The temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceuticals, life-science, and biotech products is now even easier thanks to the latest launch from Tower Cold Chain – a robust lightweight handleable solution with the same reliable thermal protection and reusable durability as Tower’s container existing range.
Listening to customers’ needs, Tower Cold Chain has developed the KTEvolution, a robust, reliable, and reusable cold chain solution, which can easily be carried by 1 or 2 people.
The introduction of KTEvolution adds to Tower Cold Chain’s existing product portfolio which offers a solution for easy, cost-effective, and compliant transport of pharmaceutical products between suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and end patients throughout the global supply chain.
The range has demonstrated fewer than 0.1% temperature excursions on average (data supported from over 25,000 shipments).
With up to 120 hours of performance, KTEvolution is customizable based on customers’ supply chain needs and will be launched in 26-litre and 57-liter options.
In line with Tower Cold Chain’s range of solutions, it will be available across a full temperature range and is ideal for the transportation of pharmaceuticals, life-science, and biotech products that require an internal temperature of -70°c, -20°c, +5°c, +20°C.
Market prototypes demonstrate the weight and handling of the KTEvolution make it ideal for the growing trend in smaller shipments such as direct-to-patient, samples shipment, and last-mile deliveries.
By providing 120+ hour thermal insulation and requiring neither external power nor human intervention during transit, products can be safely and reliably shipped worldwide in the KTEvolution.
The KTEvolution fills a gap in the cold chain shipping market, with a patent-pending design that strikes the optimum balance between high performance, durability, and optimized weight.
“Pharmaceutical manufacturers, 3PL providers, and airlines value the consistency and stability assured when shipping products in Tower containers,” commented Martin Hawes, Global Head of Product Development, Tower Cold Chain.
“Customer feedback also made it clear that they would welcome a smaller solution, which offers the same robust, reliable, and reusable benefits, but at a size ideal for manual handling.
“Hence the KTEvolution – which brings together the best of both worlds.”
Innovation is achieved through KTEvolution’s minimal fixtures and fittings, notably a lightweight webbing system which runs around the external body of the container. Designed with integral handles attached at the top (which can be folded into the container surface when not in use), this custom-built harness provides an even distribution of load to simplify the manual handling process.
