UK-based Intelsius, a subsidiary of DGP Group, has launched version 1.4 of its Analytical Thermal Modeling Software (ATMOS) that calculates the thermal performance of a temperature-controlled packaging system prior to a formal performance-qualification process, thereby reducing timelines and cost when developing packaging systems.
ATMOS was developed in collaboration with a UK research university and uses semi-empirical numerical modeling methods and experimental baseline data to calculate the thermal performance of a packaging system.
Besides incorporating standard temperature profiles from the International Safe Transit Association, the software can import up to 4,000 individual data points from a temperature data logger.
ATMOS emulates the packaging’s response to external temperatures and generates reports that pinpoint if and when the packaging system will fail or be at risk of failure.
ATMOS is simpler to operate, reduces the risk for error, allows for expedient analysis and uses components from a preset list of items, including systems and cool packs which allows it to assemble a thermal model of a specific shipping system with only a limited amount of input.