Scientific Climate Systems

• Building precise controlled temperature and humidity rooms since 1967.
• Industry-leading experience in dry rooms, environmental chambers and archival vault engineering.
• Reputation for quality workmanship, timely completion of projects and guaranteed performance.
• Focus on close-tolerance temperature and humidity control for demanding applications.

SCS serves a wide range of industries that require precise environmental control for research, development, manufacturing and long-term archival preservation.

Project Build Process

SCS follows a structured project process to deliver each dry room, environmental chamber or archival vault:

Step 1 – Site Inspection and Discovery Meeting

• On-site visit by the SCS design team.
• Determine space allocation for the dry room enclosure or chamber.
• Identify locations for mechanical systems.
• Review electric and natural gas utility requirements.
• Evaluate site access for delivery, installation and startup scheduling.

Step 2 – Solution Design

• Develop design drawings for customer review and approval.
• Provide AutoCAD drawings to support permitting and specification compliance.
• Confirm that the proposed solution meets the customer's performance and layout requirements.

Step 3 – Room and Equipment Installation

• Upon design approval, SCS releases manufacturing to supply vendors.
• Establish a delivery and installation timeline to hit the target completion date.
• Sequence installation of:
• Enclosure and vapor-sealed floor
• Ducting
• Mechanical systems
• Utility connections
• Coordinate to achieve on-time startup and commissioning.

Step 4 – Commissioning Service and Training

• SCS service group integrates the full scope of work on site.
• Verify that the installation meets the specified design criteria.
• Coordinate with local utility contractors as needed.
• Provide complete service training for the customer's local service provider on:
• Service manual
• Maintenance requirements
• Startup procedures
• Document backup service contacts to support continued system operation.

Experience and Capabilities

• Personnel with 25–40 years of individual design, engineering and service experience in battery dry rooms, environmental chambers and archival vault installations.
• Single-source responsibility for meeting and guaranteeing design specifications.
• Projects completed for customers in various industries and applications worldwide.

• Factory-trained SCS service technicians perform start-up, testing and installation services for all SCS dry rooms, environmental test chambers and archival vaults.
• Technicians are regularly updated on new equipment and control technologies.
• Technicians have a detailed understanding of psychrometrics and use practical tools, laptops and mobile devices for on-site analysis and support.

Service Contracts and Ongoing Support

After the warranty period, SCS offers service contracts that can include:

• Preventative maintenance contracts
• Access to a complete spare parts department
• Extended warranty plans
• Recommissioning and relocation programs
• Dry room performance analysis
• Retrofitting and expansion of existing dry rooms and test chambers
• 24/7 emergency service availability

Recommissioning and Performance Assurance

SCS offers a Recommissioning / Performance Assurance and Reliability plan for dry rooms:

• Designed to provide a high degree of assurance that operational specifications are being maintained.
• Focuses on detecting performance trends or deterioration before they affect manufacturing processes.
• Includes semi-annual site visits by SCS technicians.
• During visits, technicians perform inspections, performance assessments, required maintenance and recommissioning of dehumidification and associated mechanical equipment.

Controls and Cleanroom Options

• Use of modern control and monitoring technology for humidity and temperature.
• Installations can be designed to meet ISO cleanroom criteria by using HEPA filtration integrated into the mechanical systems.

Upgrade and Retrofit Options

To improve performance and efficiency of existing installations, SCS can provide:

• Control and monitoring upgrades
• Dehumidification system reactivation conversions and energy recovery options
• Replacement or refurbishment of DX refrigeration condensing units
• Refurbishment of dehumidification systems (such as desiccant wheels, seals, blowers, wheel drives and belts)
• Energy analysis and calculations to estimate operational savings from retrofit options.

Address

6650 W Sam Houston Pkwy N, Ste 420 Houston, Texas 77041 United States

Phone and Fax

• Phone: 800.840.5778
• Fax: 832.201.7621

Website Contact Options

• A contact form is available on the company website for general inquiries.
• A request-a-quote option is available on the website for dry rooms, environmental chambers and archival vault projects.

Service Area

Scientific Climate Systems designs and delivers dry rooms, environmental test chambers and archival vaults for customers in various industries, including projects for clients in the United States and worldwide.

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Typical design conditions for archival storage vaults include:

• Temperature setpoints around 50°F
• Humidity typically controlled at approximately 30% relative humidity
• Temperature control within about ±2°F
• Humidity control typically within about ±5% RH

These controlled conditions provide an environment suitable for long-term preservation of archival materials.

Vault Sizes and Construction

• Archival vaults are available from approximately 100 square feet up to around 25,000 square feet.
• Expandable modular panel construction with built-in insulation and vapor barrier properties.
• Remote mechanical systems with options for complete redundancy.
• Designs focused on both environmental performance and construction integrity.

Applications and Examples

SCS archival vaults are used for:

• Rare book, paper and painting collections
• Photographic and film archives
• Institutional and government archival repositories

The company has provided archival vault work for major institutions such as the Library of Congress, demonstrating experience with high-profile archival projects.

Performance and Support

• Designs aimed at stable long-term environmental control for preservation.
• Ability to accommodate expedited delivery for critical applications when required.
• The same high design and construction standards are applied as with SCS environmental test chambers and dry rooms.

SCS dry rooms are used for:

• Lithium battery research, development and manufacturing
• Hybrid and electric vehicle battery production
• Battery manufacturing for computers and mobile phones
• Other industrial and commercial processes requiring ultra-low humidity

Environmental Performance

Dry room designs can provide:

• Controlled humidity levels less than 0.5% relative humidity for lithium battery manufacturing
• Typical conditions around 21°C (70°F) with approximately -40°C dew point
• Supply air dew points as low as -60°C for demanding applications such as automotive hybrid batteries

Design and Construction Features

• Custom-engineered layouts to meet specific space, process and performance requirements
• Air-tight locking systems designed to maintain environmental integrity
• Use of ISO 9001 certified equipment to support critical applications
• Fire-retardant room construction and insulated room enclosures for safety and performance
• Options to design installations to ISO cleanroom criteria using HEPA filtration within the mechanical systems

Controls and Monitoring

• Use of modern control systems to manage and monitor humidity levels and temperatures
• Custom control strategies tailored to the customer's manufacturing or research process
• Ability to integrate monitoring to support quality, reliability and regulatory requirements

Support Over the System Life Cycle

Dry rooms are supported by SCS installation, commissioning and service teams, including:

• Start-up and testing by factory-trained technicians
• Preventative maintenance and performance analysis services
• Recommissioning and upgrade options to maintain or improve performance over time.

SCS environmental chambers are designed to:

• Provide precise temperature and humidity control for environmental testing and production.
• Replicate extreme temperature conditions and rapid variations.
• Control moisture and humidity to evaluate product reliability and performance.
• Support long-term stability and conditioning tests.

Types of Chambers and Rooms

SCS offers a variety of chamber and room configurations, including:

• Stability chambers
• Temperature chambers
• Humidity chambers
• Environmental test chambers and rooms
• Climate chambers
• Walk-in and large-format chambers for production and drive-in applications (as listed on the site navigation, e.g., walk-in burn-in chambers, cold cleanrooms, drive-in chambers)

Typical Uses

Environmental and climatic chambers can be used to:

• Qualify products and components under controlled environmental conditions
• Conduct reliability, durability and life-cycle testing
• Simulate storage and transport conditions
• Support manufacturing processes that require controlled temperature and humidity

Design Approach

• Custom design to meet specific temperature, humidity, size and load requirements.
• Integration of controls and monitoring for accurate setpoint control and data collection.
• Coordination of mechanical systems, ductwork and utilities as part of turnkey projects.

Service and Support

All chambers are supported by SCS service technicians who provide:

• Installation, start-up and performance testing
• Preventative maintenance programs
• Recommissioning, upgrades and retrofits for existing chambers.

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