• Panasonic offers cold chain solutions ranging from farm to diner's fork

    Panasonic has released a video featuring comprehensive, eco-conscious cold chain solutions that cover the entire spectrum from farm to table.
    July 27, 2015
    2 min read
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    Panasonic has released a video featuring comprehensive, eco-conscious cold chain solutions that cover the entire spectrum from farm to table.
    This video highlights cold chain systems for food retail and transportation industries such as CO2 refrigerant systems, real-time monitoring, and integrated offerings that include LED lighting, air-conditioning, and surveillance systems.
    Electricity represents a large percentage of costs for supermarkets and convenience stores. Owners and managers are constantly looking for ways to cut costs and be more eco-friendly. Panasonic’s open showcases have an air curtain created by cold air that flows from top to bottom, and Panasonic has doubled this air curtain, achieving even greater energy efficiency.
    With systems employing CO2 refrigerants Panasonic has brought to life products that are extremely energy-efficient, therefore having minimal impact on the environment.
    Since food is indispensable, protecting the safety of food is equally crucial. Panasonic refrigerators and freezers maintain a stable temperature ensuring food safety using real-time monitoring.
    Panasonic keeps an eye on customers’ equipment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It monitors the temperature of customers’ refrigerators and freezers. Data from these appliances are sent to call centers, and their operational status is remotely monitored. By adjusting the load of each appliance, real-time monitoring can help customers’ attain the optimal energy-saving performance.
    The company also offers solutions for transportation companies that refrigerate food during transportation with its “Cold Box.”
    Consumers are purchasing food online and having it delivered right to their door. Panasonic is exploring the potential for “Refrigerated Lockers” that can be operated by smartphones.
    LED lighting helps make food look even more attractive and tastier, and it also saves electricity. Panasonic’s air-conditioning system saves up to 30% in energy costs compared with previous systems. The firm’s security cameras can track what kind of products customers like, how long they stayed in a particular section, whether they purchased products, and how often a particular customer visits a store.
    To view the video, click here.
    Access www.panasonic.com/global for more details.

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