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Vacuum insulation panels: why the catalogue figure does not hold in the field
22 October 2022
Vacuum insulation panels: why the catalogue figure does not hold in the field

A vacuum panel promises thermal conductivity far below classic foams. The value to design with is roughly double the one measured after production.

Eutectics and insulation
How to plan temperature monitoring for event catering
21 October 2022
How to plan temperature monitoring for event catering

Do not guess about the wait between kitchen and service. Match loading, handover and service times with product measurements.

Food quality and shelf life
Assessing cold-chain records with ALCOA
20 October 2022
Assessing cold-chain records with ALCOA

Check five questions that make a temperature record trustworthy: who, when, which source, legible and accurate?

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to reduce noise sources on night deliveries
19 October 2022
How to reduce noise sources on night deliveries

Separate engine, refrigeration-unit and handling noise. Measure changes at the same delivery location to see what helps.

Fleet and refrigeration units
How to set a cold-chain alarm threshold
18 October 2022
How to set a cold-chain alarm threshold

Define product conditions, sensor uncertainty and the response owner together.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Before combining dry ice with PCM plates
17 October 2022
Before combining dry ice with PCM plates

Before combining coolants, verify product range, container design and carrier conditions.

Dry ice
177.8 kilos per person: where we sit in the packaging waste table
16 October 2022
177.8 kilos per person: where we sit in the packaging waste table

The EU generated 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2023, 177.8 kilos per person. The largest item is paper and cardboard, which means boxes and cartons.

Single-use packaging
What is MKT? Interpret temperature history with product data
15 October 2022
What is MKT? Interpret temperature history with product data

The USP formula for MKT, a worked example with 24 readings and the fields a report should carry; the numbers show why an arithmetic mean can mislead.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
What to do when meat-shipment documents are missing
14 October 2022
What to do when meat-shipment documents are missing

Do not assume the outcome of missing paperwork; safeguard the shipment and verify the applicable process with the authority.

Regulations and standards
How to measure dry-ice needs on summer routes
13 October 2022
How to measure dry-ice needs on summer routes

Do not add a fixed percentage to winter quantities. Measure dry-ice mass, vehicle environment and product temperature on comparable loads and routes.

Dry ice
RBX, Rocotec or Secutec: which question comes first when choosing a roll container?
12 October 2022
RBX, Rocotec or Secutec: which question comes first when choosing a roll container?

Three GEBHARDT roll containers of similar size solve three different jobs: standard distribution, space saved on the empty return, and locked transport.

Containers and equipment
Container pooling: circulation instead of ownership
11 October 2022
Container pooling: circulation instead of ownership

Own fleet or pool? A comparison of the two models on rotation life, turns per year and the annual cost of idle containers.

Managing reusable containers
How to monitor product temperature after dry ice runs out
10 October 2022
How to monitor product temperature after dry ice runs out

Dry ice depletion does not reveal product condition. Record product temperature, remaining ice and route conditions together.

Dry ice
Single-use logger or IoT? Compare response and data flow
9 October 2022
Single-use logger or IoT? Compare response and data flow

Do not reduce the choice to device price. Assess connectivity, alarm ownership, battery, record access and return of single-use devices.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
What the rules require when transporting red meat
8 October 2022
What the rules require when transporting red meat

In transit, meat must stay at or below 3 °C for offal and 7 °C for other meat; mince is limited to 2 °C and meat preparations to 4 °C. The temperature is reached before loading and held all the way.

Regulations and standards
Slicing at the deli counter: the minutes on the bench come out of shelf life
7 October 2022
Slicing at the deli counter: the minutes on the bench come out of shelf life

At the deli counter goods are cut, weighed and wrapped. All of it happens at room temperature, and in most stores nobody has measured how long it takes.

Retail operations