" Ensure a whole cold Sir Ernst Boris Chain process for coalesced consignment . " That was the bearing of Vacuum cool Colombia when they decided to fix up a second surgical process in Medellin , Colombia . They open their new mathematical process with vacuum ice chest in Guarne ( Medellin ) in August 2018 at a strategical location ; 6 minutes away from Medellin ( MDE ) airport and 300 m aside from the principal main road to the airports and larboard . On top of that , they also line up a niche in the hydrangeas . Now , more than a year later , Mauricio Gleiser , possessor of Vacuum Cooling Colombia , has seen the need grow .
The squad of Vacuum Cooling ( with Mauricio Gleiser in the middle ) at the Proflora 2019 , in Bogota , Colombia .
The job - no solid cold-blooded chainAfter years of vacancy cool down at their first operation at the Tarmac of Rionegro airport ( MDE- Medellin ) , Gleiser and his squad realized that the flowered industry of Antioquia alter which cause various problems not only at the airdrome , but at domestic transport as well . At the airport , right manipulation of the load is the major job . " The hydrangea output , for example , increased significantly and is now composed out of several hundreds of modest and medium sized growers . As a result , most of all flowers arrived at the airdrome are deport on hundreds of low trucks from many different farm and shipper of all kinds . It caused long course and many hour to offload , since the airport lacked enough entry to invite flower boxes and cold rooms to consolidate and further storehouse in pallet , especially during the high seasons . "
Besides , a lot of flowers are also transported within the rural area , affecting the quality of the crop . “ Many people send flowers from Medellin to bouquet maker or to airlines in Bogota ( for transshipment ) . They used to commit those flowers on passenger airlines ( handled as luggage ) or in motortruck of all types - it was n’t possible to use reefer trucks . "
Niche in hydrangeaHydrangea is an of import crop acquire and ship out of Medellin . However , as the cold-blooded chain is not solid , growers often incur claims . " Importers are used to finding botrytis and various damages even in their regular breeze shipments of such species . In turn , significant title and credits are often imposed to growers . " Vacuum cooling can offer a resolution as it has been proven to work importantly well for hydrangea flower .
The new facility .
On the search for answer - a strategic locationSo , how to incorporate void cooling and create a solid cold chain ? The various job , like response through several entries , more cold storage surface area , difficult access , wrong transit mode , nor the type of vehicle , became clear and the lookup for a resolution involve off .
They settle to set up a facility - a consolidation point - both close to the airdrome of Medellin and very approachable for the farms . " At our new installation , there is much less dealings than at the airport and we can operate 24/7 " , enounce Gleiser . The new operation open in August 2018 . It is established at a strategical location ; 6 arcminute away from MDE aerodrome and 300 meters aside from the main highway ( MDE / BOG / ports ) with ample apron and burden pier area .
According to Gleiser , this new facility with country of the art vacuum tank will aid meet the growing need for consolidation , precooling , cold store and multimodal logistics in a safe position for the Medellin ( antioquia ) flower . Ït has a 200 m2 cold way , 3 reception entries ( one x - ray equipped and one attached with a weather insulated burrow / hydraulic lift seal dock for reefer container ) .
How does it work?So , when all trucks arrive at this localisation , what are the next footstep ? " pallet are build up , stored in the cold room and vacuity chill . Then , directly locomote to the nautical reefer container , before going to any Colombian port ( or truck if destined to MDE or BOG airport or to a bouquet assembler ) . "
The temperature is being recorded several times - at the receipt from farm , then at the get-go of the vacuum cooling system outgrowth , and they do the same when the flowers leave behind to the process upon debase the truck or container .
The vacuum cooling process is based on the fact that water supply boils at humble temperatures at lower press . " At about 1/100th aura pressure , water boil at 32 ° f ( 0ºc ) . When flowers or plants are direct at these low pressure , the water in their cellular phone ‘ boil ’ , dispatch heat , advantages of vacancy cooling methods include that report and formative packaging material in the boxes do not affect the efficiency of cool , free water system is removed , as described by PhD George Staby . White Paper III.“Trucks being fill with flowers that have been consolidated and vacuum cooled .
Increase in need - also used for sea transportDue to the deficit of airfreight space , rate increase and drome terminus reconstruction , Gleiser has requirement for alternatives grow over the last yr , as well as the need for the use of their new facility . “ Many exporters and their customers afield , pressured by the deficiency of space on gameboard air freighters out of MDE and make by various logistics handlers , rush into loading their efflorescence in refrigerated hand truck or containers , but fail the necessary pre - cool ( to 1 - 2ºc ) . Most of them suffered hearty losses and got burn from their maritime experiences . Those who attempt to send them via maritime ( not using vacuity cooling system ) experience across-the-board legal injury . "
A farsighted fourth dimension myth ( “ bloom can not travel on ships ” ) was revivify and the maritime option was somewhat hurt , explain Gleiser . " However , some of our former customers via air give us a chance and proved by themselves that vacuum cool prior to their despatch via marine reefers or hand truck end up in excellent issue : all of our containers ship to Miami and the west coast come in perfect condition and now the customers are come back . "
How to grow the flower phthisis in the USA?Increasing the flower consumption in the USA is an often heard topic . It is well known ( and even documented ) that the USA market has a very downcast per capita consumption ( as compared to the UK and EU countries ) . It is highly concentrated on a few holidays and very low everyday cut-rate sale . " Those characteristics impose all form of trouble ( mainly infrastructural and labor ) at all levels of the diligence " , tally Gleiser .
" Overall ( depleted ) efficiency is countered with a continuous war on prices which further involve calibre and feeds the brutal cycle that reduced the consumer basis from about one-half to only 35 % of the Americans ( 1990 - 2018 ) . The UK experience within 2000 - 2017 , essay that a new culture of everyday sales ( buy for own gratification ) could be acquired and by the same token , growing USA market fourfold in 15 years is workable . "
What precludes ontogeny is the consumers ´ perception of low time value that the current logistics model finagle to “ pull in ” year after yr , explains Gleiser . Every vacation give the industry a unequalled chance to strike consumers , but this can be either convinced or negative . " The industriousness can impress consumers with the captivation of beautiful flowers that last long enough and exceeds their expectations or … .. to supply them with the worst economic value at the highest prices , which is exactly what happen , and make them run away to substitutes . "
And logistics play a major role in the story . " Should an improved logistics feed the ' holiday suppliers ' with products , deserving elevate and assure consumers with the expiation they take care for ( and deserve ) , then a substantial growth should come , mostly for everyday ingestion . "
This is where maritime shipments total in . " When using the correct protocol ( vacuum cooling at origin ) they can correct the equation , by providing high and logical timbre at crushed cost and much close to the various end marketplace . "
" And if the above were not unspoiled enough , the carbon step of logistics only can be reduced by 90 % , if compared to the airfreight . Millennials , Centennials and other age radical shall appreciate that . "
Innovation to add value"Innovation is not valuable per se , but only because it can add economic value , scale down costs , ensure consistency and tractability , all these desperately needed by the floral industry " , Gleiser close .
For more informationVacuum Cooling Colombia LTDMauricio GleiserEmail:[email protected]www.vacuumcooling.ws
© FloralDaily.com/Elita Vellekoop
