Cold Chain
A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain. An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of storage and distribution activities which maintain a given temperature range. It is used to help extend and ensure the shelf life of products such as fresh agricultural produce, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
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Insulated Shipping Containers
Insulated shipping containers are a type of packaging used to ship temperature sensitive products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. They are used as part of a cold chain to help maintain product freshness and efficacy. The term can also refer to insulated intermodal containers or insulated swap bodies.
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Temperature Control
Temperature control is a process in which change of temperature of a space (and objects collectively there within) is measured or otherwise detected, and the passage of heat energy into or out of the space is adjusted to achieve a desired average temperature.
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Time Temperature Indicator
A time temperature indicator (TTI) is a device or smart label which shows the accumulated time-temperature history of a product. Time temperature indicators are commonly used on food, pharmaceutical and medical products as to indicate exposure to excessive temperature (and time at temperature).
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Refrigerator Truck (Reefer Truck)
A refrigerator truck is a van or truck designed to carry perishable freight at specific low temperatures.
Refrigerated trucks differ from simple insulated and ventilated vans (commonly used for transporting fruit), neither of which are fitted with cooling apparatus. Refrigerator trucks can be ice-cooled, equipped with any one of a variety of mechanical refrigeration systems powered by small displacement diesel engines, or utilize carbon dioxide (either as dry ice, or in liquid form) as a cooling agent.
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Reefer Cargo
Shipment requiring controlled-temperature environment.
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