Temperature Assurance Packaging
Case Study
Reusing materials and keeping product integrity


A National Pharmaceutical Distribution Company needed to ship their products nationwide at 2-8 degrees C for up to 120 hours to meet manufacturing guidelines. Their product ships from their 3 main distribution to 8 secondary distribution hubs and finally to retail pharmacies. The customer specified that their existing reusable system be used to keep the costs to a minimum.

TCP Engineers went to work to simulate the worst case temperature scenario. The products being shipped could experience up to 40 degrees C in a departure city in Southern California and see -20 degrees C in the arrival city in Utah or Colorado.

We built a system that would tolerate up to 60 degree C ambient temperature variations while maintaining the product at 2-8 degrees C. Our solution was a system that included 0 degree phase change and EPS insulation profiled to reduce air flow and maximize space in the customer's existing plastic tote at a minimal cost.
Within 2 months, the customer was in business nationwide their product, helping the environment and their pocketbook at the same time.

 

TCP proudly services such clients as:
Abbott Laboratories
Amgen
Aventis
Baxter
Cardinal Health
Johnson & Johnson
Novartis
Pfizer
Schering Plough

 

Gel Packs/Phase Change Materials - are offered in temp ranges from -20C to 30C. Can be provided flexible gel pouches as well as  more...

 

Insulated Shippers - available in molded or knocked down fabricated boxes using EPS. Other insulating materials available  more...

 

Pre-Qualified Shippers - ranging in 24hr to 72hr time spans at 2C to 8C  more...

 

Monitoring Devices - offered are both electronic or chemical indicators, easy to use  more...

 
Regulated Packaging Products
 

Blood Platelet Shipping solutions that provide the components in single use or multiple  more...

 
Protective Packaging
 

TCP can provide protective inner packaging for your payload using a variety of materials with our "no tooling required"  more...

 
Testing Services
 

Our full service ISTA certified testing lab facilities can provide packaging temperature validation, shock and vibration testing services  more...