POLYURETHANE PANELS

SOFRIGAM mainly uses polyurethane panels from RECTICEL, a leading European producer. The Polyurethane (PU) panels feature one of the best insulating capacities - homogeneous foam - and a multi-layer coating to preserve it. These panels also make the containers stronger and protect the products.

The thermal conductivity of PU panels is the lowest of the most common insulated materials, while its homogeneity and size allow SOFRIGAM to produce the most secure and the cost-efficient packaging in the industry.

Additionally, Sofrigam assembles the containers in a highly automated factory. Extreme precision measuring and cutting of the polyurethane allows us to optimise the weight, volume and overall cost of your cold-chain storage and transportation operation. SOFRIGAM polyurethane waste is recycled by incineration with energy retrieval.

EUTECTIC ACCUMULATORS

SOFRIGAM produces an exclusive range of soft and hard eutectic accumulators. The range consists of two sizes of cold packs with euthetic points of -20°C, -15°C and 0°C, and four other sizes of cold packs only available for 0°C.

The 0°C rigid snowgam guarantees perfect restitution for the cold storage environment and transport in +2°C to +8°C conditions.

THERMAL INSULATED BOXES OR 'PALLET SHIPPERS' – FRIZBOX®
Frizbox® thermally insulated containers are designed for temperature-sensitive packs with the external dimensions of a plastic or wooden pallet (both 1,000mm x 1,200mm and 800mm x 1,200mm) or with custom-made pallet design with PU or plastic studs. These isothermal storage and transportation containers are most commonly optimised for transport durations of up to 96 hours. There are more than 30 references already developed, of which 25 are qualified.

FLEXIBLE ICE BOXES - SOFRIBAG
Sofribag flexible ice boxes are cooling systems for medical and food products, designed to transport contents of 4L to 35L, for four hours or 24 hours at a temperature of +2°C to +8°C or at a temperature of -5°C to -18°C.

CUSTOM COLD-CHAIN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
SOFRIGAM uses an internally developed software tool, Bil-fri, to determine as closely as possible clients’ refrigeration needs. Our analysts use the specifications provided in a client's order to calculate the cold mass necessary and the positioning of cold accumulators that will produce optimal thermal insulated packaging.

Specifications considered are:

Measurement: length, width and height
Temperature range of product: -20°C to -18°C, -15°C to -5°C or +2°C to +8°C
Duration of transport
Type of transport
Average temperature required.

IN-TEMPERATURE TESTING FOR OPTIMAL COLD CHAIN STORAGE
SOFRIGAM conducts in-temperature tests on request. Clients may then check their results against an official metrology service, e.g. LNE, BVT. After the test, our results are published to allow clients to reproduce the test, run an in-depth interpretation and draw independent conclusions.