Los Angeles, CA -The use of insulated packaging is central to the survival of many e-commerce companies today. Several companies on the web today would be left flat footed, without having a reliable cold packaging strategy. Out with the old Chocolate & confectionary, frozen meat, cheese and other fresh gourmet food businesses have made a sizable impact on the food business landscape by raking up billions of dollars of business annually, selling their goods on the web.Â
These organizations produce fresh and frozen foods that require some sort of protective insulation during shipping to prevent spoilage or melting. Once a “standardâ€Â in cold packaging, newer materials have been developed that have rendered Styrofoam coolers as practically archaic relics of the past. Space-Age Solutions The use of reflective materials as insulators was developed by NASA in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Such materials, in contrast to Styrofoam coolers, offer a space efficient technique of temperature control. Wherein most insulators are by default space-inefficient, reflective materials are very, very thin. Styrofoam coolers are no exception in that their bulk is hard not to notice. Styrofoam coolers present the following challenges: they arrive assembled: large & boxy they take up tons of space in the shipping area and warehouse. Also, such coolers are very difficult to dispose of, and in lieu of today’s “Green Movementâ€Â such products can tarnish the image of organizations that use them to ship their products. In with the new Enter reflective materials…these materials have now been embraced by the packaging industry, wherein they have been used as components to boost the insulation characteristics of other materials. Insulated Products Corp of Los Angeles CA has utilized such reflective materials to augment the insulation characteristics of bubble wrap materials. IPC has developed a material called CooLiner. Here, reflective foil materials have been incorporated with plastics to produce bubble insulation. Such a material is further converted into insulated bags, pouches, rolls and even pallet covers. The CooLiner line of products offers the protection of Styrofoam products, like inserts, without the bulk and breakage as they are foldable and flexible. Also, they allow shippers to move refrigerated products using something greener than Styrofoam coolers. Even newer Although effective, CooLiner products have a big brother: The GreenLiner. Obviously “greenâ€Â the GreenLiner is a high-performance liner that fits inside a carton; like the CooLiner. The difference is that the GreenLiner is made of low density recycled foam that is packaged inside reflective foil envelopes. The dual effect is spectacular. IPC has enjoyed abundant success with new clients whom approach them for options to replace their Styrofoam coolers. Sustainable GreenLiner is also space efficient as the panels fold down much smaller than the fully assembled size, so again, they save space for the sender and the recipient. GreenLiner is also 100% recyclable, IPC has set-up an online-system wherein a party, anywhere in the country, can look-up a local recycling depots using their zip code where the materials can be turned in. A better tomorrow IPC has opened the door to a new way to package and ship. The various insulation products manufactured by IPC have a few common features: high performance, space efficiency and environmental friendliness. When it comes to protecting refrigerated and frozen goods, small such as a box of chocolates or frozen meat or large like a pallet of produce, IPC has it covered. IPC’s custom in-house manufacturing helps them accommodate a host of custom size requirements as well. A newer line of gel-pack replacement material is in the works. No surprise that it is green too.Large Tonnage HVAC – Potential Loss of Quality Without a Quality Supply Chain Systemfor more information on cold chain packaging and cool logistics and insulated shipping boxes please see