Cryopak's Associate Technical Director, Anthony Alleva, offers 5 Thermal Packaging Design Trade-offs to Consider!

Going through the thermal packaging design process, testing and qualification involves multiple decision points in order to best optimize the resulting package. Here are the some important trade-offs to consider when specifying the package requirements.

1. Custom Packaging Solutions versus “Off the Shelf” Solution

The first question that must be asked when specifying a thermal package system is whether to design a new package or implement a previously designed system. Most major cold chain package suppliers are selling pre-qualified shippers to their customers. The manufacturer would have tested the package against general industry specifications and should be able provide a report on the positive results of that testing. Depending on the size of your company, there may also be packages previously designed and/or in use already for other shipping situations.

Check out Cryopak's Blog on Thursday, September 5 for Thermal Packaging Design Trade-off #2 !