
While transport applications have much in common with appliances, it is worthwhile to consider
VIPs in transport application separately. At every step of the cold chain, there is a requirement for a
temperature-controlled environment: from harvesting and food processing; from transporting until final distribution.
For transportation,
energy efficiency is an issue as well as
space savings, cost and, most of all, a tightly controlled, completely reliable, unbroken cold chain. The best example of this technology is the transport of human organs for transplant surgery and the transport of certain pharmaceuticals at tightly controlled temperatures. Yet this category also includes more common applications. Such products as walk-in freezers, grocery-store cold display cases, refrigerated shipping containers (reefers) and cold vending machines can all benefit from the use of
VIPs. In every case,
reliability and
space savings are the
most important benefits.
Many of the same features and properties critical to the use of
VIPs in appliances are also essential to the successful application of VIPs in cold-shipping boxes and refrigerated transport. In fact, they preserve temperature-sensitive products over a range of extreme ambient conditions. VIPs deliver an ecologically friendly container solution since they are
reusable,
recyclable and
nontoxic. They have a lower landfill footprint than standard, bulky, non-degradable insulation. The use of
VIPs for higher fuel-efficient transportation also contributes to an overall improved
ecological footprint.
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