These bespoke soil sample drying rooms are used to dry wet soil samples within an 18 period but the room must not go above +30oC. Drying soil samples at higher temperatures is straight forward and quick but restricted to +30oC it takes careful design to make it happen. The room is fully … Read more
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Cleanroom make up air doesn’t have to mean external air. Cleanrooms use make up air to provide a positive pressure to adjacent unclassified areas, usually up to about 20% of the system volume. Many (not all) cleanrooms are built within a very large warehouse. Many (not all) locations are GMP storage facilities which means they … Read more
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Cleanrooms are energy hungry – but there are things that can be done when new facilities are designed or upgraded. We supply air to cleanrooms at a minimum temperature of +12oC at a suitable volume to offset the heat emissions from the equipment within the room. Cleanroom equipment often utilises closed loop systems, like horizontal … Read more
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It may surprise you to learn that in the past 10 years uk businesses spent in excess of £10m with technickon to advise, rectify and repair new facilities that simply didn’t work as required, this excludes revenue relating to facilities we have assisted with abroad especially in the Middle East. We obviously don’t capture all … Read more
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Following the disaster at the Nuclear plant in Fukashima a UK engineering company was tasked with building a piece of equipment used to disassemble and safely package the damaged fuel rods. This huge piece of equipment needed to be pressure tested in a temperature controlled environment. technickon was engaged to build one, with a removable … Read more
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Our hands are tied when using industry available humidifiers for close humidity control of small rooms. The costs associated with these humidifiers often means the price exceeds Clients budgets for these rooms, and bulking equipment needs to be installed in plant rooms. Oversized resistance element humidifiers or ultrasonic humidifiers which carry contamination risks and regular … Read more
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Preventative maintenance is extremely important if you want to prevent or reduce lost time due to HVAC break downs. Many new clients who contact us with an operational problem often over look the requirement of preventative maintenance and simply run the HVAC system until something breaks (reactive maintenance). It always amazes us how critical it is to get … Read more
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