Flat-pack XXL pallet shipper

Sofrigam’s flat-pack XXL pallet shipper possesses all the excellent insulation and long transit duration benefits of its revolutionary Frizbox® container. However, the XXL container has a larger form that conforms to standard aviation pallet sizes and also can be flat pack stored and self assembled for lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

Background

An increasing number of pharmaceuticals and biotech companies are endeavoring to reduce the overall costs of cold chain logistics, looking for packaging solutions that guarantee controlled temperature while also:

• Optimizing the volume of products dispatched
• Reducing transport costs
• Minimizing labor costs and preparation time

Sofrigam’s flat-packed XXL Pallet Shipper is a collapsible extra large pallet conformable insulated box that provides an effective response to these requirements.

Frizbox concept

Sofrigam’s original 100l Frizbox® pallet shipper, introduced in 2012/13, revolutionized cool chain logistics by providing an insulated container that was suitable for temperature controlled shipping of temperature controlled products in bulk via non-refrigerated truck, rail or air over long transit times (up to 120 hours).

The Frizbox® combined sturdy construction, effective insulation with efficient and ergonomic design including optimized external and internal dimensions and choice of top or front opening.

XXL format

The later XXL Pallet Shipper variant expressed the Frizbox® design in a larger 2,000 liter format that conforms to aircraft unit load device (ULD) standards. The XXL pallet shipper has a footprint exactly one quarter of the area of aviation LD8 pallet, so that four XXL containers can form a full load.

Flat pack XXL

Sofrigam’s latest innovation is to package the XXL shipper in a flat pack format, which is delivered in components that can be assembled into container within five minutes by a single person equipped with just a strapping tool.

This innovation, allowing lower storage and transport costs for the containers reduces TCO all along the cold chain logistics pipeline.

Features

The Frizbox pallet shippers are constructed from composite board and polyurethane panels with internal frames to hold cooling gel blocks. When assembled and strapped, these form a lightweight, robust and 2,000 litre container that protects temperature sensitive goods in transit.

With gel packs, the XXL Pallet shipper can maintain internal temperature ranges of 2o to +8°C or +2o to 25°C.When equipped with additional Vacuum Insulated Panel (VIP) insulation the XXL container can maintain controlled temperatures for up to 120 hours and down to -45°C.

Benefits

As a packaging solution, the XXL Pallet Shipper has six key advantages:

• Inexpensive: the flat pack form enables more containers to be delivered in a given consignment while reducing the costs of supplying production sites.
• Lightweight and compact: because the XXL Pallet Shipper is supplied flat, three times as many can form a standard truckload compared with pre-assembled pallet boxes (48 boxes in flat pack form compared with 17 pre-assembled), while twice as many can be carried on an air freight platform (8 flat boxes as against 4 pre-assembled);
• Robust: this is an essential criterion for an insulated shipper intended for carrying products many miles throughout the world. The Pallet Shipper is simultaneously lightweight and solidly constructed.
• Easy and quick to assemble: this is the only temperature-controlled shipping container on the market that can be assembled by a single person in less than five minutes.
• Safe: Compare to other flat-packed solutions, Sofrigam’s XXL Pallet Shipper allows heat-sensitive products to be directly loaded into the box pallet avoiding any interruption in the cold chain.
• Highly efficient: the Pallet Shipper is incorporates polyurethane, the most efficient insulating material available and is capable of withstanding any interruption to the cold chain for up to 96 hours under conditions defined by AFNOR and for up to 144 hours in conditions defined by ISTA 7E.

Resources

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