AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Zero Hunger, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
food waste, Shipping, transportation
COUNTRY
Netherlands
DESIGNED BY
OTFLOW
WEBSITE
https://www.otflow.com/en/
Otflow - reducing fruit waste globally
OTFLOW makes sure that cargo stays cool during shipping and prevent both food waste.
OTFLOW is a smart and easy-to-use floorcover that you place underneath your cargo. It consists of 9 seperate parts, is made of 100% recycled and waterproof material. Placing OTFLOW does not extent your loading time at all.
Together with the University of Wageningen OTFLOW developed the floor cover at a container with the most effective shape to provide the best internal airflow during reefer transport. This optimized airflow keeps all cargo cool so you'll have less claims, less financial losses and a higher quality of fruit.
At the moment the cooling engine should deliver cold air from one end throughout the entire container. Unfortunately the internal flow of air inside is not effective, the result; the cold air doesn't reach all corners of the container and you get a 'hot spot'. With OTFLOW the airflow reaches all corners of the container, keeping the temperature equal from front to back (tested and proven by Wageningen Biobased Research Facility).