Everyone else's cold storage is saving money! Only you are still losing money! 6 Key Points for Cold Storage Layout, Come in and Take a look!

Cold chain logistics refers to a logistics network equipped with specialized facilities to maintain the quality of fresh food, frozen food and other products, keeping them at a low temperature throughout the process from production to consumption. It mainly includes several major links such as production, storage, transportation, sales and distribution. With the continuous improvement of refrigeration technology and people's demands for food safety, China's cold chain logistics has been growing rapidly in recent years and has become one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic fields in the logistics industry.

As the core infrastructure of cold chain logistics, the scientific rationality of the planning and layout of cold storage directly affects the efficiency and cost of cold chain logistics. Unscientific layout planning may lead to problems such as low operational efficiency and high usage costs of cold storage. The following six points should not be ignored when building a cold storage! How should cold storage be laid out and planned?

                     How should cold storage be laid out and planned?

01Clarify the requirements for cold storage

Before planning a cold storage facility, it is essential to clarify the requirements of the cold storage, including the types and quantities of items to be stored, the storage time, as well as the demands for logistics and human flow.

02Reasonable zoning layout

According to actual needs, the cold storage should be reasonably zoned. Generally speaking, cold storage can be divided into the following areas: 

(1) Goods storage area: It is used for storing various items and can be further subdivided into different temperature zones based on the characteristics of the items.

 (2) Personnel and goods channels: Ensure the smooth flow of personnel and goods to prevent cross-infection and confusion.

(3) Loading and unloading area: A reasonable loading and unloading platform and temporary storage area for goods should be set up to facilitate the entry and exit of goods and their temporary storage. 

(4) Equipment Area: Place refrigeration equipment, ventilation equipment, monitoring equipment, etc., to ensure the normal operation and safety of the cold storage.

03Optimize space utilization

In the process of planning and layout cold storage, the space utilization rate should be fully considered. Through reasonable shelf layout and goods placement methods, space waste can be reduced and storage capacity can be increased.

04Energy conservation and environmental protection

(1) During the planning process, energy-saving refrigeration equipment should be given priority to reduce energy waste. Fulande cold storage achieves the design of small units with large cooling capacity through technology, making the operation of the cold storage more energy-efficient and reducing the overall cost of construction and operation.

(2) The application of Fland's intelligent defrosting technology enables it to melt immediately when there is frost and not melt when there is no frost. Compared with timed defrosting, intelligent defrosting reduces the defrosting frequency by 50%, the defrosting time by 70%, and the overall defrosting energy consumption by 80%.

(3) Use environmentally friendly materials as much as possible to minimize the impact on the environment. The Fulande warehouse board adopts the hard core material of the new generation of polyurethane pentane B1 foaming technology. The thermal conductivity of rigid polyurethane foam is ≤0.024W/(m · K). The ODP value (Ozone Depletion Potential) is 0, and the GWP value (Global Warming Potential) is extremely low.

05Equipped with an intelligent management system

To enhance the management efficiency and safety of cold storage facilities, an intelligent management system should be equipped. Fulande cold storage is fully equipped with its self-developed cold cloud management platform. Through AI one-click health diagnosis, subtle changes in cold storage can be perceived, potential risks can be intelligently analyzed, early warnings can be issued, and faults can be remotely diagnosed to prevent small problems from escalating into major ones. ECO energy-saving mode, achieving intelligent energy-saving control of cold storage. Up to 15 sensors provide all-round monitoring of the system's operation. Through intelligent management, the operational efficiency and reliability of cold storage can also be significantly enhanced, and the operating costs of enterprises can be reduced.

06Consider future development

In the process of planning and laying out cold storage facilities, future development also needs to be fully considered. With the expansion of business scale and the increase in storage demands, cold storage facilities need to be expanded and upgraded accordingly. Therefore, when laying out, a certain amount of expansion space should be reserved to facilitate the renovation and upgrading of the cold storage in the future, so as to better meet the development needs of the enterprise.

The layout planning of cold storage is a systematic and comprehensive process, which requires full consideration of multiple factors to achieve reasonable layout, efficient use, safety and environmental protection, thereby providing a strong guarantee for the development of enterprises.