Reading, UK: Passive temperature-controlled container supplier Tower Cold Chain has developed a lightweight product compatible with US and EU pallets.
The Evolution 1600 Tower Universal Pallet “gives the pharmaceutical and life sciences markets unparalleled levels of efficiency and versatility in their cold chain operations,” the company says.
It can maintain the temperature integrity of pharmaceutical shipments between -60°C to +20°C and has a runtime of 120 hours without electrical power or manual intervention during transit.
Martin Hawes, global head of product development, Tower Cold Chain, said: “It sets “new standards for the cold chain industry, offering the same robust, reliable and reusable benefits, but with added flexibility, weight efficiency and space utilisation,” Hawes added.
An Evolution 1600 is a quarter of the size of a standard PMC pallet, allowing four of the former to be transported per PMC.
Moreover, “By analysing data from hundreds of thousands of journeys, Tower has reduced the amount of phase-change materials required to maintain a consistent internal temperature – resulting in significant weight savings and more space for product to be packed,” the company said.
The container has built-in data logging that can offer real-time updates of internal temperatures.
