Kits de refeição e mercearia
Prioritize low-mess receiving, flat placement around trays, proteção de rótulo, manageable parcel weight, and clear disposal instructions.
Review meal kit packout prioritiesCustom coolant packaging
Custom Gel Ice Packs for Cold Chain Shipping
Tempk develops gel ice pack samples around your product, temperatura alvo, tempo de rota, tamanho da caixa, e fluxo de trabalho de embalagem. Customize pouch size, preencher peso, filme, impressão, and case packing, then test the selected pack in the complete shipping packout before bulk production.
Route-based specification
Sample-first approval
Opções de marca própria
Bulk packing support
Prepare a useful request
Build a gel ice pack sample brief
Select what is already known. The result gives Tempk a practical starting point for sample size, formato de refrigerante, packout placement, e testes.
Final gel pack quantity and hold time depend on the full packout, exposição ambiental, carga útil, isolamento, e rota. Use the sample brief as a starting point, then validate with the actual shipment configuration.
Defina o produto
What can be specified for a custom gel ice pack?
The sample should confirm both the ice pack itself and how it works inside the intended shipping packout.
| Especificação | What you can request | What the sample should confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Pouch size and fill weight | Dimensions that fit the coolant pocket, layout de carga útil, contagem de casos, e fluxo de trabalho de embalagem. | Ajustar, espessura congelada, área de contato, handling weight, and placement around the payload. |
| Film and seal | Estrutura do filme, grossura, edge profile, and seal design selected for puncture and handling risk. | Seal integrity after freezing, compressão, mudanças de orientação, and normal packing activity. |
| Comportamento do gel | Cooling behavior and flexibility appropriate for the target range and packout arrangement. | Método de condicionamento, surface behavior, freeze consistency, and thermal performance in the full packout. |
| Printing and identification | Logotipo, cor, handling text, disposal wording, batch information, or customer-facing instructions. | Artwork position, print legibility, scan area, and approval of the final presentation. |
| Carton packing | Inner count, master carton count, divisores, rótulos, posição do código de barras, and pallet packing requirements. | Velocidade de embalagem, peso da caixa, storage fit, visibilidade do rótulo, e consistência de pedido repetido. |
| Project documents | Material information, SDS where applicable, sample record, packing specification, and agreed test evidence. | Which documents are required for approval, importar, customer onboarding, or internal quality control. |
Match the pack to the shipment
Different products need different gel pack priorities
The same pouch size should not be copied across every route. Sensibilidade do produto, umidade, manuseio, and receiving conditions change the specification.
Seafood and chilled proteins
Prioritize puncture resistance, wet-pack handling, compatibilidade do revestimento, balanced coolant coverage, and containment if the payload releases moisture.
Review seafood cold chain optionsMedicines and diagnostics
Prioritize conditioned coolants, separation from the product chamber, posicionamento do registrador, no-freeze review, and documented packing instructions.
Review medicine shipping risksSubscription and parcel routes
Prioritize orientation changes, hub compression, morada quente da última milha, weekend delay margin, and carton condition at customer receiving.
Review parcel route conditionsPlan the complete packout
Choose the cooling direction by route condition
These are starting directions for sample planning, not guaranteed hold times. Final performance must be checked with the actual payload, isolamento, massa de refrigerante, rota, e estação.
| Entrega refrigerada no mesmo dia | Start with preconditioned gel packs sized for the available space. Place them where cold air and surface contact can reach the load without crushing trays or directly freezing sensitive products. |
|---|---|
| Up to 24-hour chilled parcel | Use an insulated carton or liner with balanced top and side cooling, controlled void space, and moisture protection where labels or paperboard can wet out. |
| 24-48 hours or warm weather | Review insulation, massa de refrigerante, geometria do pacote, and a delay margin together. Prepare more than one sample layout and test the actual packed shipment before setting the bulk specification. |
| Below 0°C frozen route | Do not assume standard gel packs will maintain a frozen payload. Compare frozen PCM or dry ice, check carrier restrictions, and validate the complete frozen packout. |
| 2-8°C medicine route | Use conditioned coolants, a separated product chamber, posicionamento controlado, e monitoramento de temperatura. Direct contact between a frozen pack and the medicine may create freeze exposure. |
Need a first-pass coolant estimate? Use o Calculadora de bolsa de gelo, then confirm the result through a packed test. For coolant behavior and temperature ranges, use o Refrigerante & Referência PCM.
Protect the shipment
Control leakage, condensação, e caixas molhadas
A stronger pouch helps, but clean receiving also depends on conditioning, colocação, isolamento, absorção, e proteção da caixa.
1
Condition consistently
Define freezing or conditioning time, carregamento do freezer, and the temperature of the pack when it enters the shipper.
2
Separate sensitive surfaces
Use divisórias, mangas, or payload chambers where direct contact could freeze medicine, mark cartons, or damage delicate food.
3
Gerenciar a umidade
Plan liners, camadas absorventes, sealed product bags, and dry label areas around expected condensation or payload leakage.
4
Inspect the route trial
Check seal condition, vazamento de gel, wet-out, resistência da caixa, tendência de temperatura, and customer opening condition.
From brief to repeat order
Sample and approval process
Each stage should reduce uncertainty before the pouch, obra de arte, embalagem de papelão, and packout layout become the repeat-order specification.
Etapa 1
Shipment brief
Share product, faixa alvo, tempo de rota, dimensões da caixa, carga útil, quantidade, and custom requirements.
Etapa 2
Sample direction
Confirm feasible pouch dimensions, fill weight options, filme, selo, impressão, e embalagem de papelão.
Etapa 3
Packout trial
Condition the samples and test them with the actual payload, isolamento, colocação, e risco ambiental.
Etapa 4
Aprovação
Approve physical sample, obra de arte, arranjo de embalagem, packing specification, and required evidence.
Etapa 5
Fornecimento em massa
Set carton count, rótulos, batch controls, pontos de inspeção, shipping plan, and repeat-order reference.
Use existing Tempk resources
Plan the pack before requesting samples
Use the relevant tool for a first-pass decision, then open the product or solution page when more context is needed.
Ferramentas de planejamento
Estimate first-pass gel pack quantity Compare pacotes de gel, PCM, e gelo seco Check route and delay risks Compare insulated packaging formatsQuestions before sampling
Custom gel ice pack FAQ
Can Tempk print our logo or handling instructions on gel ice packs?
Logotipo, cor, handling text, disposal wording, and identification details can be reviewed as part of the custom project. Artwork position, printing method, aprovação de amostra, and minimum production requirements should be confirmed before bulk production.
How many gel ice packs should be placed in one shipping box?
The amount depends on target temperature, tempo de rota, exposição ambiental, peso da carga útil, isolamento, espaço vazio, e posicionamento. Use the Ice Pack Calculator for a first-pass estimate, then test the complete packed shipment.
Can standard gel packs keep a shipment frozen below 0°C?
Do not assume that a standard chilled gel pack will maintain a frozen payload. Frozen PCM or dry ice may be more appropriate, dependendo do produto, restrições da operadora, duração, isolamento, and validated packout.
Can gel ice packs be used for medicines or 2-8°C products?
Gel packs can be part of a 2-8°C packout, but the arrangement must control freeze exposure as well as warming. Líquido refrigerante condicionado, separação de carga útil, posicionamento do registrador, instruções de embalagem, and route testing should be reviewed together.
Can a gel pack be made completely condensation-free?
Condensation depends on surface temperature, umidade, condicionamento, and the complete package. Film selection can help, but liners, camadas absorventes, colocação, packing timing, and carton protection also affect wet-out.
What should we send before requesting custom samples?
Compartilhe o tipo de produto, faixa alvo, duração da rota, dimensões internas da caixa, peso da carga útil, insulation format, expected quantity, branding files, packing requirements, and any documents or tests needed for approval.
Ready to review a custom gel pack sample?
Send your shipment profile, dimensões da caixa, carga útil, temperatura alvo, tempo de rota, expected quantity, e requisitos de marca.