47 minutes.
An interval that might seem insignificant in our daily routine.
Yet, in specific contexts, those minutes represent a whole world.
They are, on average, the time a hot meal spends away from the kitchen before reaching a school cafeteria.
They are, on average, the journey a biological sample takes from the emergency room to the analysis laboratory.
It is also a critical timeframe during which many vaccines must remain stable, free from thermal fluctuations, throughout the transport and preparation phases.
Apparently, 47 minutes is an instant.
In the reality of cold (and hot) logistics, they represent a path full of variables and pitfalls, where temperature is everything.
During those 47 minutes, much more happens than one might imagine:
- Transition from the production area’s heat to the external cold
- Entry into a transport vehicle with a different temperature
- Unforeseen stops
- Doors opening and closing
- Vibrations, handling, changes in personnel
- Waiting times before delivery
- Continuous micro-thermal shocks
A short journey can jeopardize the quality of a meal, the efficacy of a drug, and the integrity of a biological sample.
We cannot control time.
We cannot foresee all the unexpected events during transport.
But we can protect what matters.
This is where MELFORM comes into play. Our isothermal containers do not simply “maintain the temperature”: they protect it constantly, transforming a risky route into a secure delivery.
Our solutions ensure:
- Continuous thermal stability, even with frequent openings and unexpected stops
- Advanced insulation, designed to reduce dispersion and thermal shocks
- Optimized passive refrigeration, with eutectic plates calibrated to actual operational needs
- Active refrigeration, ensuring thermal control during complex transport operations and the preservation of temperature-sensitive products.
- Mechanical robustness, to resist daily vibrations, impacts, and handling
When you can’t control time, you can control the temperature.
Imagine a van stuck in traffic for nearly an hour’s delay.
- In an inadequate container: The temperature changes, the product is compromised, the batch may be lost.
- In a MELFORM container: The temperature remains stable, the contents arrive intact and safe.
It is the difference between an unforeseen event and a problem. Between a criticality and a successful delivery.
For some, 47 minutes are a moment.
For those working in cold and hot logistics, they can make the difference between:
- A safe meal and one that is unusable
- An effective drug and one that is compromised
- An intact sample and one that must be discarded
This is why MELFORM continues to design solutions not to function under ideal conditions, but to perform in real ones, protecting what cannot afford compromise.
Because we cannot control time.
But we can control the temperature.
