Press Release: January 30, 2026 | Category: IT, New Media and Software
Global chemical leader leverages real-time condition monitoring to optimize shipping methods, ensure quality amid complex logistics disruptions.
Toronto – January – In industries like chemical manufacturing, factors such as temperature, humidity, dew point, and more are critical to product integrity and safety. Traditional tracking methods offered limited visibility into these parameters, creating risk and potential for product damage. Henkel sought a unified solution to monitor these conditions proactively across its global supply chain.
InnovTrack met this need by deploying IoT sensors that transmit real-time data on location and environmental conditions to a centralized dashboard. This allows Henkel’s logistics teams to monitor shipments continuously, receive immediate alerts on deviations, and make data-driven decisions to mitigate risks.
Tangible Impact and Strategic Cost Savings
The impact of InnovTrack extends beyond visibility to direct financial and operational benefits:
- Enhanced Quality Control: Significant reduction in product damage and customer complaints by ensuring products are transported within specified environmental thresholds.
- Optimized Logistics & Cost Savings: Data analysis revealed opportunities to optimize shipping methods. Henkel is now poised to potentially switch from expensive reefer (refrigerated) containers to standard containers on specific ocean lanes for certain temperature-sensitive products, based on proven condition data, leading to substantial cost savings.
- Proactive Decision-Making: Real-time alerts enable immediate corrective action, preventing spoilage and ensuring on-time, in-spec delivery.
- Improved Customer Service: Accurate, condition-aware ETAs and proof of compliant transit strengthen customer trust and satisfaction.
“We are currently tracking sea freight shipments usingInnovTrack,”said Riël Marais, Logistics Steering Manager at Henkel.“With the unrest in the Red Sea and extended shipping around the Cape, it’s given me added visibility on the conditions that our products are going through. This is crucial for maintaining quality on much longer voyages.”
About InnovTrack
InnovTrack provides next-generation SAP supply chain intelligence solutions that move businesses beyond simple “where” tracking to understand the “how” of their in-transit products. By leveraging IoT, AI, and automation, Innovapte’s platform, InnovTrack, delivers real-time visibility into location and critical environmental conditions, empowering companies to protect product integrity, optimize logistics spend, and build resilient, customer-centric supply chains.
Learn more at https://innovtrack.com/
About Innovapte
Innovapte specializes in providing niche, high-impact SAP transformation products and technology services. Our mission is to partner with organizations, offering expert resources and solutions that act as a seamless extension of their internal teams, accelerating complex projects, and driving lasting operational efficiency.
Learn more at www.innovapte.com
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