Insulated thermal covers are used in the transport and distribution of temperature sensitive products as food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals in which the goal of the thermal cover is to protect the temperature of the products against unwanted external or outer temperatures. With other words, the insulated thermal covers function as a passive cooling system in the cold chain. The insulated thermal covers are produced to the dimensions of the cargo carrier as pallet size, roller container size, barrels or IBC containers, etc… When temperature sensitive products are loaded in these cargo carriers, the thermal covers are pulled over the goods to offer the required temperature protection.

Insulated thermal covers offer a great advantage in the cold chain. Due to the individual packaging of the cargo carrier as pallets, roller containers etc… the temperature sensitive products are protected against any external temperatures which means that possible CCP’s in the cold chain where the temperature can fluctuate, as created in a cold chain with active cooling, is prevented so an optimal temperature preservation can be established.

Also in the logistic process and distribution of temperature sensitive products as food, pharmaceuticals or chemicals, the usage of insulated thermal covers offers great advantages. 

When temperature sensitive products are distributed, a cold chain is formed in which the goal is to close the cold chain so no temperature fluctuations appear which can influence the quality of the products. Closing this cold chain is a big challenge. This challenge becomes even greater when different products with different products need to be transported leading to multiple cold chains. Insulated thermal covers bring the ideal solution to this challenge seeing the thermal covers offer to possibility to insulate or protect each different cargo carrier as pallets or roller containers individually, meaning that a trailer or truck can be loaded with different products with different temperatures. This gives big advantages in the closing of the cold chain of each different product and offers flexibility of the logistic process and distribution. With other words, insulated thermal covers offer the opportunity to create combined logistics with different temperatures on one truck or trailer with a guaranty to a closed cold chain. This is also the reason why more and more companies are implementing insulated thermal covers in their logistic flow or temperature controlled supply chain, cold chain.

Insulated thermal covers create also great opportunities and advantages at the customer when the temperature sensitive products are delivered. First, when the products are unloaded from the delivery truck, the products are protected against the weather conditions due to the thermal cover which is pulled over the cargo carrier as the pallets or roller containers. Second, at customer the cover can be left over the temperature sensitive products so also at the storage at the customer the products stay protected. Al this makes that insulated thermal covers create a closed cold chain thru the total cold chain from A to Z.

When insulated thermal covers are implemented in a logistic process or a cold chain three major items should be studied being: the thermal resistance or insulation quality of the cover, the easy handling process for the users and last the easy implementation in the existing logistic process. This may lead to a single one-way use solution or a re-usable multiple use solution. The company Krautz – Temax develops and produces all kind of thermal solutions for single use or multiple use applications.

Krautz - TEMAX developes and produces all kind of insulated covers tailor made according to the wishes of the customer according to the required insulation quality, usage, implementation in the supply chain or cold chain etc... in which also tracking and tracing techniques can be implemented.