High-tech problems require high-tech solutions. SkyCell made the 1500X hybrid container with the high ambition to protect medicine door-to-door, and the product design and implementation followed through with the ambition. SkyCell 1500X is optimised for easy handling, building on its slim external dimensions, low weight and shock-absorbing feet. A lightweight aluminium frame using aerospace technology ensures the mechanical stability while minimising its weight. Together with its superior heat distribution technology and high density, this opens up new horizons for temperature-controlled air transportation of pharmaceuticals with up to 270 hours of independent runtime, without any need for batteries.
X-ray screening is a crucial part of modern air freight security, as it enables customs authorities to identify potential threats and ensure the integrity of shipped goods. However, active and also a number of passive pharma containers struggle with X-ray compatibility due to electrical components or thick layers of insulation and coolants that interfere with imaging, triggering DARC alarms. These complications lead to delays, secondary inspections, or even the need to open containers, putting sensitive pharmaceutical cargo at risk.
The SkyCell 1500X, however, has been engineered to address these issues directly. It is fully X-ray scannable and designed to fit into standard airport scanners, allowing seamless security checks without unloading. While the 1500X has been proven X-rayable in several regions, there had been no proof of this capability in the Nordics, until now.
As a standing LEMAN partner, SkyCell knew that the most powerful scanner in the Nordics was at LEMAN’s Greve warehouse. The top-tier LEMAN scanner was thereby a great candidate to check whether the 1500X container could be fully scanned. So, on a sunny day in June, the SkyCell team, along with the 1500X container, visited the LEMAN premises in Greve and put our sophisticated scanner to the test.
1500X was loaded on a forklift and unloaded on the scanner. Then 1500X began its journey from the roller tracks and into the tunnel of the scanner. On the other side of the scanner, both LEMAN and SkyCell teams were eagerly looking at the scanner monitor. As the 1500X made it to the other side of the scanner, the teams’ faces lit up. The LEMAN scanner did what it does best and managed to scan all the way through the 1500X hybrid container.
Since no DARC alarms were triggered, the 1500X passed security screening without requiring any unloading. This means the container can be scanned for threats such as explosives while keeping the cargo inside the unit. As a result, the integrity of the pharmaceutical cargo is preserved at one of the most sensitive stages of the logistics chain, which is particularly important given that the majority of temperature excursions occur at airports.
The test left both teams delighted: SkyCell left LEMAN Greve with even more confidence that the 1500X has a bright future ahead in the Nordics – which is a strong feat considering how advanced the container is. The LEMAN team finished the day feeling proud for delivering a high-tech solution to a high-tech challenge.
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The LEMAN scanner at Greve is up for similar challenges! If you need to screen unknown cargo prior to an airport delivery, if you need to fast-track extra time-sensitive air shipments straight to the temperature-controlled facilities of the terminal, or any other challenge that requires the quality and security of the most powerful scanner in the Nordics, feel free to contact us at leman@leman.com.