCA DO-160G (Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment), Section 21, Category H. This compliance guarantees that the loggers' radiated radio frequency emissions remain safely within ultra-low, non-interfering thresholds during flight.
• UN38.3 Lithium Battery Safety Compliance: MSR units utilising integrated lithium-polymer or lithium-thionyl chloride batteries have successfully passed rigorous safety testing under UN38.3 regulations. This framework subjects the batteries to extreme environmental simulations, including thermal testing, vibration, structural shock, and vacuum exposure, legally qualifying them for worldwide transport via air, land, or sea.
• Comprehensive Shipping Documentation: To prevent administrative delays at international customs or freight depots, MSR provides all mandatory regulatory declarations on their website. This includes verified Safety Data Sheets (SDS), UN38.3 test summaries, and official Non-Dual-Use Statements from MSR Electronics GmbH. (Contact Interworld Electronics for help finding this documentation)

Local Operational Recommendation

While MSR instruments satisfy the highest international aviation standards, individual countries or specific regional freight forwarders can occasionally enforce localised compliance checks. We always recommend providing the pre-filled MSR certificate documents to your freight forwarder prior to dispatch to ensure completely seamless, uninterrupted clearance across your global supply chain.