VIXELL is seamless
For integral molding
Little cold air leakage
COVID-19: Panasonic vacuum insulation box: Achieves cold insulation at -70 ° C
Panasonic:
We have developed “VIXELL ™”.
Use an ice pack such as dry ice.
A vacuum-insulated cold storage box that can maintain an environment of minus 70 ° C for up to 18 days * 1.
Strict temperature maintenance is required for the transportation of medicines such as vaccines.
Traditional insulation box:
A typical insulation box is made by laminating a plate-shaped vacuum insulation panel (VIP).
Therefore, the drawback was cold air leakage from the panel seams.
Original processing of “VIXELL ™”:
“VIXELL ™” is integrally molded into a box-shaped three-dimensional shape.
Original processing eliminates seams and solves the problem of cold air leakage.
57 liter type:
Urethane foam and glass wool are used for heat insulation.
The cold insulation capacity has been improved by 30% compared to our conventional products.
“VIXELL ™”
Install a heat storage unit in the box and
Fill the inside and outside of the heat storage unit with an ice pack,
Maintain the temperature.
By changing the heat storage unit and the ice pack,
Temperature range below minus 70 ° C,
Temperature range below -20 ℃,
2 ℃ ～ 8 ℃ temperature range, etc.
It also supports various temperature settings.
Samples are now available:
From March 2020, we will start providing samples to pharmaceutical companies and distributors.
Press Release | Panasonic Newsroom Japan
http://news.panasonic.com/jp/press/data/2021/01/jn210121-3/jn210121-3.html
USA / Singapore / China: Panasonic’s cold box test request
Panasonic:
Inquiries have been made to Panasonic from authorities such as South Korea, the United States, Europe, and China.
January 24, Financial Times (FT):
Panasonic is currently being asked by US and European companies to test an ultra-low temperature freezer box for vaccine transport of the new Corona.
Japanese goverment:
Preparations for the spread of the corona vaccine are in full swing.
There is a significant shortage of cold chain facilities that actually carry vaccines safely.
Panasonic: Chief Engineer Kojima
FT Interview:
Vaccines have begun to spread worldwide. However, there is a shortage of cold boxes.
We have already received inquiries not only from Japan but also from all over the world including the United States, Singapore, France, South Korea, and China.
New Corona Vaccine:
It must be maintained at a constant low temperature to prevent deformation and damage.
Storage and distribution temperature conditions vary depending on the type of vaccine.
Pfizer: Must be stored at an ultra-low temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius.
Moderna: Must maintain minus 20 degrees.
AstraZeneca and Janssen: Storage temperature needs to be kept at 2-8 degrees.Grandview Research in the United States:
-Global Vaccine Storage and Packaging Business Market Size-
It is said that it will grow from 22.3 billion dollars (2.31 trillion yen) last year to 43.3 billion dollars (4.5 trillion yen) by 2027.
Chosun Online | Chosun Ilbo
http://www.chosunonline.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2021012580281
Panasonic enters $22bn vaccine storage race with freezer boxes
The company
had already made a similar product in 2019 but Mr Kojima launched a new project in December to improve storage conditions to fit the unique requirements of the Covid-19 vaccines under development.
With the upgrades, the boxes
can now be used to store the vaccine developed by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech, which must be transported at minus 70C.
Last week, the Japanese government
secured a deal with the US pharmaceutical company for 144m doses of its shot, enough to inoculate about half of the country’s population.
Panasonic
plans to distribute samples of its boxes, called Vixell, to pharmaceutical and logistics companies from the end of March.
It will begin selling or leasing them shortly afterwards.
https://www.ft.com/content/399b4a98-cfbd-4553-bcd9-abdcaae227b8