Use these cold-chain tools to choose a practical starting path before you request samples, custom sizing, or a quote. Start with the shipment question you have now: cooling media, packaging family, insulation material, liner or pallet cover size, route risk, or shipment checklist.
Food delivery & groceryPharma & lab samples2°C to 8°C, 0°C to 10°C & frozen lanesBulk and custom packaging
Find a Tool
Choose the tool that matches your next decision
You do not need to know the exact product name first. Pick the tool that matches the question you have now: cooling media, coolant or PCM data, packaging format, insulation material, drop resistance, liner size, pallet protection, route risk, or shipment documentation.
Cooling Media Planning
Ice Pack Calculator
Estimate a practical starting point for gel ice packs, PCM packs, and ice bricks based on shipment temperature range, hold time, and packaging format. A strong fit for chilled food delivery, grocery, pharmaceutical, and perishable parcel programs.
What this tool helps with
Estimate cooling media quantities for chilled or refrigerated shipments
Compare gel packs, PCM options, and ice bricks across hold times and temperature targets
Move faster from a cooling question into sample requests, SKU comparison, or bulk quotation
Plan dry-ice-style cooling for frozen or long-hold shipments and connect to the right packout. Useful for frozen food export, seafood air freight, frozen cargo lanes, and shipments that need stronger temperature hold than standard gel packs.
What this tool helps with
Estimate dry ice quantities for frozen or longer-hold lanes
Review shipment-prep considerations relevant to frozen cargo and air freight
Connect frozen-lane needs to dry ice packs, insulated boxes, and liner-based packouts
Choose the right Tempk packaging system based on temperature range, transit profile, and cargo type. Compare insulated bags, box liners, EPP boxes, VIP medical coolers, and pallet-level thermal protection in one starting page.
What this tool helps with
Compare bag, liner, box, and pallet-level protection across temperature ranges
Match food delivery, pharmaceutical 2°C to 8°C and 0°C to 10°C shipping needs to the right product family
Move from initial research into a clearer custom or bulk quote request
Insulated BagsEPP BoxesVIP Medical Coolers2°C to 8°C
Move from carton or pallet dimensions into the right insulated liner or thermal pallet cover faster. Covers standard carton liner sizing and pallet-level thermal cover options for bulk, export, and warehouse freight.
What this tool helps with
Size carton-based insulated liner projects and identify the right liner format
Review thermal pallet cover options for airport transfer, warehouse dwell, and palletized cargo
Prepare for custom size, material choice, and MOQ conversations with the Tempk team
Review route-level risk factors before locking in a packaging choice. Covers dwell time, ambient exposure, handling complexity, customs delays, and whether the lane may require stronger insulation, monitoring, or a different packout format.
What this tool helps with
Review customs delay, handling intensity, and ambient exposure risk before a quote request
Decide when stronger insulation, VIP coolers, or temperature monitoring may be needed
Connect export and air freight risk to EPP, VIP, or heavier-duty packout options
Build a shipment preparation checklist for food, pharmaceutical, frozen export, or other temperature-sensitive programs. Covers handling steps, documentation expectations, and pre-shipment review points before internal validation or carrier handoff.
What this tool helps with
Prepare category-specific checklists for food, pharma, and frozen shipment programs
Organize handling, documentation, and pre-shipment review points in one place
Move from document prep into technical resources, product pages, or quotation support
Compare common cold-chain coolants and phase change materials by phase-change point, latent heat, specific heat, expansion behavior, and packaging-use fit. Useful when you need to choose between gel packs, PCM packs, ice bricks, water-based packs, and dry-ice-related cooling options before testing.
What this tool helps with
Compare coolant and PCM options by practical temperature range and thermal behavior
Review phase-change point, latent heat, specific heat, and expansion considerations
Shortlist cooling media before sample testing, packout trials, or product RFQ
Compare insulation and liner materials by drop resistance, cushioning behavior, compression recovery, crack or puncture risk, and best-fit cold-chain packaging use. Useful when the shipment faces rough parcel handling, repeated tote use, or fragile pharma and lab payloads.
What this tool helps with
Shortlist materials for rough handling, repeated drops, or fragile payload protection
Compare EPP, EPE, EPS, VIP, aerogel, paper honeycomb, molded pulp, and rigid foams
Check when corner protection, cushioning layers, or a different structure may be needed
Drop ResistanceCushioningPuncture RiskReusable Packaging
Turn a tool result into a custom cold-chain packout
If a calculator, selector, or checklist gives you a starting point, Tempk can help translate it into shipper size, coolant layout, insulation choice, sample plan, validation test, and quotation details.
Useful details to share
Tool result, cargo type, target temperature, route time, carton or pallet size, and expected shipment volume.
Start from your shipment type, not from the tool list
Many buyers know their cargo type, temperature range, or route challenge before they know which tool to open. Use these pathways to move from your shipment scenario into the right Tempk tool, product family, and support path.
Food delivery, grocery and fresh food
Best for chilled meal delivery, grocery last-mile, fresh produce, and perishable parcel shipments that rely on gel packs, ice bricks, liners, and insulated bags. Also covers food export programs with standard refrigerated lanes.
Best for 2°C to 8°C and other controlled-temperature shipments, including biologics, vaccines, lab samples, reagents, and medical device transport that require tighter packaging control and supporting documentation.
Best for frozen food, seafood air freight, and other shipments requiring dry-ice-compatible packouts, stronger temperature hold, and handling guidance across export lanes and air freight connections.
Best for airport transfer, warehouse dwell, palletized cargo, and distribution programs where thermal pallet covers, reusable EPP or VIP systems, and bulk packaging decisions are the main priority.
Use these answers when you are not sure which calculation, reference page, or checklist fits your shipment.
What can I use these Cold Chain Tools for?
Use these tools to prepare a packaging discussion before requesting a quote. You can estimate cooling media, compare coolant and PCM options, review insulation materials, check handling durability, choose a packaging family, size liners or pallet covers, review route risk, and build a shipment checklist. Start with the question closest to your shipment, then follow the product or knowledge links when you need more detail.
Does Tempk support food delivery, pharmaceutical, and frozen export programs?
Yes. Tempk supplies cold-chain packaging across food delivery and grocery, pharmaceutical and lab sample shipment, seafood and frozen export, and palletized freight programs. Products include gel ice packs, dry ice packs, insulated box liners, insulated delivery bags, EPP cooler boxes, VIP medical cool boxes, and thermal pallet covers. See the Food Delivery Solution or Pharmaceutical Shipment Solution pages for more detail.
Can Tempk handle bulk orders and custom packaging projects?
Yes. Tempk supports factory-direct, bulk, and custom cold-chain packaging projects. If you need a non-standard liner size, a custom pallet cover dimension, or a bulk gel pack program, use the sizing tools to prepare your requirements, then contact Tempk through the Contact page with your shipment profile and volume needs.
Where can I find product specifications, test reports, and compliance documents?
You can access product specifications, test reports, SDS sheets, and certification documents from the Certificates & Reports page and the Technical Documentation section. The Knowledge Center also covers insulated box liner selection, pharma cold chain compliance, air freight handling, and pallet cover guidance.
How do I move from a tool result into a quote request?
Each tool page connects to relevant product categories and the Tempk contact path. Once you have a clearer picture of your temperature range, packaging format, and quantity needs, go to the Contact page and include your shipment profile, cargo type, temperature range, and destination. Tempk will respond with product recommendations and pricing guidance.
Get Support
Need packaging advice or a bulk quote?
If you already know the cargo type, temperature range, destination, and volume, Tempk can help you move directly into product selection, custom sizing, or quotation support. You do not need to use every tool first.
