When faced with shipping certain products such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, and food items, you need to make sure that your shipments are temperature controlled. This temperature factor can make all the difference regarding the quality of your product. Failure to regulate the temperature of your pallets can result in spoiled food, as well as faulty electronics. As a shipper or logistics manager, you can make sure this problem doesn’t arise by using one of two temperature control methods.
Active and passive temperature control are the two ways in which you can ship perishable products. Active temperature control systems are what you might typically think of as temperature control. This includes freezers and fridges that you would store your product in. These active systems are typically mounted onto trailers, vans, or pallets. Passive temperature control systems, on the other hand, may be less obvious to some. These systems can be seen as coolers; combining ice packs with insulation to provide a fixed amount of thermal protection. Both of these temperature control methods have worked effectively in the shipping industry. However, each has their pros and cons.
What Should I Choose?
There are a number of factors to consider when deciding whether or not you want an active or passive temperature control setup. These factors include:
- Level of protection needed
- Overall cost
- Severity of the external environment
- Need for a power supply
If powered and handled correctly, active temperature control systems can provide a high level of thermal protection. However, they will either consume fuel, use battery power, or require another source of external power in order to operate. Passive temperature control systems don’t require any need for a power supply. They can travel through a wide of carriers and integrators and have a comparatively low cost than its active system counterpart. The performance of these passive temperature control systems is dependent on the initial design and preparation of the product.
Luckily, our team at Protek Cargo has researched passive temperature control and developed products that are pioneering the industry. Our SureTemp pallet covers and container blankets are created with heavy-gauge woven polyethylene and conductive synthetic hollow fibers in order to trap the warmth so the product temperature remains stable and above freezing for longer periods of time. Many companies have made the cost-effective decision to try out our products over active temperature control solutions. They have never turned back! Visit our website to check out more information on our products and get a quote for your company today.
