The lifespan of a keg is full of hustle and bustle. From brewer, to pallet, to truck, to fridge, to conveyor belt to venue chutes – kegs get treated pretty rough. Yet you may be surprised to learn how much of a sedentary life kegs live between these important events, spending days, weeks, months, or (yes we’ve seen it) years without being touched at all. One of the key flags built in to our KegLink software is the ‘has moved’ indicator, which is indicated by the same MEMS accelerometer that detects orientation.
The ‘has moved’ flag signals when a keg has physically moved, like being loaded onto a pallet, shuffled around in a cool room, or travelling along a potholed outback road to a terrible place like a pub with no beer. These slight movements are critical to understanding the keg’s whereabouts in the supply chain of beer. The 3 axis accelerometer is critical in detecting small motions in all directions.