Insulated BOX

BOX insulated boxes are a concentrate of ergonomics and thermal know-how offering the following advantages:

• • lightweight packaging to facilitate handling and carrying to the customer

• • solidity and insulating capacity, with an innovative, recyclable material

• • modular eutectic refrigeration suited to different transport times

• • effective refrigeration able to maintain different temperatures

• • a complete solution (insulated boxes + refrigeration) that is simple to deploy and use.

To meet the needs of direct delivery to consumers, OLIVO has sought to adapt its temperature maintenance system to insulated totes specially designed for last mile logistics.

For the solution to be effective and satisfactory to our customers, we had to find the cold BOX that would guarantee the desired thermal result and be as lightweight and compact as possible.

LAST MILE LOGISTICS

We therefore took an ergonomic approach: cold boxes capable of keeping goods at the right temperature whilst being able to be used with a maximum of efficiency, safety and comfort.

The weight and dimensions of the insulated totes are therefore important criteria:

• smaller delivery vehicles
• electric vehicles
• manual carrying to the customer in the case of home deliveries

OLIVO insulated totes maintain the temperature of temperature-sensitive products, whether it is a temperature above or below zero. Dry products not requiring thermal protection can be packaged in plastic trays.

There are more and more deliveries of smaller and smaller packages. The BOX type  insulated totes can be easily integrated into e-commerce order preparation using plastic crates.

For the BOX range, OLIVO has chosen to use a fantastic material: expanded polypropylene, commonly known as EPP.
EPP is a closed-cell polypropylene foam. It is 100% recyclable and it is produced using steam. This makes EPP an environmentally friendly or “green” material.
Be aware though that, while visually EPPP resembles expanded polystyrene, it is actually a totally different material.

EPP is known for its strength and light weight, but in fact it boasts many qualities:

• solid with excellent structural strength, it is capable of bearing loads without being deformed
• energy absorbing, EPP resists shocks without breaking
• it is astonishingly lightweight in spite of its solidity, which means a real weight advantage compared to a traditional insulating material
• made of expanded beads, EPP is a very good thermal insulator
  it is also a very good acoustic insulator, which means less noise during deliveries
• it is a “green” material, with a production process that does not involve any compounds that are harmful to the environment, as well as being 100% recyclable
• EPP is food safe and can be sterilised

BOX type insulated boxes are moulded in one piece from EPP. A single material provides the box with its rigidity and its insulating capacity.

The sides of the BOX insulated totes are between 30 and 35 mm thick to meet the thermal requirements. The thickness of the insulating material is the result of a satisfactory compromise between thermal performance and dimensions.

Reducing the thickness of the insulating material may seem attractive with a view to transporting more goods in the same space, but this would reduce the insulating capacity, thereby shortening the time the temperature can be maintained or consuming more cooling energy.

The refrigeration of BOX type insulated totes with eutectic plates enables a positive (chilled products) or a negative temperature (frozen products) to be maintained for 12 hours or more.

For transport in different ambient temperatures (summer, winter, intermediate seasons), you will know exactly how many eutectic plates to place in the BOX rage for the required transport time.

The latest models of insulated boxes have grooves that can receive up to 9 eutectic packs.

This modular use of cooling packs is a reliable method and easy to manage.

Solid dry ice can be used in insulated transport boxes, but only for frozen foodstuffs.

In this case, the lid of the insulated transport boxes can be fitted with a net to hold the slab of dry ice.

OLIVO calculates the quantities of dry ice needed for your transport times for you.

CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION

Using the experience of OLIVO and his partner MESSER to miniaturize the production “on demand” of cryogenic system SIBER SYSTEM ® for small boxes : the successful challenge, that revolutionizes the last miles logistics from chilled and frozen products.

Discover it here : MINICRYO®