Durham, North Carolina, USA: Phononic has launched an intelligent actively-cooled tote for grocery retail.
“Across industries, our solid-state solutions are delivering cold chain performance and sustainability that compressor-based systems or other thermoelectric approaches simply cannot match,” said Dana Krug, Phononic, Cold Chain Fulfillment.
“Our Phononic tote technology and platform for grocery retail not only provides for the highest quality of perishable foods, it also avoids the use of toxic, high GWP-refrigerants that warm the earth. That kind of positive environmental impact will be critical for climate control as this sector scales globally – and we know that our customers are focused on it.”
Phononic’s tote uses CO2 and water and eliminates the need for dry ice, gel packs or ice blocks.
The totes use wireless contact charging and are WiFi and IoT ready, offering real-time insight into cold chain automation process, leading to an increase in operational efficiencies, the company says
The company is currently working with three US grocery retailers and plans to expand globally.
