The equipment used in the Cold storage supply chainPosted by Crystal Group on December 26th, 2018 The cold storage supply chain includes a series of storage and transport links which help in maintaining the required temperature for different kinds of products. The supply chain has three main components which are transport and storage equipment, trained personnel, and lastly the efficient management procedures. The storage is the primary component of the cold chain supply chain. Cold storage facilities contain refrigerated rooms comprising of a wide range of temperatures according to the product specifications. The atmosphere consisting of air with a specific gas composition is maintained with more nitrogen or carbon dioxide than normal air. It enables to improve the quality of the product. The structure that encloses storage rooms is sealed with materials which include welded seams, polymer films bituminous, rubber cement and other such there insulating materials which retains the temperature. The equipment used for this cold storage are:
Handling of products is mechanized with the help of hoisting and conveying machines. It includes freight elevators, electric loaders, trolleys, and storage battery trucks. A quality management system is essential for the cold chain supply chain. It needs to be evaluated and controlled from time to time. The information about each movement of the product, its shipment at predefined locations are the aspects which are essential to be known for efficient supply management. The ultimate objective of using cold chain is to reduce wastage of old stocks and thereby to reduce costs by maintaining the quality of the product. Different industries using cold storage supply chain are fruits and vegetable industry, floriculture industries, meat industries, and pharmaceutical drug industries. It is a boon for vaccine storage and transportation. Like it? Share it!More by this author |