AcuTemp Announces Expansion to Their Family of Frozen Packaging Solutions

The newest addition to the line of AcuTemp frozen shipping solutions focuses on substantially reducing the amount of dry ice required for shipping.

Mar 2 2012 --- AcuTemp Thermal Systems, a manufacturer of active and passive temperature-controlled solutions for the transportation of life-saving and life enhancing products, announced the expansion of their family of packaging solutions. The newest addition to the line of AcuTemp frozen shipping solutions focuses on substantially reducing the amount of dry ice required for shipping. AcuTemp’s expanded frozen solution offering is comprised of 27 payload sizes, with durations that range from 24 to 192 hours.

The AcuTemp design allows for a significant reduction in the amount of dry ice needed. Thermal testing has shown that for the same payload size and duration, there is an average reduction in dry ice required of 88% over EPS and 67% over PUR. This results in substantial supply chain savings.

There are many challenges associated with dry ice including handling, cost, and availability. Many airlines and forwarders are decreasing dry ice capacity, increasing the possibility of dry ice shipments being “bumped”. However, shippers of frozen products want the consistency of dry ice. The AcuTemp designs provide the performance required by shippers while reducing total supply chain costs.

These significant dry ice reductions are possible because AcuTemp packaging utilizes ThermoCor vacuum insulation in a patented molded design that results in less dry ice required, smaller packaging size, longer hold times, larger payloads and superior temperature control, resulting in lower overall supply chain costs. In addition to thermal efficiency, the lightweight and less bulky features of ThermoCor allow for a high degree of design flexibility.