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Knowledge for Temperature-Controlled Pharmaceutical Shipping
Which thermal packaging suits your shipment? How should cooling elements be prepared? What should a test report demonstrate? Find guides, comparisons and worked examples for quality assurance, logistics and procurement in pharma and biotech.
Practical guidance
Choose the article that answers your question: compare packaging, prepare cooling elements, evaluate test data or calculate shipping costs.
Test setup with sensor leads on thermal packaging. Sensor positions are documented for the test report.
Selecting new thermal packaging
Start with the guide to selecting pharmaceutical thermal packaging. It explains which information to include in your enquiry and how to compare quotations and test evidence.
Find concise definitions in the glossary. For sizes and versions, explore prequalified systems, insulated shippers and cooling elements.
Investigating a temperature problem or calculating costs
Did the goods become too cold? The cold shock troubleshooting guide relates typical temperature histories to possible causes. It shows which packing data and sensor locations to check.
Comparing single-use and reusable packaging? The TCO calculation uses illustrative figures to show how purchasing, freight and return transport affect the cost per shipment.
Selection and temperature ranges
What information does the supplier need, and how can you tell whether its test report matches your shipment?
Check whether small containers and products at the edge of the shipper also remain between +2 and +8 °C.
How do water or PCM protect goods from heat and cold when +15 to +25 °C must be maintained?
Check whether your product requires dry ice or can be shipped with PCM −21, including preparation and possible replenishment.
Understanding the technology
Which solution maintains temperature while the shipment waits for collection or is transferred?
Select the melting point and format, and define how PCM elements are prepared before packing.
Check whether a VIP shipper needs less space and saves shipping costs while providing the same product protection.
Testing and the packing process
Which payloads and sensor positions belong in the test, and what must the test report document?
Avoid mixed-up coolant packs, incomplete loading and excessive waiting times at the packing station.
Use measurement histories and packing data to identify why the goods became too cold and what to investigate.
Understand what an ISTA or AFNOR test demonstrates and which information you need to compare two test reports.
Cost and environmental impact
Calculate how many uses to expect at your return rate and how many shippers you will need.
Calculate the cost per shipment and the number of uses after which a reusable shipper pays off under your conditions.
The information needed to assess a packaging system’s environmental benefits: materials, energy, transport, reuse and disposal.
Transport and handover
Will the goods fit in a pallet shipper, and can the sender, carrier and recipient move, open and unload it?
Define what happens after a failed delivery and how the goods remain protected until they enter storage.
Discuss your shipping requirements with THERMOCON
For an initial technical discussion, useful information includes the temperature range, product dimensions and quantity, planned shipping duration and known waiting and storage times. Thermal engineering supports packaging design and testing.
Explore packaging for your shipping requirements
Know your temperature range, product quantity and shipping duration? Compare the available systems or discuss your requirements with us.