Chocolate/Ground Shipment/Spring/Gel Packs The goal of this test was to compare a 2-baffle AirLiner to this chocolate manufacturers current packing methods. Previously they had shipped their 4000 gram boxes of foil-wrapped chocolates in corrugated shippers either with Styrofoam peanuts or with their product boxes wrapped in foil. All three boxes were packed with the following: 2 - 4000 gram boxes of chocolate and 2 1.5 lb. gel packs. The packages were then shipped ground from Florida, on a mild day, to San Diego where the temperature data was retrieved. As chocolate is not normally considered a highly perishable product, the primary objective when shipping it is to minimize severe temperature fluctuations. In this test, AirLiner strongly outperformed the other boxes as it had only a 9 deg. F difference between minimum and maximum temperatures. The foil-wrapped box had a 20 deg. F difference and the peanut-filled box had a 14 deg. F difference. An assumption could be made that during the peak of the summer season as ambient temperatures rise, AirLiner would outperform these other methods even more. Smoked Fish Fillets/Ground Shipment/Summer/Gel Packs  AirLiner was qualified in a test shipment of premium smoked fish fillets from a Maine processing facility to an outlet in New York state. The two boxes were packed identically, with 20 lbs. of vacuum packed fish and three 3lb. gel packs in each box. We compared the 4-baffle Airliner model 001 to a 1inch molded EPS comparably sized box. The packages were shipped Ground during July and though temperatures were not specifically recorded, summer temperatures in New England during the shipment were typically hot. By the time the boxes were opened at their destination, the fish in the foam container had exceeded the maximum acceptable arrival temperature while the AirLiner protected fish was still properly refrigerated at 40.9 deg F. |
The Answer is in its Proprietary Design! Why does AirLiner work so well? The key to AirLiner's ability to maintain constant temperature is found in it's Award-winning, patented, internal heat barrier technology. Under a United States Department of Energy Grant, researchers at the Ernest O. Berkeley National Laboratory developed the gas-filled panels that are central to AirLiner's design. AirLiner is manufactured using layers of reflective barrier film that are heat-sealed into a proprietary geometry. These unique aluminized, honeycomb baffles block heat transfer to keep the heat out, so your product stays cooler longer! You can even choose to enhance AirLiner's performance by inflating with an inert gas! AirLiner Works Both Ways AirLiner was initially designed to keep heat out of your fresh and frozen shipments; however, it does an equally superior job keeping heat and warmth in your shipment - if that's what you require! The unique thermal design is perfect for shipping products that can't get too cold such as live tropical fish, pharmaceutical products and other products which must maintain specific temperature ranges. |