Transport refrigeration specialist Klinge Corporation has released their new collapsible storage bins for the transport and storage of perishable items. The Food Storage Bins, FSBs, are made of polypropylene and are extremely durable. The FSBs have passed a multitude of MIL-STD tests including Salt & Corrosion, Water Pressure, Transit Drop, Thermal Shock, and Stacking and Leakage. 

With a footprint of 4ft (1.2m) by 3.3ft (1m) and an internal volume of 770 liters, six of the FSBs fit inside a 10ft insulated container and eighteen fit inside a 20ft insulated container. The FSB collapses to a height of 12in (309mm), allowing nearly three of the collapsed FSBs on a return trip to be transported in the space of one.

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Following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in Jan 2010, international donors pledged $5.3 billion to help rebuild the country. Six months after the quake, only 9% of the money that was promised has been delivered.

News reports have indicated that even six months after the quake, it appears that the horrendous conditions have not changed. Now, the Haitian government has shifted their priority of cleaning rubble to protecting inhabitants from the next hurricane season. 
 
Partnering with Astrotech Space Ops, Klinge Corp is donating a Refrigerated Container System and external Generator Set to an orphanage in Haiti. The System will be used to store food and medical supplies. The generator set will be used to power the refrigeration unit in case of loss of power during a hurricane or other emergency situations.

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Klinge Corp has completed acceptance testing of their military container systems in Melbourne, Australia. Their military systems passed a multitude of MIL-STD tests.
 
The container systems completed several military tests at the Australian Defense Force’s state-of-the-art test facility in Melbourne, Australia. The testing regime included M14 and M1Vibration, Performance/Cooling, Ambient Temperature, Electromagnetic Compatibility/ Interference Test, Power, and Driving Rain Tests, among other complex tests.
 
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Three Klinge Corp refrigerated containers made the final leg of an incredible journey more than a year in the making. The 40’ refrigerated container systems conceptualized by U.S. Antarctic Program support staff and designed by Klinge Corp were entrusted with the transport of several million dollars worth of ice core samples collected from Antarctica.

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Companies using intermodal containers to ship hazardous goods around the world are now facing tougher safety standards for their shipments. In particular, shipping companies have been tightening up procedures this year for temperature-sensitive hazardous and/or self-reactive cargo. Many are requiring the use of recognized transport refrigeration equipment such as that produced by US firm Klinge Corporation.

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It is with great sadness that we report the death of a pioneer of Danish business. Entrepreneur Paul Klinge passed away on February 5th, 2010. He leaves us at the age of 88 after more than 65 years of an active working life, where he served as the leader of a host of companies. Paul Klinge A/S became an international business concern with more than 25 companies and 1000 employees between the years of 1960 and 1990. Klinge A/S took over the production of York machinery in the US and in 1984 Klinge Corporation was set up in the US as a spin off from the transport refrigeration equipment department of York Refrigeration.

Paul's contributions to Danish business have been recognized by his receipt of both the Danfoss Prize and King Frederick IX’s Recognition Prize for meaningful contributions to Danish export. He also received a Lifetime Achievement award for services to the reefer container industry at the Intermodal Transport & Logistics show in 2004.

Paul will be missed tremendously by a number of people around the world—in the container industry and in life—that he touched with his joy, hospitality and ability to make friends.

» Read Paul Klinge's Obituary in World Cargo News

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Klinge Corporation will provide six explosion-proof refrigeration units to United Space Alliance (USA), NASA’s prime human space operations contractor. The 20-foot refrigerated containers are to be used for the storage of hazardous material and will include explosion-proof interior lighting and fire suppression systems. In a two-year lease deal with USA, Klinge Corp. will deliver the Picture Frame Refrigeration units (model PFR-561Ex) to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.  As required by the customer, the lighting and other electrical components will comply with the warehousing of hazardous material up to Class I Division I, Groups C & D in classification.

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Klinge Corp has been awarded a contract with Raytheon Polar Services Company, under a contract with the United States Antarctic Program (funded by the National Science Foundation), to design and produce 100% redundant 40’ Refrigerated Container Systems and 20’ Refrigerated Container Systems in 2009 that are able to function at extremely low temperatures. The Container Systems will be used to store, protect, and transport ice core samples within a required temperature range so that the data contained within them is preserved. These ice cores will be harvested in Antarctica and transported to the United States where they will be used to reconstruct a detailed climate record extending over hundreds of thousands of years.

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The Quartermaster event was held in June 2009 and was attended by a range of soldiers and officers from US Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), US Army Program Executive Officers (PEOs), Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center, and Program Managers from a multitude of military programs. Klinge showcased their 10FT Refrigerated Container System and demonstrated cooling of water bottles which can be used by armed forces and humanitarian aid organizations worldwide.  Additionally, Klinge exhibited their Tank Container Refrigeration Unit TCR-109 and a water basin to demonstrate cooling of water in a tank.

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In March 2009, WGAL did a story on Klinge Corporation as part of their Project Economy Series.  View the video.

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In September 2007, Klinge Corporation was awarded a military contract worth over $8 million with the Commonwealth of Australia to design and manufacture 185 Refrigerated 20FT and 10FT Containerized Systems and 1500 Food Storage Bins.  Each container is equipped with an integral generator set and can either run completely independently or on ships or other external power grid. The Refrigerated Containerized Systems is developed to form a vital part of the food distribution chain for the military and will provide cold storage for field kitchens.

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The Bangladesh Military contracted Klinge Corporation to manufacture 20FT Refrigerated Container Systems for use in the region of Darfur in Sudan.  Bangladesh is currently part of a United Nations mission to provide emergency relief in Darfur and urgently needed Refrigeration Systems to support their relief forces.

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On February 8, 2008, Klinge Corporation was registered to ISO 9001 by the QMI registrar. ISO 9001 is an international quality standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a worldwide federation of national standards bodies representing approximately 130 countries.  The standard provides a structured framework for a customer focused business management system that will yield business performance improvement.

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Klinge Corporation exhibited at the Intermodal conference in Hamburg, Germany, at stand E23.  The conference was held from December 2-4, 2008. 

Intermodal is the world's leading conference for all companies associated with the container and intermodal industries.  The conference is the container industry's premier business and networking event that attracts the world's leading suppliers.

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Klinge Corporation exhibited at Intermodal 2007 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from December 4th - 6th, 2007.  

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