DuPont, a science-based products and services company, said that it will showcase its latest Tyvek Xtreme W50 Cargo Cover for the first time at the upcoming IQPC Temperature Controlled Logistics event in London, UK.

The event, one of Europe’s largest cool-chain gathering, will take place from January 30 to February 2, at the ExCeL London.

The new DuPont product builds on the huge success of the original Tyvek Solar W10 and Tyvek Solar W20 Cargo Covers and, in addition to providing outstanding screening from solar radiation, it extends the performance envelope of the range to provide beneficial cold temperature protection.

The new cargo cover combines high performance with low-weight and low-bulk in a fast-fit format. They provide tamper-protection, are fully weather-resistant and offer a highly effective barrier against air-borne contamination such as dust, pollen and bird droppings, said a statement from the company.

Tyvek covers are available for the majority of standard air freight pallet sizes and are very quick to install and remove. A typical pallet or ULD can be sleeved in as little as sixty seconds, it stated.

The new covers have been the subject of stringent testing at DuPont’s state of the art technical facilities in Europe, Asia and North America, said a statement.
 
“The Tyvek Xtreme W50 has been designed to bridge the gap between single-skin thermal covers and bulky thermal blankets,” explains Yves Le Minor, European business development manager for the Tyvek Cargo Cover range.

“It incorporates a special fleece insulation laminated to a tough overlay of non-woven Tyvek material which includes a silver low-emissivity coating,” he said.

“This configuration is much better able to maintain its thermal properties and withstand physical manhandling than plastic film and bubble-based alternatives,” he added.

Alain Weimerskirch, technical specialist, DuPont, said: “We investigated very carefully the various technical options open to us in order to insulate the new cargo cover.”

“We found that covers using insulation based on air bubble laminates are too easily damaged in use and this compromises their performance. They also have a low thermal capacity which reduces their ability to respond to rapid temperature swings and at the same time, being impermeable, they do not permit an exchange of air between the inside and outside,” he said.

“This mean that bubble-based covers have a limited ability to cope with conditions of high relative humidity. Fibrous insulation, on the other hand exhibits favourable properties in all these respects,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service