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[PRESS RELEASE] March 14, 2023 - Polygon, one of the largest global Property Damage Control and Temporary Climate Solutions providers, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office and depot location in Nashville, Tennessee. The expansion is part of ongoing efforts to better serve local clients in the construction and food processing industries with engineered solutions for indoor climate and air quality control.

Mart Wicker, Product Manager for Food at Polygon U.S., and Nick Kline, Director of Client Development at Polygon U.S., know that ideal conditions in food plants don’t include condensation. They spoke with Tyler Kern about the problems condensation inside a food plant can cause and solutions to keep the moisture at bay.

As the demand for processed foods continues to grow, manufacturers feel the strain, and so does their equipment. As a result, ancillary equipment like HVACs and ventilation systems must keep up, too. However, many food processors run into issues here regarding climate control and air quality. Talking about how facilities can mitigate these risks, Polygon’s Nick Kline, director of client development, and Mart Wicker, business development specialist, joined Ideal Conditions host Tyler Kern.

The US food industry is a giant, complex machine. Products start on farms and end on tables. But what happens in between those two points varies greatly. Crops are broken into powders and combined with other ingredients to make the millions of different products that we find in restaurants and grocery stores. Animal products go through processing facilities to ensure safety for the consumer. During processing, whether ingredients are taking powder form or simply being packaged, it’s important that humidity is controlled.

Avocados don’t grow in Maine. But residents and visitors in Portland, Maine can still take a seat at Scratch Toast Bar and enjoy a delicious avocado toast. How? Logistics companies. More specifically, cold chain logistics companies. When it comes to transporting fresh ingredients, frozen foods, medicine, and other goods that need to be temperature-controlled, 3rd-Party Logistic companies, or 3PLs, help move goods from where they are manufactured or grown to wherever they need to be for use or consumption. The cold chain connects the country and single-handedly creates new possibilities for different communities.