Thermal Box Solution Supplied to Swiss Post
14th December 2016
Starting in January, va-Q-tec is to supply Swiss Post with a fleet of multi-use thermal boxes. The boxes will be used for the nationwide temperature-controlled distribution of pharmaceutical products initially in the “CRT” temperature range (Controlled Room Temperature, +15°C to +25°C). Swiss Post selected an advanced va-Q-tec thermobox which is currently being introduced in Germany for shipments of products to pharmacies. In a first step, va-Q-tec will supply a fleet of multi-use boxes to Swiss Post. Thereafter, va-Q-tec will provide services for preconditioning, processing and dispatching of boxes in Switzerland.
For the Würzburg-based high-tech company, the cooperation with Swiss Post represents one of the largest single orders in the company’s history and the start of a strategic partnership in the Swiss market. va-Q-tec commands a leading technological position and unrivalled process experience in the area of temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products.
The new multi-use system based on va-Q-med® technology ensures secure last-mile logistics without temperature deviations directly to the recipient. In contrast with conventional, lower performance single-use packaging or cost-intensive transportation with refrigerated vehicles, va-Q-tec’s transportation systems comprise environmentally friendly and recyclable high-performance thermal solutions. The thermal box consists largely of vacuum insulation panels (“VIPs”) that va-Q-tec – as a technology leader – produces in-house. Phase change materials (“PCMs”) also made by va-Q-tec supplement the VIPs’ strong insulation performance, ensuring reliable and energy-efficient temperature control within a required temperature range.